Command prompts are not that hard to execute after all! Do you frequently use these commands? My favourite one is when checking a website's IP address.

Laptops are exciting again. This is largely due to the current trend of dual screen laptops that are starting to trickle into the market. Most recently, Microsoft just announced the Surface Neo which generated a lot of buzz at their New York event last October 2nd. But that’s going to be released in 2020. If you want to get your hands on a dual screen laptop right now, you’d have to look at other manufacturers. Asus, for example, already brought the powerful ZenBook Pro Duo to market a couple of months ago. And if it’s any indication of things to come for the laptop segment, we have a lot to be hopeful for. It’s a 15.6-inch gaming laptop with a second screen on the base of the device that you can use as a second monitor for things that you need to keep track of. This leaves the main screen right in front of you free to display only for the most important items on your agenda. In a gaming scenario, for instance, you can keep a first-person shooter game on the main screen while the mini-map is displayed on the secondary screen. Refreshing Form-Factor The second screen is located at the base of the device. So, it’s not too far off from the line of sight. If you’re worried about the learning curve, you can expect it to be short. It’s still in your peripheral vision so it’s not too much of a bother to take a glance every time you need to. This is helped by the fact that the keyboard is moved further down the base of the device making you sit farther from the screens. The use-cases for the secondary screen is not limited to gaming. It’s a convenient way to cross-reference things from one program to the other. You can, for example, have an instance of Microsoft Excel running on the secondary screen while a Microsoft Word document is open on the other. This makes the ZenBook Pro Duo a compelling workstation replacement as well. The only gripe I have with the form-factor is the unusual keyboard placement. It’s quite a difficult task to type on it for long periods because there’s no place to rest your palms on. The included palm rest they have out of the box is an admission of this. The trackpad also had to be relocated because of the second screen. Now, you can find it at the lower right-hand corner of the base of the laptop. It also has an embedded LED-backlit alphanumeric touchpad. You can turn it on and off with the press of a button. When this feature is off, you can use the trackpad as usual. You can move the mouse pointer, click on items on you screen, and the whole deal. When it’s on, however, you can’t use the trackpad anymore. You’d only be able to press on the numbers. In general, both the awkward placement of the input devices would require some learning curve but it shouldn’t take very long for you to feel at home with them. Impressive Dual Displays Asus means business with the displays that they’ve equipped this laptop with. The main screen is a 4K OLED with 16:9 aspect ratio. Video content, photos, and games should look amazing on them. It’s a touchscreen display so if you prefer editing your photos with a stylus pen, you can do so. It comes bundled in so you don’t have to buy a separate pen. It’s always been awkward to directly draw on a laptop’s screen. This is where the secondary screen comes in. Since it’s located at the base of the device, you can draw or write on it with the included stylus like you would on paper. They call it the ScreenPad Plus. It’s a 14-inch 4K touchscreen display with resolution of 3840 x 1100. Its use cases are endless. You can use it as an extension of the main screen if to browse on Chrome or use it to multitask. This is because the system treats it as an extension of the screen instead of a peripheral. This means Microsoft’s snap to resize function works perfectly for it. You can also arrange some pre-sets. This allows you open various apps on the ScreenPad that you often use. Despite it being a touchscreen Asus thoughtfully opted to use matte on the ScreenPad to avoid glare from the primary screen. It’s these kinds of refinement that makes you think that the engineers who worked on this device actually really cared about the user experience. However, some people might find the mismatch a little disconcerting. Pro-Grade Hardware Of course, you need powerful internals to run the two 4K screens here. They have two versions to target two different price segments. They’re running the 9th generation Intel Core i7 and Core i9. Whichever model you get, you’re sure to have plenty of processing power. As for the GPU, you get an RTX 2060 that gives you 6GB of GDDR6 VRAM. This should be enough to power both screens and then some. Storage options are between 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB of DDR4 RAM. It’s a multi-tasking centred laptop after all so the 4GB option has been scrapped altogether. If you’re looking to save some money by buying the 8GB and just installing your own 32GB RAM card, you’re out of luck. The RAM is soldered to the motherboard so that kills all dreams of upgradeability. No Ethernet Port, Short Battery Life are the Only Cons It’s got plenty of ports. There’s a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C, 2 USB-A ports, a standard HDMI 2.0, and a 3.5mm audio jack. What’s surprisingly missing is the ethernet port. This should be augmented by the inclusion of a Wi-Fi 6 capable modem. Another shameful exclusion is that of a bigger battery. The second screen must take its toll on how long you can use it off the power outlet because you can only probably get up to 3.5 hours out of the 71Wh 8-cell Li-Polymer.

Well I was originally captured by the picture of beautiful scenery behind but I also really appreciate how all the things are being put here. It looks relaxing and comfortable.

This watch looks really nice and I like it generally. I want to buy it as a gift. Personally I’m not very familiar with the brand Garmin so I’m wondering if this brand is good or not. Any reviews from you guys?

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The USB flash drive is one device that has stood the test of time. I use it to carry several applications and programs. Unlike an external hard drive, this device is portable and easy to use.

