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The Official Gemini PDA User Guide

My 18th book is the official user guide for the amazing Gemini PDA, from Planet Computers.  The Gemini PDA is the spiritual successor to the legendary Psion Series 5 PDA.  Running Android, and able to triple-boot with different Linux distros, and Sailfish OS, the Gemini…

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Send Video to Your TV from your PC

If you watch video online on your PC, perhaps YouTube or Netflix, did you know that you can send the video signal live to your TV and have it play there instead?  Many modern TVs support screen casting, which allows wireless streaming of video from…

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Make Notifications and Alerts Easier to See and Hear

It’s great that our PCs alert us when something happens, such as an email, or a message is received.  Sometimes though important notifications can be easy to miss.  Windows makes it easy though to highlight notifications so that you don’t miss them. There are two…

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Making PCs Easier to See for the Colourblind

If you are colour blindness it can sometimes be difficult to read text and clearly see some items on your PC’s screen.  Windows 10 comes with an excellent and very easy to use feature to alleviate this, and help you get the very best experience…

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Install Windows Feature Packs on Low-Storage PCs

Twice a year Microsoft release a Feature Pack for Windows 10, these are the equivalent of Service Packs for older versions of Windows.  The difference is that where new features would come along every three or so years with a new version of Windows, and…

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What is Windows 10 S and Why You Might Want it

Manage Cortana-Powered Devices from Windows 10

If you own a Cortana-powered smart device, such as the Harmon Kardon Invoke speaker, or the GLAS Thermostat, you can manage and control them from a Windows 10 PC.  You do this by clicking the Cortana icon or search box on your desktop Taskbar and in…

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Add Flair to your Documents with Fonts in Windows 10

Windows 10 comes with a great many fonts (otherwise known as typefaces) installed and you can use these to enhance your documents and presentations.  Knowing what fonts you have installed and what they look like though can be difficult.  In Windows 10 you can open Settings…

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Display App Information on the Lock Screen

The lock screen on your Windows 10 PC is much more than a place that hides your desktop from prying eyes when you’re away.  It can provide useful information to help you get working again more quickly and effectively.  To achieve this, from the Start…

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