Two interesting things have come up recently, so I thought it might be best to address them both. First, we have Windows 8 upgrades. As I mentioned previously, anybody using a version of Windows XP, Vista, or 7 will be eligible for a $40 upgrade to Windows 8. Each option will allow for a different [...]
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In a recent post on the “Building Windows 8” blog, a great deal of effort went into explaining the ideas behind their implementation of the Metro mail app that was included in the Windows 8 Release Preview. They answered the question of why so few commands are easily accessible despite being long standing staples of [...]
I’m tying this post from my Windows 8 Release Preview VirtualBox machine. As I’m doing it a bootable install frashdrive is being prepared so that I can update my Windows 8 Samsung tablet as well. So I’ll be able to review on both virtual and brick and mortar hardware. At first glance, Release Preview version [...]
According to a blog post that was accidentally published for a few minutes by Chuck Chan (a Microsoft executive) late Wednesday night, Windows 8 Release Preview will become available for download today. This is several days earlier than was originally anticipated. I’ll update this post as soon as download links go live. Stay tuned! UPDATE [...]
