Monthly Archives: September 2014

Sep 18, 2014, Updated Sept 23 Per my earlier post, I ordered the Toshiba $119 Windows tablet two days ago. The unit arrived today (in 2 days) from Microsoft store, with free shipping—that’s fast. Read on for my initial thoughts:

Sept 17, 2014 A reader submitted the following about tools for categorizing contacts in Outlook, and some other tools. thought I’d pass it on as it looks useful.

Sep 16, 2014 You know I am a fan of Windows tablets, so this caught my eye: an up-to-date Windows 8.1 tablet, new, for a standard price  of $119. This is getting into inexpensive Android tablet price territory. http://www.winbeta.org/news/deal-toshiba-encore-mini-windows-81-tablet-available-119-microsoft-store It’s … Continue reading →

Sep 16, 2014 The Windows Phone app called 2Day was recently updated to include start date syncing with Exchange. That was the missing feature to make it work with MYN, so it’s good to hear it’s now in there. I … Continue reading →

Sept 13, 2014 During the last 12 months I’ve recommended two Intel processors for Windows machines, each for a different class of device: Haswell for laptops (any size) and mid-weight (1.7 to 2 lb) tablet/hybrids (like Surface 3). Bay Trail … Continue reading →