Send Handwritten Emails From Your Surface Pro 3
TIP OF THE WEEK – Handwritten emails from your Surface Pro 3. Do you love that you can handwrite meeting notes, to-do lists, and annotate pictures on your new Surface Pro 3? So, do I! With the Surface...
View ArticleSurface Pro 3 receives FAA clearance, Clarence.
Yesterday, Microsoft announced that both the FAA and EASA authorized the Surface Pro 3 for uninterrupted in-flight use. On the official Microsoft Surface Blog, Cyril Belikoff (Senior Director,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Wireless Display Adapter-New Surface Accessory to Keep an Eye Out For
New Surface Accessory to Keep an Eye Out For: Have you heard, have you heard, have you heard? Microsoft announced on Tuesday that their newest Surface accessory is available for pre-order. What...
View ArticleUSB External Drive Not Recognized On Surface? Troubleshooting Tips
Here’s the scenario: You’ve decided to get an external USB drive to store and back up your data. You did your research, read the reviews and finally chose one. You get it home, plug it into your...
View ArticleConfigure Windows 8.1 Automatic Maintenance on your Surface
One of the less advertised but useful features that your Surface tablet offers is the Windows 8.1 Automatic Maintenance Tool (or WAM – Windows Automatic Maintenance). This tool is part of the Action...
View ArticleWhy A VPN Can Save You Money
Eye-opening VPN Statistics: You may remember our posts about VPN for your Surface, see VPN for Surface Pro and Goods News – VPN for Surface RT available. Well, it turns out that using VPN can not only...
View ArticleAnnotate PDF on Surface Tablets
One of the great things about Surface tablets is the excellent touchscreen. The Surface Pro models up the ante even more by including a Pen (especially the Surface Pro 3). It’s no wonder tat the...
View ArticleIs the new Logitech M320 a good mouse for your Surface?
Logitech M320 Review: What: M320 Wireless Mouse from Logitech Where: Amazon How much: MSRP $29.99 (Though you can get it for less on Amazon) Works with: Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, Surface Pro 3,...
View ArticleFree Up Space on Surface Tablets with OneDrive Options
A while back, I did a series of posts on how to free up space on Surface tablets (PART1, PART2, PART3). It’s been a popular series and has helped a lot of people. However, since then, Microsoft has...
View ArticleHERE Maps for Surface Tablets – App Review
HERE Maps for Surface Tablets: What: HERE Maps by HERE Europe B.V. Where: Windows Apps Store How Much: $FREE$ For: All Surface Tablets Approximate size: 51.1 MB Overview: I bought my Surface 2 (4G LTE)...
View ArticleHoliday Sale From Microsoft
Holiday Sale From Microsoft: It seems that the holiday shopping started really early this year - or maybe it’s just me. In any case, Microsoft is offering some pretty good sales coming up that I want...
View ArticleSet up Your New Surface: Microsoft Account – Quick Tip #1
Set up Your New Surface with a Microsoft Account Some folks purchase their Surface Pro 3 or Surface 2, go through the initial setup and then get confused because OneDrive is not working and they can’t...
View ArticleSet Up Your New Surface: Colors – Quick Tip #2
Personalize the Colors on your Surface: Whether in commercials or at the store, I’m sure you’ve seen Surface Start screens with some pretty awesome colors. But, when you unpack and do the initial setup...
View ArticleSet Up Your New Surface: Tiles – Quick Tip #3
This is the 3rd tip in our “back to the basics” series for new Surface owners (in anticipation of people getting Surface tablets for the Holidays) to help them get up and running with their tablets as...
View ArticleSet Up Your New Surface: Tile Groups – Quick Tip #4
This is the 4th entry in our “back to the basics” series for new Surface owners (we’re anticipating people getting Surface tablets for the Holidays) to help them get up and running with their new...
View ArticleSurface Pro 3 Hits the Skies – Airlines Equip Their Pilots
Airlines equip their pilots with Surface Pro 3: So, anyway, we had a 1 hour stopover and I peered into the open cockpit trying to get a quick picture – hopefully without getting into trouble. Lo and...
View ArticleSurface Pro 3 WiFi Problems: It Might Just Be Your Router
So, we’ve had more than one article talking about Surface Pro 3 WiFi issues but up until now, our tips have focused on the Surface Pro 3 side of things. However, it is also possible that the problem is...
View ArticleUsing Skype on Surface Tablets
In this post, l’m going to go over some tips and tricks for using Skype on Surface tablets. The Modern (or Metro) version of Skype comes pre-loaded on every account created on a Windows 8.1 machine...
View ArticleMaster your Microsoft Surface Power Settings
A lot of people have asked us how they should configure their Microsoft Surface power settings. So I thought I would put together this post to help those folks get a better handle on their Surface’s...
View ArticlePresenting with PowerPoint 2013 on Surface Tablets
The portability and touchscreen on a Surface tablet really makes presenting with PowerPoint 2013 an easy and effective way to convey your points. Even more, the inclusion of a pen or stylus makes it a...
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