Windows 8

Working Through the Trials and Tribulations of Windows 10

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A couple weeks back I decided to take the plunge and install the Windows 10 Developer Preview on one (now two) of my devices. While a loyal supporter of Microsoft, I can also sometimes be a staunch critic. When I encounter things that just don’t make any sense, I often say to myself, “didn’t someone … Read more

Webroot Internet Security Review

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  Every day we’re bombarded with PC Matic commercials and print ads from McAfee, Kaspersky, AVG, Avast & Norton among others. I bet you haven’t heard of Webroot though. So does that make the product unworthy of your consideration? I hope not. And 30 million users agree with me. (Btw, bet you haven’t heard of … Read more

TGI Fridays Servers To Use Dell Venue Windows 8 Tablets to Take Your Orders

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The next time you got out to eat at TGI Fridays your server might come up to your table with a Windows tablet to take your order. TGI Fridays did a pilot run of using Win8 tablets for ordering in Texas and Minnesota and they liked them so much that they’re expanding to 80 more restaurants by ordering over 2,000 more tablets. Everything will be in place by March so chances are you might be seeing  one in your local TGI Fridays very soon. I think this is a big win for Microsoft tablets, would be great advertising that’s for sure. One a side note, I’m not going to post it, but Hardee’s restaurants are also using Windows 8 devices at 30 of their restaurants but those are self-service kiosks and not exactly the same as tablets, but they are running Windows 8 as well.

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Is Seles Games Censoring Mobility Digest?

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It’s no surprise for regular readers that Mobility Digest posting frequency has been somewhat lax for the past few months. While we have two dozen or so contributors, most of us are busy doing our thing in one way or another. So it also wasn’t that surprising for me to NOT see any MD articles … Read more

Quick Tip: Resolving XBox Music Pass Song Credit Errors

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Being the old guy around here I tend to use some legacy stuff. So, not surprising I have an XBox Music Pass (formerly Zune Pass) which includes the “grandfathered” 10 Song Credits per month. The XBox Music app for Windows 8 does not recognize Song Credits. So the only options to cash them in are; … Read more

Syncing your HERE and Nokia Map Accounts

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So you recently read about how you should create a new HERE account soon because your Nokia account, just like all things Micronokia, are going away. So you quickly created your new HERE account and nothing. No way to sync. And then just today there is an update to HERE Maps for Windows Phone that … Read more

Microsoft’s Universal Apps Are Making This Guy LESS Productive

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After touting Windows Phone for two years, no one was more excited in 2012 to see Windows 8 and that glorious Start Screen, with all those app tiles flipping about. While others may have seen a colorful, touch friendly (and sometimes confusing) interface, I saw a world where the tiles on my phone and the … Read more

Windows 8 Split Personality

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Unlike Microsoft’s, and Mr. Zuckerberg’s, preference, I choose to keep my personal and business lives separate. I have family & personal friends. And then I have business friends & contacts. For the most part, those two worlds don’t interconnect. For a long while, Microsoft has chosen to ignore that view (with some exception) by grouping … Read more