Jul 28 2012
Last night I decided to try out Office 2013 – perhaps not the smartest thing to do just as the university semester is getting underway but I couldn’t help myself. Anyway, I just wanted to share my first impressions of it with you starting with the installation. First of all, the time between kicking off …
Jul 19 2012
Just a quick note for the SkyDrive users out there. Microsoft SkyDrive application for Windows has received an update but unfortunately the client software doesn’t look like it will automatically update itself. That’s a little disappointing that other Microsoft products use Windows Update as the updating mechanism such as Microsoft Office and Microsoft Security Essentials …
Jul 13 2012
This week, Microsoft pretty much announced the end of Windows Home Server as we know it after two versions. The first being the original Windows Home Server followed up by Windows Home Server 2011 based upon Windows Server 2008 R2. With the onset of Windows Server 2012 and its various flavours I can only think …
Jul 11 2012
It’s been widely reported that Microsoft is making an unprecedented step in Windows history by offering upgrades to its new Windows 8 operating system by giving it away for $40 a pop which is heading well towards Mac OS X upgrade territory in terms of dollar amounts. Mind you, you won’t get the entry level …
Jun 27 2012
I finally got the chance to install the Windows 8 Release Preview on my MacBook Pro this weekend. I was rather annoyed that my laptop didn’t seem to support booting of a USB stick for the installation so I had to go “old school” and burn a DVD to kick off the installation process. Anyway, …
Jun 03 2012
Just a quick one for today. It’s been a big tech week with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S III and now the arrival of the Windows 8 Release Preview. By now, a good number of people have had the chance to understand the look and feel of Microsoft’s next major operating system not …
May 29 2012
A heads up for the budding programmers out there. Charles Petzold is working on the next edition of his Programming Windows book which is now available while Windows 8 is in its developmental stages (with the Consumer Preview being the most recent stage of development). It’s available for a song at $10 for the ebook version …
May 28 2012
Here’s a quick tip for today. Creating a bootable USB stick of a Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation disc used to be quite the black art but there is a much easier way to achieve the same outcome by using a neat little tool from none other than Microsoft. All you need to do …
May 27 2012
A slightly more technical article for today but something worth mentioning. At work, I am attempting to get a direct connection between MS SQL Server 2008 and an Oracle database. Some might say that such connectivity would bring about the end of the world or a hole might open in the ground and swallow me …
May 11 2012
Here’s something to keep in mind if you’re one of those people who uses multiple monitors and are looking to upgrade to Windows 8 in the future. With the introduction of the new Start screen in Windows 8 it’s worth knowing that the Start screen will only work on one of your screens (the one …
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