tablets
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Surface Pro, Day 24: BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 24 A revolution has overtaken IT in recent years. Thanks to the BYOD (bring your own device) trend, more and more businesses are letting employees choose which platforms and devices they use to get things done. Day 24 of the 30 Days with Surface Pro series explores how the…
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Surface Pro, Day 18: Using the Surface Pro as an ereader
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 18 One of the most common uses for tablet devices of all shapes and sizes is as an ereader. For Day 18 of the 30 Days with Surface Pro series, I take a look at how the Surface Pro handles my digital library, and how it fares as a…
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Surface Pro, Day 16: Video chat and conferencing
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 16 From a business or productivity perspective, one of the best functions of a tablet or smartphone is the ability to engage with customers, partners, or co-workers via video chat or video conferencing. For Day 16 of the 30 Days with Surface Pro series, I’m checking out Microsoft’s flagship…
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Surface Pro, Day 15: Bizarre browser behavior
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 15 Decisions, decisions. Internet Explorer–specifically IE10–is the default browser for Windows 8 on the Surface Pro, but there are other browsers to choose from as well. For Day 15 of the 30 Days with Surface Pro series, I’m taking a look at the browser choices to figure out which…
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Surface Pro, Day 12: Getting to know the Charms Bar
30 days with Surface Pro: Day 12 Life used to be so simple. No matter what you wanted to do or access in Windows, you could just click on the Start button at the bottom left corner, and voila! But, Windows 8 has no Start button. Day 12 of 30 Days with Surface Pro is…
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Surface Pro, Day 11: Using Microsoft Office on a Surface Pro
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 11 Day 11 of the 30 Days with Surface Pro journey focuses on using Microsoft Office on the tablet. One of the best things about using a Windows tablet–as opposed to an iPad, Kindle Fire, or any other tablet–is that it has Microsoft Office. A Surface RT has Office,…