Disable Windows 11 Start Menu Recommendations: Quickly Remove Those Ads!

Microsoft is adding new “recommendations” to your Start Menu. Basically, we’re getting more ads in Windows 11. Thankfully it’s pretty easy to disable this new “feature” in your settings.

You just have to know where to look… Continue reading “Disable Windows 11 Start Menu Recommendations: Quickly Remove Those Ads!”

Microsoft Generative Erase vs Google Magic Eraser!

Google Magic Eraser versus Microsoft Generative Erase!

A new feature for the Windows Photos app! Computers running Windows on ARM can now use AI tools to erase info in photos, and generative AI will fill in the content removed. Google is the gold standard for consumer eraser tools, and Magic Eraser is simple and fun to use.

Can this Windows update deliver an easy tool for tablet users? Continue reading “Microsoft Generative Erase vs Google Magic Eraser!”

Folding Phones: Is there a “correct” shape?

Is the right shape more important than other aspects like performance? Have we found the right form factor for mini-tablets? These gadgets still feel “new”, but what have we learned about folding phone design? Continue reading “Folding Phones: Is there a “correct” shape?”

Microsoft Ends Mixed Reality Support: Is the Future of VR Looking Grim?

Microsoft is pulling the plug on their Mixed Reality VR platform, and with it a bunch of headsets are about to become ewaste.

This platform could have helped spread VR, but why wasn’t there more support? Why wasn’t there more advertising? Will other companies try to compete? Continue reading “Microsoft Ends Mixed Reality Support: Is the Future of VR Looking Grim?”

OnePlus Open vs Surface Duo 2: An Unfair Folding Phone Fight…

OnePlus Open vs Surface Duo 2!

My favorite folding tablets have given us better tools for multi-tasking! The Open is a STELLAR piece of hardware, but can we still learn a few things from Microsoft’s tablet style? Continue reading “OnePlus Open vs Surface Duo 2: An Unfair Folding Phone Fight…”

Robo and Kala 2 in 1 Laptop: A Surface Pro 9 Killer?

Robo and Kala makes a fantastic convertible laptop!

Sleek, lightweight, and using a Qualcomm chip, we get fantastic battery life. Robo and Kala are sponsoring this video to look at Windows on ARM performance, but we should also do a LITTLE bit of a comparison. Can the Robo and Kala beat Microsoft at their own game? This computer is built with an OBVIOUS competitor in mind. I was a big fan of the Surface Pro 9 5G

It’s time for a showdown! Continue reading “Robo and Kala 2 in 1 Laptop: A Surface Pro 9 Killer?”

OnePlus Pad vs a Low Cost Laptop! Can it beat a Surface Laptop Go 2?

Tablet vs Laptop!

The OnePlus Pad is a solid buy for a high performance tablet, but can it unseat a PROPER computer? The Surface Laptop GO 2 is a beautiful student-grade laptop. Let’s test some of the performance and the battery life! Will you get a better performance per dollar with the laptop? Continue reading “OnePlus Pad vs a Low Cost Laptop! Can it beat a Surface Laptop Go 2?”

Surface Pro 5G Long Term Test Drive: The Best Premium Tablet Today?

Surface Pro SQ3 long term review!

Windows on Arm is looking REALLY good! I’m wrapping up my time with the Pro 9 and testing the Qualcomm chip powering this tablet. It’s a REALLY fun tablet, and I’m going to be sad to see it go. Finishing up my review, here’s a little more info on what the Surface does well, where it falls behind, and what competitors should be worried about.

SURFACE! Continue reading “Surface Pro 5G Long Term Test Drive: The Best Premium Tablet Today?”