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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 23: Battery life
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 23 Since Microsoft first made review units of the Surface Pro available to media outlets, and on through the launch of the tablet to the general public, one of the chief complaints has been about its mediocre battery life. Day 23 of the 30 Days with Surface Pro series…
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Surface Pro, Day 22: The pen is mightier than the finger
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 22 Day 22 of the 30 Days with Surface Pro series is all about using the Surface Pro tablet with the digitizer pen. When using other implement-free tablets, I can’t say I’ve ever missed a stylus, or wished I had a digitizer pen. But, that’s just me. Plenty of…
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Surface Pro, Day 21: Getting connected
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 21 Now that I’ve cut the cord and taken the Surface Pro mobile, Day 21 of 30 Days with Surface Pro is focused on getting the Surface Pro connected from wherever it is I may roam. To be honest, the need to connect the Surface Pro to a wireless…
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Surface Pro, Day 20: Touch and Type keyboard covers
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 20 The Surface Pro can technically be purchased alone, but it’s naked without a Touch or Type cover. Now that I’ve gone mobile, I’m spending Day 20 of 30 Days with Surface Pro taking a closer look at the Touch and Type covers. Let’s start with the Touch cover.…
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Surface Pro, Day 19: Let’s take this show on the road
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 19 The vast majority of the first 18 days of the 30 Days with Surface Pro series have been dedicated to using the Surface Pro as a desktop PC–connected to a keyboard, mouse (or touchpad), and monitor while sitting in my office. Of course, one of the defining attributes…