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Recently Microsoft rep Steven Sinofsky has been blogging about the next version of their OS, Windows 8. He has announced and documented extensively the changes and benefits we can expect. He showed off the Explorer ribbon interface and improving file management, to name two things. Yesterday, however, Sinofsky wrote about the future of Windows start-up times. If you are interested
Like a lot of people, I purchased the Lion upgrade on the first day of availability from the Apple App store. I upgraded two late-model Mac Minis along with an older 17” MacBook Pro. The Lion upgrade solved a freezing problem on the Mac Mini I use as an HD-DVR. However, it created a number of serious problems on the
I’ve been a fairly happy Apple/OS/X user for the past three to four years. Before that, I was a Windows user that finally became disgusted enough to finally make the jump. Most computer users are well aware of the arguments, both pro and con. Up until now, I’ve been happy. Up until now, everything simply worked. Ahem, up until now…
Back with Microsoft for a more consumer oriented evening. This time it's going to be Windows Media Centre, Home Server, Xbox, Kinect and more on the phones. First up is Microsoft Home Server 2011 - every house should have one. As standard it's a media server, dishing out photos, music and videos. Usual DLNA stuff. Microsoft provides a remote site
Microsoft's TechNet Live Tour is giving a half day seminar on the cloud and what it means for the IT professional. I've been invited along so, for a change, I'm going to try a bit of a "live blog" approach, just typing as I go. It's going to cover Windows Intune, Small Business Server 2011, Office 365, Dynamics CRM 2011,
Windows 8 continues to move closer and closer to reality. In fact, we can expect the first public beta before the end of this year. To illustrate just how close we are getting, Rafael Rivera, a Microsoft insider (not employee), has begun posting screenshots recently. The first shot went up April 1st, and probably a lot of people took it
ArtRage is a series of painting program for touchscreen computers, albeit with a twist. You can paint with actual paintbrushes! ArtRage 2 sells for $20 for Windows and Mac OS/X. ArtRage 3 Studio sells for $40 for Windows and Mac OS/X. ArtRage 3 Studio Pro, which contains additional features, sells for $80 for Windows and Mac OS/X. ArtRage is also