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I love my SP3 and have zero complaints about it. I was using a Dell Venue 8 Pro before getting the SP3 and don't miss it at all.

I have the Sandisk 128GB card in my SP3 and it works fine, have never had any disconnects with it. No Scotch tape needed. It also worked fine in the Dell Venue 8 Pro that I had prior to the SP3. I see on Amazon that there is an "old" version of the card and a "new" version of the card. I...

Explorer can open/extract Zip files but I prefer 7Zip and have it on all my machines.

Yes, the SP3 charges while in the dock. As I said, I just got my dock yesterday so I haven't had a chance to use it much but haven't encountered any issues yet.

My son has a Surface Pro and uses it as his main computer for his job. He was carrying around a larger, heavier, less powerful company supplied laptop but he decided the SP could do all he needed so stopped lugging around the laptop. He wasn't happy with the battery life so bought a Charge...

I apologize for posting this wrong info. I checked my son's Charge Cover and confirmed that it DOESN'T have backlit keys. Sorry if I caused any confusion.

I just got my dock yesterday. I have a mDP to VGA adapter and it works fine to run an external monitor directly from the SP3 or via the mDP port on the dock. I don't have a 2nd monitor so I haven't been able to test connecting a monitor to each of the mDP ports to see if that works. Are...

You need to use the GPSDirect software that godashram provided a link to above.

I finally got around to trying the Chromecast on the SP3 and found that it works fine from the Chrome browser. Not sure why some are reporting that it doesn't work at all.

I've got an older Globalsat BT368 bluetooth gps that I bought used from Ebay for $20 about 5 years ago that works fine with my SP3. I use it with MS Streets & Trips 2013 software. It works fine but I actually prefer using my Android smartphone as a gps navigator in my vehicles.

You can run Netflix from within the Chrome browser, yes, but if you install the Netflix app from the Windows store it is not Chromecast enabled whereas on Android devices it is. It's the same with any other app from the Windows store. There's a big difference in functionality between running...

That's because there are no Windows apps that support Chromecast. My understanding is that MS doesn't provide an interface so that Windows apps can make calls to the Chromecast SDK. If you use an Android device and one of the apps with built-in Chromecast support (such as Netflix or Hulu) then...

Interesting that in your write up you refer to it as a GRIND-IT when the actual name is the GRID-IT which seems a little more descriptive. When I first read grind-it, the name seemed to describe something that would be destructive rather than useful. LOL. Thanks for the link. I ordered 2.

I got "weened" of the need for a DVD drive when I first started using a netbook about 6 years ago. Back then I felt I had to have a DVD drive so I bought a small external drive. I used it only a couple of times then it sat in the closet unused for several years. I pulled it out recently and...

You might also consider using the built-in Hyper-V instead of VMWare Player..

I've used about every method and I agree with leeshor that DropBox is the ultimate. It's about as close to automatic as it gets.

Another way to shutdown is to press and hold the Power button for about 5 secs and a shade will drop down that you can then drag to the bottom of the screen to initiate a shutdown.

Instead of a factory fresh backup, I do an image backup AFTER I've removed any bloatware, installed current OS updates and installed my "must have" apps on a new machine. That way I can always return my machine to a ready-to-use configuration.

Thanks but there's no need for you to check at work. It's because I have an unlimited data plan. My kids have the same phone with a measured data plan and are able to create a hotspot with the phone (they don't even need to use FoxFi).

I don't see the tools in the store. What are they called? I tried searching for Bamboo tools but the only thing I see in the store is something called "Bamboo Page".