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- April 27, 2012
27 Apr'12
No MSE 4.0 for Windows 8? Nope, not needed.
When I saw the news that Microsoft Security Essentials (4.0) had recently been released (see Paul Thurrott's Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0 blog post for more information and a download link), I ...
- April 23, 2012
23 Apr'12
The Return of BW8: Two Posts!!!
BW8 is a common abbreviation for Microsoft's Building Windows 8 blog, an occasional source of insight and information about the upcoming new desktop OS from the wizards of Redmond. After a 20-day ...
- April 20, 2012
20 Apr'12
For Windows 8 Image Mgmt Get to Know DISM
DISM stands for Deployment Image Servicing and Management. This tool was introduced in Windows 7 and will be taking on more features, functions, and responsibilities in Windows 8. DISM replaces the ...
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- April 17, 2012
17 Apr'12
Windows 8 Editions Limited in Number
How many editions will Windows 8 have? Two consumer versions for x86/64 machines, one OEM-only version (for ARM processors), and one "specifically for those enterprise customers with Software ...
- April 09, 2012
09 Apr'12
Drivers are slowly catching up with Windows 8
In my previous post "Interesting Windows 8 Issues on Lenovo X220 Tablet" I delved into some Windows 8 driver shenanigans as they related to that machine. In the past few weeks I've performed over ...
- April 06, 2012
06 Apr'12
Interesting Windows 8 Issues on Lenovo X220 Tablet
All in all, I've been pretty impressed with the X220 Tablet PC from Lenovo. It ran Windows 7 like a champ with good performance and touch response. Once I learned that a clean install of Windows 8 ...
- April 04, 2012
04 Apr'12
Windows 8 Exposure Without Killing Older Windows Installs
Everybody's curious about Windows 8. But unless you work in a test lab, or have extra PCs to burn, you may not have a spare machine lying around on which to run the latest controversial Windows OS ...
- April 02, 2012
02 Apr'12
Windows 8 Start Button Still Off the Table (or Tablet...)
I'm not completely sure that the status of a Start Menu in Windows 8 isn't a tempest in a teapot, but the controversy around this topic continues unabated. The Microsoft Pri0 (MS-speak for "Top ...
- March 30, 2012
30 Mar'12
"Touch hardware and Windows 8:" Must-Read Blog
On Wednesday, Building Windows 8featured a post from Jerry Koh, group program manager, and Jeff Piira, test manager, both from the Windows 8 Human Interaction Platform team. The blog post is ...
- March 28, 2012
28 Mar'12
Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
Anybody who's put much time in with Windows knows that keyboard shortcuts can really speed up system navigation and interaction. This is as true for Windows 8 as it has been for earlier versions, ...
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- March 26, 2012
26 Mar'12
Interesting driver status for clean Windows 8 installs
When moving from an older Windows version to a newer one where an upgrade path exists, the upgrade install option picks up and carries as much of the older environment into the newer one as it can. ...
- March 23, 2012
23 Mar'12
Windows 8 Investigations Reveal a Nice Gadget Surprise
In my earlier reading about Windows 8 (and even in some of my reporting) I'd been led to believe that "no more gadgets" was a stark reality of the Windows 8 landscape. Not so! A right click on the ...
- March 09, 2012
09 Mar'12
Windows 8: The Politics of Personalization
I really, really like Ed Bott's work, and his ongoing take on Windows 8 (he's doing a book on the upcoming platform, just like I am). I was struck by his great sense of style and perspective as I ...
- March 07, 2012
07 Mar'12
Windows To Go delivers Windows 8 corporate images via USB
Microsoft has touted Windows To Go as a way to facilitate bring your own device programs, but the USB-based Windows 8 feature may not support commonly used devices.
- March 07, 2012
07 Mar'12
Learning Windows 8: Hampered by "A la recherche du temps perdu"
As an undergraduate, I took Alan Sonnenfeld's fabulous class wherein we read Ulysses, The Magic Mountain, and the Marcel Proust book whose French title is in my blog title, usually translated as ...