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Question from Chris D.: I bought a tablet with Windows 10 on it, and I love it. But there’s one thing about it that’s driving me absolutely batty.
Every time I type a character on the onscreen keyboard it makes a clicking sound, and it’s quite loud when I’m using it in class.
Can you tell me how to make it stop making those clicking sounds when I’m typing?
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I’ve used a number of tablets in the past, and as expected, some were better than others.
While I love my Android phone, I’m not a huge fan of Android-powered tablets. They just seem to be too limited for my tastes. And while Apple’s iPad line is outstanding, they’re a bit over-priced in my opinion.
Since I primarily use tablets when I’m traveling, I’d rather take along something that’s a little less expensive just in case it gets lost or stolen.
Personally, I prefer to use a tablet that runs Microsoft Windows.
I can add a keyboard cover and Bluetooth mouse and have a Windows tablet that works exactly like a really small laptop. That’s perfect for traveling since I can just toss it into a suitcase. [Read more…]
Tablet PCs are flying off the shelves these days, and for good reason. Even a budget tablet offers much of the functionality of a full-blown PC along with the awesome convenience of a mobile device.
That being said, many of the best-selling tablets run the Android operating system, and that’s fine if all you need to do with your tablet is use the Internet and play games.
But if you want to perform real computing tasks, you’re going to need something more.
I recently had an opportunity to check out the ASUS Transformer Book T100HA-C4-GR, a nifty tablet from ASUS that doubles as a laptop. It includes all of the following: [Read more…]
Inexpensive Android tablets are selling like hotcakes because of their affordable sub-$100 purchase price.
But a new generation of low-priced Windows tablets has arrived, and they are quickly becoming the tablet of choice for budget-minded consumers. A great example is the attractive 32GB HP Stream 7 Windows 8.1 Tablet. (#ad)
The 7 inch screen makes it easy to carry this tablet in a pants pocket, yet it comes packed with plenty of power. In fact, its speed and versatility rivals that found in some entry-level laptops.
Although it’s quite inexpensive, this tablet comes equipped with a beautiful 7 inch 1280×800 color touch display, a 1.8 GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB of DDR3 RAM, 802.11bgn Wi-Fi, and two USB ports.
Windows 8.1, a complimentary 1 year subscription to Windows 365, and 1TB of Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage is also included!
What’s more, this isn’t some cheap tablet with an unpronounceable name. It’s made by HP, one of the most trusted brands in the tech world. [Read more…]
There are tons of tablets PCs on the market today, and most of them are running either Android or iOS. But the real computing power lies in Windows-based tablets.
While it’s true that most any tablet will work just fine if all you need to do is visit a website or two, send emails, play a simple game or peruse Facebook, you really need the power and flexibility of a full-blown computer if you plan to do any real work.
If you’re looking for a true workhorse of a tablet at a great price, I believe you’ll find that the Quantum View 10.1″ Tablet and Keyboard with Windows 8.1 & Office 2013 is an outstanding option. This awesome device offers much of the power and functionality of Microsoft’s Surface line of Windows tablets at less than half the cost. [Read more…]