For questions related to tablets systems, softwares and hardware.
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Tablets that can load custom linux images [closed]
I am looking for a tablet/tablet PC that I can load Kali Linux on. I want 2GB+ ram, dual core or better, at least 40GB HDD, and at least 1 usb port. I would prefer it to have an Ethernet port and a ...
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On Windows, how can a user batch resize AND preserve star ratings in the resized photos?
This is related to this prior question: How to copy pictures with 3+ stars to tablet preserving folder structure using free tools on Windows?
The goal is to move thousands of pictures and folders to ...
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How to Disable SSL in Windows 8 Tablet to Connect Exchange ActiveSync
Okay this is what I think would be a simple question that no-one seems to have answers for, I purchased a new Windows 8 Tablet, a Dell Latitude 10 to be exact, I've already talked to Dell and MS about ...
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Is there a tablet that is not ARM architecture? [closed]
I have been looking around for a tablet and It seems like every tablet I come across has an ARM processor. Is it possible to have a tablet with a standard x86 or x86_64 processor? And if it is, why ...
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What happens if I use a generic wall socket to USB instead of the (much bigger) samsung provided one on my Samsung tablet? [closed]
I have a samsung tablet. It came with a wall socket to USB transformer for charging it, as the port on the tablet isn't a generic port.
If I were to use another wall-to-USB charger (which is much ...
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How can I use my W8 tablet as a second monitor?
I have a Windows 8 tablet running the full W8 (read: NOT RT). I know that there are apps for iPad (not sure about Android) that will let your tablet function as a secondary monitor. Is there any way ...
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nvidia driver conflict with another display adapter
I have a laptop equipped with GT540M. Drivers are fine, games are running properly. But then, when I install my tablet driver (Yiynova DP10HD, just like a cheap replacement of Wacom Cintiq) which is ...
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How would you turn a tablet into a keyboard + easy-to-reach touchscreen (mirror the desktop) (not a touchpad) for a desktop PC?
How would you turn a tablet into a keyboard + easy-to-reach touchscreen (mirror the desktop) (not a touchpad) for a desktop PC?
Numerous remote touchpads on Android
I asked a question on ...
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Is it possible to lockdown a Microsoft Surface RT in kiosk mode?
I am wondering if it is possible to lock-down a Microsoft Surface RT tablet by allowing one application to always be in the foreground and restricting users from doing anything else.
Is it possible ...
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How to : Asus transformer eee USB rewiring
I have broken my USB wire and I am trying to rewire the USB. The are five wires: black(ground), white, yellow,orange,red. The black is still connected and the red or brown and orange ones together.
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Will this RAM work with my Motion LE 1700 [closed]
I have a Motion Computing LE1700 1.2 GHz Core Solo U1400 Tablet with
DDR2 667.0 MHz / PC2-5300 SDRAM (1 GB x2) SO DIMM 200-pin
And I want to upgrade to 4GB.
Is this RAM compatible with my tablet?
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How to change my windows 8 domain password without physical keyboard?
I have a Windows 8 tablet without keyboard. I want to change my account password, but in the manual:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/change-your-password
Windows authors states that i ...
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Mounting Fujitsu Tablet USB in Linux
I just bought a nice Fujitsu Tablet (M532) running Android ICS. But when i connect it to my Linux (Xubuntu 10.03) it is not recognized.
How can i transfer files from my computer to the tablet using ...
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How can I remap a tablet hardware key to alt-tab?
My issue is that there's no way to alt-tab on a tablet running W8 Pro (NOT RT) when I'm in a full screen desktop application. I want to remap my screen orientation hardware key to Alt-Tab. However, ...
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Microsoft Office 2010 Reinstall, Pen Input No Longer Works
Earlier today I upgraded to Office 13, found it was VERY problematic, so I uninstalled in and reinstalled office 2010. Now, in OneNote, Word, PowerPoint, etc... I can no longer use pen input with my ...
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Why tablet can't be a mobile display or minotor?
Is it possible that tablet can be a mobile monitor? So I can connect my Mac mini to it through HDMI port.
