…that casual users will take to Windows 8, like kids take to cookies and candy. It’s not going to happen by itself! I recently read an article quoting someone from Microsoft who worked on the Windows 8 UX. He explained that the Win 8 Start Screen was made for casual users, which represents the vast … Read more
Ok, I get it already Microsoft. You would really like it if “everybody” saved “everything” to SkyDrive, or OneDrive, or whatever. It ties people into the ecosystem, and you can tout the one place for everything mantra. And no, I don’t have any problems with the whole Cloud security thing. I am over that. But … Read more
In 2012, I jumped at the opportunity to purchase the Surface RT, a piece of Microsoft history. While it was a nice tablet, the RT OS meant that it couldn’t do many of the things I needed it to. Not having a mobile PC with a full version of Windows I went out and purchased … Read more
It can be very frustrating waiting for updates. There’s no doubt about it. Time Warner Cable customers will not be happy as the cable company just reposed on Twitter that there was no specific updates to be seen for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 customers. Checking the TWC forums there are only three pages … Read more
Recently, HP updated their website to offer Windows 7 PCs for consumers with the byline, “Back by popular demand”. Not sure why they did this, but I have to assume it has something to do with HPs inability to market and sell Windows 8 as an operating platform. Will it help HP? Guess we will … Read more
WPCentral did a poll asking readers what 8″ Windows tablet they were looking to buy. If you exclude unannounced products then the Dell Venue Pro 8 took it by a mile with over 80% of the votes. I have one. It’s good. But hold it next to the other Windows 8 tablets and the specs are … Read more
If you are in the market for an 8 inch Windows tablet you may be interested in this cool looking wireless keyboard Dell is getting ready to launch soon. It appears to be getting mixed feelings from the Mobility Digest Windows fans as to weather or not they would be getting one. There is no … Read more
It was announced with some fanfare earlier this week that Microsoft has released APIs which will allow Windows 8 / Windows Phone 8 apps to use Facebook/Twitter credentials to login. Many apps like; Foursquare, iHeart Radio and Adobe will start to make use of these APIs. I am sure this makes many developers happy. And … Read more
Usually not a man of a few words, I am going to let this video speak for itself. Imagine that!
There are a lot of things you can do in Windows 8 with the Win Key + something. But what if you don’t want to reach for that keyboard. Or you are using a touch device without a keyboard. Here are a few shortcuts I have found that I install on each machine I … Read more