If you want to convert old DVD’s (like family movies) or VOB files into modern formats like MP4 this is the place for you. The video below shows how to source and use a free video conversion tool named Handbrake. You need virtually no technical skill to run this simple Read more
It can appear that changes to Word and PowerPoint are few and far between, but there was some serious improvements made to handling embedded videos in Office 2013. If you have Office 2007 or Office 2010 you will find inserting videos to be… not obvious. Fortunately there is an easy Read more
As you likely have found the Group Policy to disable the store (see below) only works with Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise , and Windows 10 Enterprise and Education. This means it does NOT work on Windows 10 Pro, which is super annoying. USER CONFIGURATION > ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES > WINDOWS COMPONENTS Read more
Last year we produced a video on how to dismantle an Acer Veriton (with MUCH better quality pictures) but we did not remove all of the components and motherboard… so we produced this video. I hope it helps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGQQBDmK6Q Original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJRifkzl8I
…Microsoft finally gets to design things the way it wants. Too many OEMs make choices that favor their margins rather than the user experience Windows RT model: 10.6-inch ClearType HD display; 32GB or 64GB storage; microSD, USB 2.0 and Micro HD Video ports; 2×2 MIMO antennae; and Office 15. Weighs Read more
Samsung released an amazing Android 4 phone. Watch the video review below to see some very neat interface improvements on existing technology. This is yet another device that crushes the Apple iPhone. 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos processor supported by a new graphics processing unit (reportedly around 65-percent faster than the GPU Read more
This video shows a generic looking device with no brands (including, no Blackberry name or logo), which RIM apparently gave to the attendees of the 2012 Mobile World Congress (MWC) . From previous announcements I understand that a final Blackberry hardware design has not been settled on and I also understand Read more
For many years I have been vigorously opposed to copyright extensions, like the Sonny Bono Act. The nut of the argument is that copyright was intended to protect creative works and allow the author to generate revenue from that creative work for a reasonable time. Personally I think a reasonable Read more
A brief Jack Tramiel of Commodore retrospective video
This is the followup video to our “How to Disassemble a Seagate GoFlex 3TB External USB Hard Disk and Use it Internally” video from 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnAmM-BJFtY The following is a response I sent in April of 2014 to a reader who asked, what should he do if the disk makes no Read more
I found this video on a major Canadian travel site. When the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) body scanners were rolled out at airports across the globe, they were said to be crucial in aiding the effort of nabbing security threats that could possibly evade regular metal detectors. Now, a video Read more
Luidia’s eBeam technology is high quality, low cost (about $1000) product which turns any wall or LCD screen into a Digital Whiteboard. This short instructional video explains how to use the eBeam on an LCD screen. What the video does not show is the install process, which is: install the Read more
This is a very interesting critique of Electric Smart Meters being installed on houses and business all over Canada and US (and I assume many other places around the world). The notion that an electric meter is really one more very intrusive personal surveillance device, is something many of us Read more
Under Bill C11, companies will be required to provide government officials with unfettered access to your on-line information without getting approval. Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner has come out strongly against this proposed law stating that recent arrests prove that Police have more than enough powers in existing legislation. This is WRONG; Police Read more
These two videos show some of the functionality that has been added since the Technical Preview released September 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLSeD0J6Dx0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_jCh2PkY0g
Millions of online purchases are made each day, but what and who actually places those items into packages? I love these TED Talks. This one takes a pretty mundane topic and makes it quite interesting. At TEDxBoston, Mick Mountz of Kiva Systems, weaves a fascinating tale out of a seemingly boring Read more