A lover of the Amazon Kindle dumps the Kindle Touch in favour of a cheaper model. The Kindle Touch sounds like a great idea, getting rid of the buttons and having a touch screen display seems really cool. But then you actually get one and use it. Alas, the processor isn’t really up to the […]
A personal selection of favorite Android apps. Everyone has a recommended selection of apps for their smartphone and Office-Watch.com is no different. We’ve been using Android devices for some time and these apps are always loaded. Most of them work both online and offline. It annoys us when developers assume that the app will always […]
A clever, compact alternative to regular business cards. We’ve become quite attached to Squiz Cards, a small and clever alternative to standard business cards. Mary-Jane Almer co-author of some Office Watch ebooks put us on to Squiz cards. They are 2 2/8” x 1 2/8” (53mm x 28mm), less than half the size of standard […]
How to accurately work out the boot time for your computer. The Windows Event Log keeps a track of how long it takes to boot up your computer. There’s an interesting and well explained article here that explains where to look in the Event Viewer. This can be useful information if you’re interested in performance […]
Three options for tracking the life and times of your laptop battery., Over time, your laptop battery gets tired and less able to keep a charge – but how to know when it’s time to replace it? There are some nifty utilities to track your battery status in great detail or the bare essentials. The […]
