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RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― So my final day with Windows 8 is over and I am writing this post back on my trusty Ubuntu 12.04 hard drive. I have to say that it’s so good to be back, I just feel back at home in Ubuntu. Everything is where I expect it to be, easy to find ...
Tags: Latest, Microsoft, One Week Series, Windows 8
Kev Quirk ― 41 weeks ago
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― First off guys, I’d like to apologise for not updating this series sooner. I went out last night with a really good friend of mine for a belated birthday celebration as it was my birthday last week but he was on holiday. Unfortunately we...
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― In Ubuntu the possibilities for personalisation are almost limitless, one persons installation of Ubuntu may look completely different from anothers. You can change icons, fonts, themes, wallpapers, even the whole desktop environment! The options ...
Kev Quirk ― 42 weeks ago
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― So I’ve been using Windows 8 constantly now for four days and I’m starting to get used to it. That doesn’t mean however that I am starting to like it. I’m finding myself basically staying away from Metro as much as humanly...
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― So I’m a techie and somewhat of a Windows expert – so I wanted to get a ‘normal users’ point of view about how well Windows 8 works. Last night I gave this laptop to my girlfriend Jenny to work with. Whilst she was playing...
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― Ok, so I’ve been running Windows 8 on my laptop for 24 hours now and so far I am finding it very difficult to use. I would say that my productivity has gone down by at least 50% during the last day. But as the title says – I’m ...
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― Windows 8 hasn’t exactly got the best rep at the moment. The general consensus amongst most IT professionals and users alike is that Windows 8 is a disaster waiting to happen. A while back I wrote a review on Windows 8, but when writing a...
Tags: Features, Latest, Microsoft, One Week Series, Windows 8
Kev Quirk ― 43 weeks ago
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― I GIVE UP!!!! Today I’ve been working through my mountain of daily emails and in the process I’ve been doing things like manipulating documents in QuickOffice Pro, sending and receiving emails and also general things like checking...
Tags: Android, Articles, One Week Series
Kev Quirk ― 47 weeks ago
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― 22/07/2012 17:45 Ok, so it’s a sunny Sunday afternoon here in England, I’ve been out at the Zoo all afternoon with my lovely girlfriend so I haven’t really had a chance to do much geekery on my tablet. Plus my in box has been ...
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― 21/07/2015 10:14 So it’s day two and I have to admit, I’m starting to get pretty frustrated now. My Nexus 7 is fine for doing things like sending emails and a little bit of browsing, but now I’m using it for ‘heavier’...
Tags: Apps, Linux, Mobile, Android, One Week Series
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― 19/07/2012 23:57 Ok, so this is the second post I’ve written on my tablet, the first being the announcement of this week with only my tablet… Unfortunately it’s a case of so far, not so good. The announcement post of around three...
Tags: Android, Articles, Mobile, One Week Series
RefuGeeks | A refuge for all geeks. ― Guest author Mike Stone recently wrote about his experiences of using only his tablet whilst on holiday. So, that got me thinking, I wonder how I would get on using only my tablet for a whole week? I received my shiny new Google Nexus 7 last week ...
Tags: Articles, Mobile, Android, One Week Series, Tablet
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