Here’s a quick reference for those of you who enjoy dictation on your Android mobile gizmo:
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January 21, 2013Android Dictation Command Summary
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January 19, 2013Declining PC Sales WorldwideMore evidence that the world’s consumers are switching to tablets and smartphones to replace their aging computers: Global PC sales declined nearly 5 precent last quarter. Yikes! In U.S., PC sales leaders are Hewlett-Packard followed by Dell. In third place, surprisingly, is Apple.
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January 18, 2013Fake AutoText in Word 2007, 2010, and 2013Microsoft trained everyone to love AutoText from Word zero through Word 2003. Then that happy feature was abused in Word 2007, mugged in Word 2010, and stands for execution in the up-coming Word 2013. What’s an Autotext lover to do?
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January 17, 2013Nexus 7 Accessories On The WayHopefully next month shows some Nexus 7 accessories. The long-spoken-of docking stand is supposedly going to be widely available. Another interesting item is the Wireless Charging Orb. Read more about that gizmo by clicking the link below.
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January 16, 2013Blast From the Keyboard PastThe original IBM PC keyboard was a poor cousin to today’s monster, aircraft carrier-sized keyboards. The pitiful thing had only 83 keys. That seems like way too many, but keep in mind that the typical HDTV remote has about 90 buttons. It puts things in perspective. January 15, 2013Apple Below 500It finally happened! Apple sank below 500/share, as I predicted a while back on this blog. I’m not thrilled with it, being a long-term stockholder. Short term, I think the stock will linger, but there’s too much value for it to go too low too long. Apple is a jittery stock, but the company proves itself again and again. My guess is that after some good quarters and some innovative product introductions, the stock will come roaring back. Key word: innovative. We’ll see.
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January 14, 2013An Android Clipboard SolutionCopy-paste. Cut-paste. It’s all basic computer stuff, nothing I need to explain. That is, unless you want to know where the copied or cut item went. Yeah, you probably know it’s “the clipboard,” but what is that? Where is it? On your Android mobile device, I don’t have a good answer, but I do have clipboard suggestions.
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January 11, 2013Holiday PC Sales LagFor the first time in five years, PC sales were down over the holiday season. I blame the lackluster appeal of Windows 8. Apparently so does this article:
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January 9, 2013When Predictive Text Goes BadOne of the great feature of typing on a mobile device is predictive text. It adds grace to the onscreen keyboard by guessing the next best word and letting you choose that word without having to endure excess typing. But often it can lead to unbridled woe. |
