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Xbox Music API

December 23, 2013
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The introduction of the Xbox Music API begins what I hope is the first successful steps of a music platform. All these ...

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Android Giveth and Then Taketh Away

December 19, 2013
2 min read

Two recent posts from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on the inclusion and subsequent removal of a very ...

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Privacy, Cloud Services and the Law

December 19, 2013
5 min read

I find myself constantly drawn into questions of how the law applies to various functions of my life as an avid ...

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The Monitor Profile Appears to be Defective

December 17, 2013
3 min read

I was recently able to upgrade my monitor for my main Windows 8 PC, which meant that my faithful Samsung would continue ...

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Download Google Data

December 16, 2013
1 min read

I am fierce advocate of owning your data, in fact I think you do yourself a disservice by plowing your precious time ...

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Web Sites and Apps Coexisting

December 10, 2013
3 min read

How first class apps and websites exist together in todays mobile centric world is still up for some debate. I think ...

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Getting Work Done With Your Tablet

December 06, 2013
3 min read

I have blogged about the recent flood of 2 in 1 devices to the PC/Tablet market, this appears to be an attempt to be ...

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Toughpad 4k

December 05, 2013
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The fidelity of this device is amazing, however, talking about a 20 inch tablets as portable is a real stretch. With ...

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Two Devices or Two in One?

November 26, 2013
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The consumer PC market appears to be bifurcating into ultra portable devices (like tablets) and the more conventional ...

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