Last night’s Patch Tuesday for Windows 8 scrubbed my profile settings. All but 3 tiles on the Start screen were removed (they were still on the secondary screen), the desktop background was gone, the Run dialog box lost its history, and so did IE, and who knows what else. I
First look at Windows 8.1, a/k/a Windows Blue. The public preview will be available for download on June 26.
Microsoft says that Windows Blue (Windows 8.1) will be free for existing Windows 8 users. See the article on ZDnet.
Windows 8 was made with touch screens in mind. But what if you have a desktop or laptop running Win 8 and want the touch features? A new device just announced at CES by accessory manufacturer Targus turns any Windows 8 computer into a touch screen. Calibrate it only once,
An article in today’s NY Times says that sales of Windows 8 is lower than some industry analysts expected. Some of that is because people are using mobile devices more and some of that is because of the struggling economy. But the article also says a substantial reason is that
