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8 things Microsoft needs to do to save Windows 8
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2012-04-27 06:59
Our home media PC is getting a little long in the tooth. It’s always been a bit of a problem because we bought a horizontal case that would look pretty in our media room, rather than one optimized for holding PC hardware. Right now, the machine is just about three years old, hasn’t had a Windows reinstall in all that time, and has developed its own set of quirks.
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Windows 8 on the desktop - an awkward hybrid
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2012-04-25 10:48
Windows 8's new user interface has proven nothing short of polarizing. The hybrid operating system pairs a new GUI concept, the touch-friendly Metro interface, to the traditional windows, icons, menus, and pointer concept that Windows users have depended on for decades. In so doing, it removes Windows mainstays such as the Start button and Start menu.
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Skype for Windows has landed
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2012-04-23 05:19
At long last, Skype for Windows is now available a couple of months after the beta version was announced at Mobile World Congress, and launched a short while after that. The official Skype for Windows is now available over at the Windows Phone Marketplace, where you can also opt to retrieve the app straight from your Windows Phone itself, although it might take up to two days (48 hours) for Skype for Windows to propagate in all local Windows Phone Marketplaces.
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Windows Phone will gain serious market share this year
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2012-04-23 05:00
Let me repeat that a little more verbosely. Watch for Windows Phone to grab a serious hunk of market share at the end of 2012. No doubt about it. "Huh?" you ask. Believe it.
The Feibus-is-crazy club most assuredly is enjoying a surge in membership right about now. And why not? There is certainly plenty of evidence to suggest that Windows Phone thus far has underwhelmed.
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How to tame the Windows 8 Metro Start screen
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2012-04-17 17:51
The Windows 8 Metro Start screen can quickly get overrun with a huge number of tiles, making it hard to find the app you need. How can you manage this mishmash?
Users who've taken the Windows 8 beta for a spin already know that the Metro Start screen poses certain challenges. For every app you install - Metro or non-Metro -- one or sometimes several tiles are plopped onto the Start screen. Each Web site you pin gets its own Start screen tile. Displaying features such as Administrative Tools adds even more tiles.
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