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Android 5.0 Lollipop Upgrade for ASUS Transformer TF101

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 1, 2014March 28, 2016

Since I received my TF101 three years ago or so, I have gone from sticking with official firmware updates to rooting and loading the latest ROM’s available for the now aging tablet by ASUS. Currently, I believe it is loaded with some version of Android 4.3. When Lollipop was released recently, I wondered whether Timduru, […]

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Improving Battery Life on Moto 360

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on September 12, 2014

The Moto 360 has been on the market for a week. Since its release, a variety of reviews have been written. Much has been said about the battery life of the Moto 360, both good and bad. The comments have ranged from not that great to pretty good. My experience has been from the […]

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Welcoming the Moto 360

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on September 12, 2014

When Samsung put out their first smart watch last year, I had no desire to get one. It was square and seemed stuck in the smartphone form factor (like the new Apple Watch). I couldn’t think of a need for a smart watch at the time. Then, earlier this year, Motorola started teasing the Moto […]

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Solving Wifi Not Connecting After Suspend (Ubuntu 14.04)

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 13, 2014

As a faithful Ubuntu user, I believe I have yet to skip an upgrade since I started using Ubuntu with version 7.10 (or was it 7.04?). I have done a clean install a few times but in most cases, I just go through the upgrade of the existing installation. Most of the time, it goes […]

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Upgrading The ASUS Transformer TF101 to Android 4.4

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on March 6, 2014October 23, 2016

About six months ago, my TF101 gave up its last breath. It was a sad day. I had spent a lot of time on upgrading it and using it faithfully every day. I thought it was all over for my TF101. I even went as far as purchasing a brand new Nexus 7 that I use […]

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Renting And Watching Movies With The Chromecast

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 18, 2014

The Chromecast is a device that people both love and hate. The haters hate because it doesn’t do everything it can and everything they wants it to do (really, probably more because Google has restricted tinkering) and those that love the Chromecast does so because it fulfills their needs. I kind of fall into both […]

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Tips For Valley Commuters – Staying Sane In Southcentral Alaska Traffic

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 2, 2014October 10, 2014

On a daily basis, many of those of you reading this will get up early in the morning to prepare for a new day. You will take a shower, make up breakfast, perhaps catch the latest news before getting dressed and brushing your teeth. Right on time, you’ll head out the door and hop on […]

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How To Install Android 4.4 On The Nexus 7 (2013 Edition) Using Ubuntu

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on November 13, 2013

Having just received my Nexus 7 a few weeks ago, I knew that KitKat would be just down the road. In the last day or so, Google announced that it’s finally available for the Nexus 7 WiFi model, which is the one that I have. Of course, the roll-out is painfully slow as it can […]

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Welcoming the Nexus 7

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on November 4, 2013November 4, 2013

With the recent demise of my trusty ASUS Transformer, the natural thing was to start looking for something to replace it, or to find a way to fix it. Fixing it was my first reaction. After all, I had invested too much time into software, ROM loading etc. to just let it die peacefully. Initial […]

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New Design For Tall Tech Tales

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 21, 2013

It had to happen sooner or later: I’ve been using a design for this site that I found years ago. It worked and I liked it. It was simple and it allowed me to focus more on writing than fiddling with settings for widgets, ads and all that jazz. However, time moves on and once […]