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Even if Asus has already released the follow-up, called Transformer Prime, and is upgradeable to Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and sporting a quad-core CPU, the dual-core Eee PadTransformer still has impressive specs. And, to be frank, there’s not much you can use a quad-core CPU on a tablet (at the moment, at least). The good news is that the upgrade has stopped being a rumor. Asus North America was asked by a user on its Facebook page when the upgrade would be available....

The pack contains Live Writer, is Live Mail, Messenger, Photo Gallery, OneDrive, and Movie Maker. You can download Microsoft Essentials here. Save Your Settings as Default Once you get started in WLW, you’ll undoubtedly want to configure things to your liking or as needed for the site you’re blogging for. There’s a lot of different settings you can configure in Picture Tools located in the Ribbon. Once you get things like borders, alignment and margins configured how you like them, make sure to click the button to save them as the default....

What is Blogging? A blog is sometimes referred to as a web blog. Though websites might contain a blog, they aren’t necessarily the same thing. Typically, blogs feature regular entries written in an informal style. They can include content that covers a specific or range of topics. Blog postings can contain text alongside images and other media types, including video, music, links. Though early blogs usually were written by one person, that’s not necessarily the case anymore....

But if you’re privacy conscious and would rather the data not be stored, it can be deleted. Here’s how to do it. Delete Fire TV Voice Recordings Note that here you can change the name of your Fire TV as well. In the dialog box that comes up, click Delete. That’s all there is to it. Whether deleting the voice recordings degrades your experience remains to be seen. So far I haven’t notices a lack in voice search performance....

When it comes to tech blogs there are two sides. In one hand you have good blogs with useful content and great editorial. On the other side, you have blogs that just link to another site and change the headlines around; posting a sensationalist title that is designed only to bring in hits. DownloadSquad was the former, and it was a bright light among a jungle of spammy content farms....

Download type-ahead-find from the Chrome Web Store With the extension installed, all you have to do to search is start typing. To switch between words, use one of the hotkeys mentioned above. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.

Just like Google Plus, Facebook does have a real name policy, meaning that, at least in theory, the name you must use on the site has to be your real name (it’s in the Terms of Service, under Registration and Account Security). The fact that the site doesn’t really do much to make sure that rule is obeyed by all of its users is another story. I totally understand it....

When we previously talked about your Privacy on Facebook, things didn’t look good. Now Facebook is taking it down another notch. With the current communication system on Facebook, you’ll receive app alerts through the red-flag notification button at the bottom-right of your page. With a new update coming from Facebook, they instead plan to force developers to demand your email address. Yup. You read it right. Facebook apps will no longer be able to use notifications to communicate with you....

Microsoft is continually revamping its update mechanisms, introducing new terminologies such as Current, Deferred, and Long Term Service Channel. So, how do you tell what’s installed or updated or the latest? The software firm’s changelog services Windows Update History, and What’s New in Office 365 web pages can help you get up to speed with all the updates and new features. Let’s take a look at what’s on each page....

The first two models will be called W7 and W8, with W7 coming first to the market. Murtazin says he had the opportunity of a hands-on with the W7, seeing no important modifications in comparison to other Windows Phone 7 models. W7 would be based on the X7 hardware, while the W8 will supposedly use N8 as a base. Now, I really don’t know if this is all believable, but if it is, Nokia won’t be helping its case too much on the smartphone market without bringing something new to the table....

Keep OS X Up to Date Just like with any other operating system, it’s important to make sure it’s always up to date. The company periodically releases updates to patch vulnerabilities in the OS code, improve stability and performance of your system. Also, keeping OS X updated lets you use certain programs and features not available on previous versions. You can manually update OS X or set it to automatically download updates and notify you when they’re ready to be installed....

Upgrading to Windows 10 Pro On systems that came preinstalled with Windows 8, Microsoft introduced a new mechanism for product activation. Instead of using the old OEM SLP (System Lock Protection) key method, which allowed major brands such as Dell, HP, and Lenovo to install Windows in bulk, a unique product key is embedded in the computer’s firmware. This also removed the need for the Certificate of Authenticity stickers you would see attached to a PC running Windows 7 or earlier versions....

Before World or Warcraft (WOW) and even before Dark Age of Camelot (DAOC), the MMORPG (Massive Multi-player Online Role-playing Games) that started it all was called Ultima Online or if you’re an old-schooler like me you will refer to it as simply UO. UO was a spin-off of the popular Ultima series which took the world and the adventure to all new heights in 1997 – ONLINE. As an online game, UO was vary addictive as I can personally attest to....

Personally, I find it limiting especially predictive words. Although, you can turn that off by going to Settings > General > Keyboard and flip the Predictive switch to Off. For more on that, check out our article: How to Turn Off Predictive Text On your iPhone or iPad. With the introduction of iOS 8, Apple added support for third-party keyboards, a luxury that Android users have enjoyed for years. In early 2016, Microsoft acquired SwiftKey, developers of the popular third-party keyboards for mobile platforms....

Gmail Adds Attached Document Previews It made me very excited to see that now I could preview PDFs sent to my e-mail without opening them up in Adobe or Foxit. Is there anything not to like about this update? After looking at the process, I’ve noticed that there is a catch. At first glance, I had thought that this preview would apply to all attachments, which of course, would be a dream come true....

Google recently announced they are shutting down their Video service. Since then they have received a few complaints from people that wanted an easy way to transfer videos over to YouTube. Google listened, and now there is an easy to find button available that will automatically upload your Google Videos to YouTube. Along with adding a transfer button, Google has also done away with the April 29th deadline. Instead, if you don’t transfer them yourself, Google will eventually migrate them over to YouTube for you....

The wizard form helps you check out the most important settings of your Google account in a matter of minutes to see something’s wrong or needs changing. Here’s a look at how it all works. Google Security Wizard Access it in your Google Security Settings page. Once you’re there, click Get Started under the “Secure Your Account” section at the bottom of the page, as shown below. The security wizard will ask you to re-enter your password as a security precaution, and then you’re all set to start reviewing your settings....

It will provide easy access to nearby food, traffic info, and commute times in a new information panel at the bottom of the home screen. Google Maps on Android Improvements Google Maps Product Manager, Marcus Lowe, writes “Starting today we’re rolling out an update to Google Maps on Android that provides helpful everyday info—in real time—at the bottom of your home screen. Just swipe up and you’ll see three tabs that will help you find a nearby restaurant, beat traffic, or catch the next bus....

According to a leak from TechnoBuffalo the Google Nexus Android tablet will be an Asus device. It will be packing a quad-core Tegra 3 processor and a 7-inch touch screen, which leads me to believe it is targeted at the Kindle Fire and not the iPad. Additionally NVIDIA’s Kai project could bring the new tablet into the ideal price point: $199. This news comes just after another leak saying Google is setting up deals with multiple manufacturers to produce an entire line of Nexus phones due in early November of this year....

Free QuickOffice Google acquired Quickoffice a year ago and is offering this promotion in hopes of competing with Microsoft Office Mobile 365. Android users can get the app for free in the Google Play Store, and so can iOS users – it’s available in the iTunes store. The app can be used to edit and create Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets and presentations on your mobile device, be it a smartphone or tablet....