Questions tagged [tablet]
For questions related to tablets systems, softwares and hardware.
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What's the difference between mobile and desktop processors?
I just read about the new Samsung Galaxy Note Edge having a 2.7 GHz quad-core processor and 3GB of RAM.
The laptop I bought last year by HP is 4 GB of RAM and 2.3 GHz quad-core and my ...
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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 is glue coming out of my laptop?
I have a lenovo thinkpad. The laptop was working perfectly fine but after some time a weird glue like residue was felt on the screen and keyboard. I kept cleaning it but it always came back again. Now ...
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Can I use a USB hub to simultaneously charge a tablet and connect a USB drive? [duplicate]
What I do have (default way of charging tablets: A) vs. what I want to have (B or C):
Can I have it?
It’s a simple thing, so why not?
How else can I use a tablet together with a portable hard disk (...
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How to use a Windows tablet as a drawing tablet?
I have a tablet laptop running Windows 10, which supports touch and stylus input.
I'd like to use this like a drawing pad (e.g. Wacom tablet or similar) for my desktop PC.
Would this be possible, ...
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Why can't I Ctrl + Alt + Del on the On Screen Keyboard?
I have a Proline tablet running Windows 7 Professional. The client has added it to their domain, causing it to require Ctrl + Alt + Del to log in. They do not want to change this. If I plug a USB ...
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How to set my Bamboo Fun to work only on ONE of my dual screens?
I need dual screen for my web developer job but when I do illustrations I prefer to work on a single screen to avoid the stretching of the workspace which affects tablet's precision.
Is there a way ...
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What do I need? a digital pen or a pen tablet or something else? [closed]
I use lot of regular pen and paper. Most of my work includes
I write a lot of lengthy articles in my native language (not English).
Solving maths problems => writing a lot of mathematical equations
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Weird cursor on second display only
After using a tablet for a while and disconnecting it, this weird extra artifact has appeared beside my cursor, but only on my second display. The cursor doesn't distort like mentioned in other ...
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Disable cursor ring for tablet in Windows 7/8
When I installed my Bamboo tablet in Windows 7/8, a ring shows anytime I click with the pen. Which annoys me.
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How to set Google Chrome to automatically open up and in full screen
I have Dell Windows tablet (I think the model is the Venue 11 Pro) and when the tablet is turned on I want it to automatically open a specific web page (lets say cnn.com for example) using Google ...
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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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Windows-10 tablet onscreen keyboard arrows
At times it would be very helpful to have up and down arrows while using the Windows 10 tablet onscreen keyboard. Is this possible?
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How to disable on screen keyboard on logon?
Yesterday I installed an old Wacom USB tablet just for fun, to see if it worked with Vista, and it did, since I've found a working driver.
The only thing annoying me is that now my laptop has been ...
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Black Screen on AnyDesk Connection
I am using AnyDesk to mirror a Windows 7 laptop screen onto an Android Tablet. Until recently, everything was fine, but one day, and every time since, I connected as usual but could only see a black ...
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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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What do I need to write Japanese (kanji) on my Mac?
I have a Macbook, but it's slightly too old to use Mac OS X 10.6's trackpad Chinese input.
I have a Wacom tablet, but even though Mac OS X has had tablet character recognition since 10.2 and now ...
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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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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, but it ...
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How can I completely disable tablet functions in Windows 7?
I'm the owner of an HP Pavillion tx2120us tablet PC, which has a known problem of making the cursor jump to the lower right corner of the screen.
I've narrowed the problem down to the pen tablet ...
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How do I disable the Tablet PC Input Panel in Windows 7?
I have a touch screen Windows 7 PC that I'm using for a Kiosk application. It is never necessary for a user to input text.
When I tap on the screen, a little keyboard tray nudges out of the left ...
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A drawing tablet combined with a dual-monitor system issue
I have an Aiptek Media Tablet which I've used on my old computer for creating digital art.
For about a month now, I also have a new Quad-core Windows Vista 64-bits system with plenty of disk space and ...
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Can't connect to a share
I have a laptop with a Windows XP Tablet Edition installed. I have several users setup on the laptop (mostly me and my kids).
When I try to connect to its administrative share via \DadLaptop\c$ ...
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Difference between laptop and tablet processors?
From what I have gathered, it appears to me that laptop CPUs (in particular, made by Intel) are less powerful than their corresponding desktop CPU counterpart (e.g. Intel Core i5 for a laptop is less ...
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Asus t100 not turning on
I have an Asus T100 transformer tablet with Windows 8.1. I plugged it in to charge and now it won't turn on. The red charging light is on, and if I hold the power button in for about 10 seconds, this ...
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Set specific USB ports to charge-only [duplicate]
On Windows, is there any way to make some USB ports to be charge-only? I do not want to alter the settings of the devices; I want to change the settings of the USB ports on Windows, so that any device ...
