Mario and iPhone 7…Pokemon and Apple Watch

Apple had its September press event to announce Apple Watch, Series 2, iOS 10 and iPhone 7. But, perhaps the biggest thing announced at the event was a game. Early on in the event, Tim Cook said that there were over 500,000 games in the app store, but that one had been missing. Rather, one […]

Putting Windows 10 on my Toshiba Encore Mini

I finally received the ‘Reserve Windows 10’ icon on my Toshiba Encore Mini last week, which I promptly went and ‘reserved’ my copy. A day after general availability, I checked the icon and the resulting app that opened told me my Mini was compatible and there were no issues. Of course, it only has 16GB […]

Toshiba Encore Mini: a Seven Inch Tablet For $99

In 2014, one of the things that Microsoft did, to push Windows 8 and Windows 8 devices, was to offer up a ‘zero dollar’ (i.e. NOT FREE) version of Windows for devices that are under eight inches. This move did more than just give manufacturers a ‘zero cost’ version of Windows, it opened the flood […]

OneNote for Mac is for real and it is free

Microsoft not only released a version of OneNote for the Mac OS X, they made it free as well. It is free not only for the Mac, but for all platforms. There is still a business edition that is a paid for product, but all of the rest are completely free. I have downloaded and […]

OneNote like: ArcNotes

OneNote is, perhaps, one of the most useful applications EVER. I use it everyday on my Windows and iOS devices. Even though I love the application, I still look for that ‘perfect’ note taking and data organizing application. So far, I’ve not found anything better than OneNote, but there are a few apps that are […]

Windows 8.1 Preview Released…what’s inside and other news from Build

Microsoft’s developer’s conference, Build, began with the keynote from Steve Ballmer. Ballmer began by talking about hardware, new phones and tablets (there will be an 8 inch form factor, beginning with Acer) but quickly got into Windows 8.1, which was released today in a preview build. Among the changes, a more functional Start button that […]

SkyDrive: sync your OneNote notebooks, access all your PC’s, and share your photos

Years ago, Microsoft introduced it’s Windows Live brand and, with it, a set of applications, including the Photo Gallery, Movie Maker and something called Live Mesh. Mesh was a syncing tool that also had a really nice remote access feature. This was, perhaps, its best feature. You could remotely access and control any PC that […]

App mini review: Lucky Notes

OneNote is the one application from the Office suite that I find use for on a daily basis. More so than Word or Excel, while those are definitely useful, OneNote is that one thing I rely on in work and in my personal life. It is on my phone, my tablets and my computers. I […]

A Qool OneNote competitor or a Qool OneNote companion

While I am a huge OneNote fan, I use it everyday, I am always on the lookout for a decent or even a superior competitor. Evernote comes close, even in its sub-par form today. Windows 8 has ushered in a new set of applications, including a slate of OneNote like applications. The latest I have […]

Another OneNote alternative: Work Notes Pro

Anyone who has followed this blog knows that I am a big OneNote fan. While I am a huge fan of the software, that has not kept me from looking for alternatives. Now that I am a Windows 8 user, I have been looking for RT style OneNote-like applications. Yes, there is a RT version […]