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Windows 8 RT Internet Explorer- SVG plugin?
My current company is using a GIS firm that requires us to web-interface with it specifically with 'Internet Explorer' and with the 'current' 6/7 year old Adobe SVG Plugin.
I've thrown every ...
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Wipe HDD after X amount of BitLocker attempts?
I am looking for a solution to secure Windows 8 Pro (x86) tablets since Remote Wipe is only available for Windows RT (ARM) devices.
I currently have Bitlocker + PIN setup on the device and was ...
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Why do laptops need fans but tablets don't?
I'm curious why a tablet doesn't need fans but all laptops do, even the cheap and less powerful netbooks. I thought at first it would be that the screen on a tablet is smaller than a laptop, so the ...
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Why all menus in windows are floating left with dual monitor?
I'm using a tablet with a external monitor and the second monitor as the main one. Why all menus are floating left. Is there a way to change this? My tablet is physically positioned on the right of ...
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Using Wacom Tablet on any application
Some time back I bought a Wacom Bamboo Fun Tablet and am able to use with applications like MS Paint, Corel Draw Essential, GIMP, MS PowerPoint and others.
I would like to know if there is any ...
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how can I “tilt” my laptop for a game
I have Windows 8 and therefore I can download games made for a Surface or Windows Phone. Some of these games require that you "tilt" your tablet in order to move to the side. However, I am using a ...
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Windows 8 on MSI Windpad 110W has little to no free memory after waking from sleep
I have an MSI WindPad 110W that I bought new (not used) with 4 GB of memory installed and about 256 MB reserved for video. I did a clean install of Windows 8 on it and have since been using it.
After ...
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Samsung ATIV Smart PC Dual Boot support
I am currently on the hunt for a tablet type PC for Multi-OS development and and am wondering if anyone has had any experience with the Samsung ATIV Smart PC, specifically in respect to whether it ...
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Can the ASUS Nexus 7 be used as an input device for 3ds Max?
I just got a Nexus 7. Since I'm currently learning 3ds Max, I was wondering, can I use this tablet as an input device for 3ds Max? I would like to be able to use it with a pen to draw and animate my ...
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Undeleting files on android [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Recover data from SD card
I mistakenly deleted some files on my tablet's storage (Nexus 7, Android 4.2). Is there a way to recover them?
I would prefer not to root my ...
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Is there a pressure sensitive stylus for windows 8 power capacitative screen devices? [closed]
I own a Dell XPS 12 Duo (filp-screen ultrabook with 10-point cap. screen) with Windows 8. Note: The ultrabook has Bluetooth 4.0.
I would really love to have a preassure sensitive stylus that I could ...
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Webcam recognized but not functioning in Windows 8
I recently got a MSI WindPad 110W tablet PC. I installed Windows 8 Pro on it. The tablet has two webcams, one on each side (Facing the user and facing away from the user). Both are listed in Windows' ...
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What can I do with an HP Touchpad now that Open webOS will not support it?
HP confirmed that the Touchpad will not be upgradeable to Open webOS. The version of webOS that it shipped with arguably was not production ready. With few apps and an outdated browser, is there ...
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Transfer around 1000 audio files at a time to Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
I need to transfer around 1000 audio files at a time from my laptop to my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0.
It's asking for permission every time for each file. Are there any settings that'd allow me to ...
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adding exception for local files to iecompatdata.xml on Win RT and IE Metro
In order to allow flash content, it needs to be added to the iecompatdata.xml file in %HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\IECompatData\ as part of the under flash>domain.
This ...
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Is there a measurement for the response given by a finger’s touch on a touchscreen?
Is there a measurement for how responsive touch is on a touchscreen? For example, when I slide my finger on an iPad or iPhone, the screen below moves along with my finger instantly. On Android ...
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What is the fastest way to see battery level in Windows 8 Surface tablet via touch?
What is the fastest way to use touch to see battery level on a Windows 8 Surface tablet? Currently it seems that I have to go to the lock screen to see battery level, but that is quite a bit of effort ...
