January 27, 2016Surface Fix for Microsoft Bad Update that disrupts WiFi, Cellular, BT for Surface 3 LTE I was a victim of (yet another) bad Microsoft Windows Update for Surface that wreaked havoc with wireless connectivity, cellular, and […]
January 20, 2016March 23, 2018Surface How to get online With Verizon with an unlocked Surface 3 LTE This post provides the steps to activate an unlocked Surface 3 LTE for consumer/retail/soho customers who have Verizon as a carrier who […]
January 13, 2016March 23, 2018Connected Home, Home Automation, Insteon, Sonos Insteon and Sonos Happy Together I’ve had my Sonos Play 5’s since 2010 and started my Insteon Connected Home in 2012. And now, I’m happy to […]
December 11, 2015Software Editing and Creating PDF Files with Able2Extract Professional 10 I’ve mentioned before that PDF files are a fact of life that sometimes are painful to deal with (manipulate and fix) […]
November 14, 2015Connected Home, Home Automation, HomeKit HomeKit, Philips Hue Bridge 2.0, and Siri Stops Working Philips Hue has some awesome lights and devices for decorating your home with light and providing home automation. The original Philips […]
November 7, 2015March 23, 2018Miracast, Surface, Windows 10 Get Miracast working on Surface Pro original with TH2 10586 I wrote about how Microsoft broke Miracast for Surface Pro original users when Windows 8.1 was released https://blog.digitalmediaphile.com/index.php/2013/10/26/how-to-make-miracast-work-on-surface-pro/ and surprise, surprise, […]
October 26, 2015Surface Microsoft has moved Surface drivers to new URLs https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38826 Surface Pro 3 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49040 Surface 3 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49039 Surface 3 LTE ATT http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49037 Surface 3 LTE North America Carrier Unlocked http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49041 […]
October 6, 2015Surface Latest Steps to Recover from Surface Pro 3 9/29 Firmware BSOD Boot Loop If you are caught in the looping BSOD boot loop, the latest from Microsoft on fixes to try (in order) are […]
October 3, 2015Surface Recovery from Windows 10 Surface Pro 3 Firmware Update I had a bad experience with the September 29 firmware update for the Surface Pro 3 (bot not as bad as […]
September 12, 2015Windows 10 Windows 10 WiFi Issues with Surface Pro 3 and Surface 3 There are a large number of Surface Pro 3 and Surface 3 owners reporting severely slow wireless speeds, limited connectivity and […]