October 8, 2012 5:12 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
DesktopsOver on her ZDnet blog, Mary Jo Foley reports this morning that an MS VP (Keith Lorizio, US...
October 5, 2012 4:25 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
DesktopsUntil the end of January, 2013, anybody who owns a valid license to Windows XP, Vista, or 7 can pay $40 for a download upgrade to Windows 8, or $70 for an upgrade package with DVD. That certainly removes most financial barriers to jumping into the Windows 8 soup. And at least for Windows 7 users,...
October 3, 2012 8:25 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
DesktopsDespite MS having promised to provide an update for the insecure version of Adobe Flash integrated into IE 10 in Windows 8 "soon" (see my
October 1, 2012 2:04 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
DesktopsAlthough Windows 8 does a pretty good job of managing memory, and will close open Store Apps (using TIFKAM, or "The Interface Formerly Known As Metro") when memory starts to get in short supply, there may be time you'll want to close apps yourself directly. Though Windows 8 apps lack a close...
September 28, 2012 8:18 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
DesktopsI'm a big fan of the various Windows Forums sites, including those for Vista, Windows 7, and
September 26, 2012 2:15 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
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September 24, 2012 2:48 PM
Posted by: Ed Tittel
DesktopsToday InformationWeek began reporting on the results of its latest Windows 8 Survey which, according to Kurt Marko's blog "