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Windows 8 software keyboard options
On a Windows 8 tablet such as Surface, is it possible to replace the built-in software keyboard with a different one, such as SlideIt?
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Does Windows 8 have gestures for tablet?
On Windows 8 tablets such as Surface, is it possible to use gestures? The first one that comes to mind is an equivalent of the back button.
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X230T in tablet mode, select text or scroll??
Sometimes I can just scroll by touching the screen with my finger. But sometimes that feature doesn't work and I can select text with my finger instead of scrolling. How do I switch between these ...
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Are There Tablet Computers That Deliver Surround Sound via HDMI?
I've been pondering the possibility of using a tablet computer to deliver Audio/Video content to my entertainment system. (I'm considering a tablet, as opposed to other options, for additional ...
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Recommendation for a touch-enabled dev laptop [closed]
I don't keep up with hardware much, so would appreciate any tips on what would be a good touch-enabled laptop that I could use for both development and testing of Windows 8 ("Metro"/Store) apps.
Is ...
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Windows 7 Network share through Homegroup: missing files/folders
I have 2 computers (laptop, tablet) set up in the same Homegroup.
For file exchange, one has a folder mapped with read/write permissions for the homegroup (on laptop).
When I open the networked ...
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Lenovo IdeaPad A1 Tablet - External keyboard
I'm trying to get an external keyboard to work with a Lenovo IdeaPad A1 tablet. It's connected through an OTG USB to Micro USB cable.
The tablet seems not to recognize the keyboard input. (The ...
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Dual Monitor on Windows causing calibration error on tablet (input device) when using Windows Journal
Recently, I got a dual monitor set up for my desktop running on Windows 7.
However, this causes some problems with my tablet input-device in certain applications. I use Windows Journal very ...
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Is there a way to turn my computer into a bluetooth keyboard? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Use laptop as bluetooth keyboard?
Here are the facts:
I have a computer (hurray!)
It has a working bluetooth chipset
It is running Linux (Debian)
My tablet (an iPad, ...
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wacom bamboo splash
I was wondering if there is a way to turn my Bamboo Splash onto pen mode but not have it be absolute positioning? Can I make it so that movements are relative to the mouse and not to the screen?
I'm ...
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Lenovo IdeaPad A1 Tablet - Losing Wifi connection
My Lenovo IdeaPad A1 Tablet is losing the WIFI connection around every 30 seconds. I'm using this router. The SSID is hidden and MAC address filtering is enabled.
Any ideas what the problem could be? ...
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How to monitor (ACPI?) events and keypresses in linux?
I'm using Arch Linux (Ubuntu or Gentoo are also available) I'd like to configure my Dell Latitude XT Tablet to my liking. I need to know/handle all events that are forwarded to OS. There are several ...
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Which has a faster data transfer rate? WIFI (tablet or cell phone, not LTE) or MicroSD (Class 10)? [closed]
Which of the two methods of dta transfer trasfers data at a faster rate for smartphones and tablets? Standard Wi-Fi, or MicroSD Cards?
I wonder if it would be actually faster to access data on ...
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How risky is it to use an underspecified charger?
I forgot my 5V/2.1A charger at work and I only have a 5V/1A charger at home. I tried plugging in the device and it seems to work (battery is loading).
Theoretically speaking, what bad things could ...
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How I can use my tablet PC to create on screen writing video? [closed]
I want to make a couple videos using my tablet PC. The background of the screen will be black and I will use my tablet pen as a regular pen to draw on my tablet PC. May I know what software allow me ...
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Galaxy tab not showing up as a Drive in Windows XP
I just installed Android Icecream. But I cant see a Drive !! USB seems to show up but no Drive to access the files in Windows Explorer
I can see a USB device ID and it is showing as SAMSUNG MOBILE ...
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Resizing signature on Adobe Reader on Windows 7 tablet
I have a Windows 7 tablet and would like to be able to complete PDF forms, and put a signature on them. However with Adobe Reader I am unable to resize the signature as I cant accurately touch and ...
