The Connected World Blog

April 3, 2015Surface

Did MSFT Just Commit to Fixing Artist’s Complaints on Surface Pro 3?

There’s a long thread over in the Community forum: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro3-surfupdate/surface-3-wavy-diagonal-lines-when-inking/78c138e5-50db-4544-a988-6023a84b9675?page=11&tm=1428088290680#LastReply and it looks like (based on the answers we just got […]

April 1, 2015Miracast, Surface, Technology, Windows 8.1, Wireless Streaming

Having trouble getting MS support to give you a link to a HOTFIX work around

Here’s a trick if you are desperately trying to get your hands on a hotfix from Microsoft that requires you to […]

February 28, 2015Surface

Surface Pro, Pro 2 volume button stops working after installing Wacom 721-21 Driver

Microsoft customers with Surface Pro (original) and Surface Pro 2 have reported that the hardware button that controls the volume level […]

February 5, 2015Miracast, Windows 8.1

How Miracast Communicates Over Wifi Networks

Miracast adapters like the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter and the Netgear PTV3000, etc. negotiate a connection with the source device. To […]

January 29, 2015Miracast, Surface

Surface Pro 3 Miracast+Already Active Bluetooth Screen Res Issue

I’m not sure when this issue first started, but it is being reported with increasing frequency on Microsoft Communities. Note that […]

January 15, 2015Surface

Specify 2.4 or 5 GHz WiFi bands on Surface Pro 3

On January 15, 2015, Microsoft released a package of drivers to Windows Update that includes an updated Marvell WiFi driver for […]

January 15, 2015Connected Home, Device Sync, Fitness

Misfit Shine is the Stylish Fitness Tracker for Me

I was one of the early adopters of Jawbone’s Up V1 fitness tracker. When it worked, it provided me with the […]

December 9, 2014Software

Create Secure PDF’s with Able2Extract 9

Adobe’s PDF file format is one of those things I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with. I’ve got ton’s of PDF […]

December 1, 2014Windows 10

OneNote and Mail Updating Errors on Win 10 9879

There are lots of reports of the OneNote and Mail, Calendar, and People apps not updating on the latest build 9879 […]

November 23, 2014Technology

Girls CAN Do Anything

Mattel has angered a large segment of the Girl Geek world with a book with a decidedly sexist slant that portrays […]