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Personally, I love when a house is all decked out for Halloween! With all the amazing smart tech that's been released in the recent years, Halloween gets spookier every year :) I absolutely love the Addams family doorbell!

Surface Pros are tablet-laptop hybrids that tilt significantly towards the laptop side. A lot of its users don’t even use its tablet features. But Microsoft, it seems, isn’t ready to give up on their tablet aspirations after all. In a surprising twist at the Microsoft Event, the Redmond giant unveiled another 2-in-1 hybrid that they’ve been working on. The. It's a dual-screen device that has a tablet-first ethos. With this move, Microsoft essentially now covers the whole gamut of use-cases for personal computers. It’s a Fresh Design but Not the First to go Dual Screen It’s generally not a new form-factor. It’s still a clamshell laptop with a hinge that lets you fold the lid all the way around. It’s just that there is a lot more screen real estate here than a lot of other clamshell devices out there because there isn’t any keyboard. Both the lid and the base are 9-inch LCDs that Microsoft claims to be the slimmest ever made. It should spread out to 13.1-inches of screen real estate when you unfold it all the way across. With this much screen, you can work with two full-screen instances of apps at the same time. It could, for example, be used to compare spreadsheet data on one side with a graph visualization on the other. This unique harmony of software and hardware gives way to new ways to use the device making it truly one of the most versatile gadgets out there. For one thing, you can hold as you would an open book to utilize both screens. Right now, it’s the only device that can be used this way. It can also be used like most other devices with 360-degree hinges. It's only the second dual-screen 2-in-1 that’s built by a major manufacturer. Lenovo was the first one on this scene with the Lenovo Yoga Book C930. That one, however, has a specific use case with the second screen being an e-Ink display. It was a pretty interesting device that generated some buzz. But it never really matured into a revolutionary gadget. It was a more utilitarian device for artists on the go that still liked to sketch on paper. Typing on the device had to be occasional as the software keys were nowhere near easy or desirable to do. The Surface Neo is uniquely situated to make this breakthrough. It's made by the very company that designs the operating system. This means that the engineers have full control over the user experience from hardware to software. Windows 10X This design gave birth to the Windows 10X. A variation of Windows 10 that’s optimized for dual-screen devices such as the Surface Neo. Who knows, it might even work with the Yoga Book C930. What it offers is a seamless implementation for any dual-screen device that manufacturers might already be cooking up in their R & D departments. This means that this development isn't only for Microsoft, but other OEMs looking for the next big thing in mobile computing since the tablet as well. Companies have been betting big on foldable screens. This is pretty evident in the development of the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Huawei Mate X. Both are smartphone-sized products with foldable OLED displays. They enable you to switch from smartphone to tablet form-factor in the blink of an eye. But that means it’s only a slight deviation from a tablet. Microsoft proposes that the increasingly mobile nature of work has given rise to a demand for high-mobility, high-productivity devices. Smartphones generally cut it for some but the increasingly high-volume data that others need to crunch can be difficult on 6 or 7-inch devices. Foldable screens, however, don’t look like they’re up to the task. Other than the limitations of the tablet market not running on iOS, the hardware also doesn’t seem to be ready for primetime. Both the Galaxy Fold and the Mate X have been put on hold at one point in their manufacturing cycles due to some build quality issues. The Surface Neo’s ample screen real estate and the Windows 10X implementation looks to be the best bet for mobile productivity. Microsoft’s Panos Panay presented great real-world use-case scenarios for the device. The seamless integration of the peripherals also looks like it’s going to make a huge part of the Windows 10X design. It has a physical keyboard and a brand new pen designed specifically for it. The Peripherals When it comes to input methods, software keys are at the bottom of the list when it comes to usability. But it’s available in Windows 10X if you want it. However, I don’t see many people opting for this as there’s an available hardware keyboard for the Surface Neo. It’s a small keyboard that perfectly fits with the dimensions of the device. It has strong magnets that clip it to back. You just have to flip it onto the screen whenever you need to use it. It looks cramped and, quite frankly, it looks like it’s going to be difficult to use. But we need to remember that Microsoft makes great slim keyboards with the Surface Pro Type Covers and if that’s any indication, at least key travel should be great on these. There’s also a brand-new stylus pen that Microsoft is debuting with the Surface Neo. If the Surface Pen is any indication of how this stylus would work with the Surface Neo, then we can probably expect great performance out of it. Right now, it’s not entirely clear of the Surface Neo would ship with these peripherals. But if we’re to look at how they still refuse to do that with the Surface Pro’s Type Cover, there’s very little reason to hope for that scenario. We’re betting that they’ll also come as additional purchases. 2020 Release Date They’re not releasing it any time soon though. They’ve slated it for December of next year. This announcement merely lets developers see how they can design apps that will make use of this new design.

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#Microsoft has created their first set of #wireless #earbuds and boy are they pricey at $249. That's quite a bit more than #Apple's AirPods which is thought to be their biggest rival. What sets these apart, is that the earbuds can be integrated with #Office365. For example, a simple tap will advance #PowerPoint slides. #SurfaceEarbuds #audio #high-end #Windows #tech #expensive