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Two pointing devices, Windows 7
I want to connect a mouse and a tablet to the same computer.
I want the mouse's cursor to be separate from the cursor used by the tablet.
Is there a way to make two pointing devices control two ...
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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 do I disable the annoying touchpad edge swipe gestures in Windows 10 for generic touchpads?
I need some help in turning off/disabling the touchpad edge swipe gestures in my Windows 10 2-in-1. When I swipe from the right, it brings up the Action Center. When I swipe from the left, it brings ...
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Does the Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet's Pen have an Eraser?
I'm thinking about getting one of the cheaper Wacom tablets to start doing some "hobby"-ish digital art.
Right now I think the Bamboo tablets are the best choice, especially the Pen only one, but ...
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Possible to replace harddrive in this netbook? (without major hacks)
I'm looking for a tablet laptop/netbook. I'm also looking to replace my piece of crap HP Mini (first generation). The HP Mini has a very small 16G SSD that is also very slow. So looking at something ...
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Can I run Linux on an Android tablet?
My limited understanding of Android tablets is that they are hardwired for Android and it is difficult or impossible to run Linux on them. Is that true, or are there easy ways to wipe the Android off ...
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Why is my microSD card is so slow?
Recently, I have bought an ASUS Transformer Book T200TA with 32GB internal memory and 4GB RAM. To increase the storage, I have added a 64GB microSD card through its slot. The card is identified as a ...
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Can a tablet pc be used as an input device? [closed]
I have a tablet PC that'd I'd like to use as an input device for my main (powerful) desktop. How can I set this up?
My desktop is running Windows 8 64 and the tablet is running Windows 7 64
I would ...
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Tablet-compatible vector drawing app for OS X?
I got a capacitive stylus so I can use my laptop's trackpad as a graphics tablet. It seems like drawing software such as SketchBook Express works quite well, but it only produces bitmap output. Are ...
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How to Temporarily Disable Pen Input on Ubuntu (Jaunty) on Thinkpad X41
I have a Thinkpad X41 tablet PC on which I installed Ubuntu. Everything works fine, including pen input. However, there is a hardware problem which causes the mouse to erratically jump to the bottom ...
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How to turn my 10 inch tablet into primary PC touch monitor (Windows 7)?
How to turn my 10 inch tablet into primary PC touch monitor (Windows 7) ?
There is alike question
How would you turn a tablet into a keyboard + easy-to-reach touchscreen (mirror the desktop) (not a ...
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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 ...
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Windows tablet otg simultaneously charge?
I have a Windows tablet and otg adapter that can simultanously charge the device but there isn't enough current flowing to fight the discharge!? I have 4 usb devices attached to my otg usb hub. Can it ...
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Can't boot a 64bit Windows USB from a tablet originally installed with 32-bit OS
I have an Acer Iconia W4-820 Tablet which has an Intel Atom Z3740 64-bit CPU, but the Windows version installed on it is 32-bit.
I'm trying to install 64 bit Windows on it by making a bootable USB ...
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Math Input Panel for Windows XP?
Windows 7 has a cool applet called Math Input Panel.
Does anyone know if a version of this is available for Windows XP?
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How do tablets work?
I'm curious to know how stand-alone tablets work, in particular how tablet pens work. How do they tell when they're being tapped without any batteries?
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In how far is the Ampere number important for USB powered devices?
Currently, I have three devices that can be charged via USB:
Digicam: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ41
Tablet: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
Smartphone: Nexus 4 (LG)
They have three different ...
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Lock down Windows 8 to run only one app
I am looking to lock down/restrict a Windows 8 tablet to run only one app. The tablet will be used as a remote control for a networked audio system (via a dedicated wifi network with no internet ...
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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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Is there any multi-touch graphics tablet with Linux drivers?
After watching the absolutely amazing 10/GUI video, I have been dying to try to implement something like this. I can do the software side quite easily, but I don't have the hardware.
The Wacom Bamboo ...
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How to fix "System doesn't have any USB boot system"?
I try all my best to get the boot bios to perform my upgrade in my laptop but It end to pain in my neck coz I cant get the right one process. It always said like this every time I try."System doesn't ...
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Is there such a thing as a type C USB 2.0 connection?
I came across a tablet yesterday, which advertised a type-C USB micro port, but never mentioned USB 3.0 or USB 3.1. Later, I searched more and the reviews actually said it was a USB 2.0. Is there any ...
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Possible to install linux on an android tablet? [closed]
Is it possible to install linux on a rooted Android tablet?
I like the look of the Asus Transformer Prime, but would really like to be able to dual boot so I can run normal programs on it and treat ...
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Tips for cleaning touch screen
Is cleaning a touch screen LCD any different to cleaning normal LCD?
Should one avoid using window cleaner solutions as well?
Is distilled water and microfiber the only recommended method?
Touch ...
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