I made my dumb appliances smarter with the Internet of Things Sometimes I forget things. In particular, I forget to transfer my clean but wet laundry from the washing machine to the dryer. When this happens,... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Networking |
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Mixing power-line networking with Wi-Fi proves intoxicating You may recall my failed attempt at using a second Wi-Fi router in repeater mode in order to overcome some signal-strength issues in the... Type: Blog post Tags: Networking |
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Time Warner slings free Maxx upgrades to counter Google Fiber I've been chronicling the slow progress of Google Fiber moving into my metro area, my city, and eventually, into my house. Since Google Fiber... Type: Blog post Tags: Internet Networking |
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High-PPI support in Windows 8.1: still not so great Displays with high pixel densities are pretty much standard in tablets, and we're all waiting for them to become standard in notebooks. Take a trip... Type: Blog post Tags: Displays Mobile computing Windows |
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The desktop PC needs a makeover My PC is too big. Much too big. I'd always vaguely suspected it,... Type: Blog post Tags: Motherboards Cases Cooling Storage |
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The problem with Windows convertible tablets I've been spending a fair bit of time with Windows convertible tablets lately. I reviewed the Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T last week,... Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Windows Personal tech |
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Local game streaming: Coming soon from the PC Nvidia's Project Shield was one of the most intriguing new products on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. This handheld gaming device combines the... Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming Networking |
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Freshening up a home network can yield big bandwidth benefits One of the funny things about being a PC enthusiast, for me, is how there's a constant ebb and flow of little projects that I... Type: Blog post Tags: Networking |
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My six days with Windows 8 So, I installed Windows 8 on my desktop PC last week. It was late on the eve of the launch. The download link for the $39.99... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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Postponing the podcast Despite the pain that it causes us (and you, but mostly us), we are delaying this week's episode of the podcast. As usual, we want... |
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At last, Microsoft may have copied Apple properly Okay, I apologize for the shameful, troll-bait headline. I realize it's easy to misinterpret, so let me qualify with a statement: Microsoft didn't get where it... Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous Windows |
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Podcast scheduling update I promise we're not making this a habit. We're delaying the podcast by one more week. I know you were expecting an episode, but I wanted... |
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Podcast delay update... but you already knew that In an egregiously belated fashion, I'm checking in with a quick update to say that we are delaying the podcast by one week and will... Type: Blog post Tags: The Tech Report Podcast |
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Windows 8 frightens me, and here's why Some people just hate change. It can't be helped. Those people cling to old versions of their favorite software as long as they can. When... Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems Windows |
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Delaying the podcast, because we care In what is sure to be a wildly unpopular decision, we've decided to push the podcast back a week. From the underground lair of Damage... |
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A belated podcast scheduling note You'll have to forgive me for the tardy timing of this blog post. What with Christmas vacation, followed by a crazy work week, topped with... Type: Blog post Tags: The Tech Report Podcast |
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Congratulations to our 100th episode giveaway winners! A week after we posted our big 100th episode of the TR Podcast, we're now ready to draw and announce our 5 lucky winners of... |
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The TR Podcast: Help us celebrate 100 episodes If you're a regular listener of the TR Podcast, you're probably aware of the fact that our next episode, set to be released this Sunday... |
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