Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=58172Windows 8 is almost here. Post your experiences with it here. Windows 8 will be released October 26. [graphic]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5817238013210TimFWindows 8.1 may boot to desktop, resurrect Start menu by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on April 16, 2013 There are plenty of reasons to hate on Windows 8, but the biggest one is no doubt the new Start screen. A lot of us dislike how it replaces the old Start menu and app...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288475024/19/2013 8:59:19 PMFUBHOTop Metro apps for Windows 8 power usersThe Windows 8 Metro application ecosystem is evolving. Here are 17 early entrants worth adding to your tablet or PC infoworld.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287969723/24/2013 4:50:37 PMFUBHOMicrosoft Hitting 7-inch Tablet Market with Windows Blue 9:00 AM - March 19, 2013 by Kevin Parrish - source: BusinessInsider tomshardware.com  As it stands now, Microsoft's "Windows Blue" looks to be a codename for its new yearly update process. Rather than launch a new OS every two to five years, the company plan...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287883803/20/2013 5:26:08 AMzaxDon't know if this is cool, or a complete bastardization of the interface, or something inbetween... ModernMix Allows You To Run Windows 8 Modern (Metro) Apps In A Window Posted by pradeep microsoft-news.com  [graphic] Stardock has released a new Windows 8 program called ModernMix which allows you to run Windows 8...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287651433/7/2013 10:15:00 AMFUBHOMicrosoft preparing Windows Blue public preview with significant search improvements By Tom Warren on February 24, 2013 03:45 am Microsoft is working towards a public preview version of Windows Blue. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans have revealed that the software giant is aggressively targeting a summer lau...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287503202/27/2013 5:41:31 PMFUBHOXamarin 2.0 reviewed: iOS development comes to Visual Studio Write your iOS software from within Windows. Yes, really. by Peter Bright - Feb 20 2013, 2:55pm CST arstechnica.com  Excerpt: The remarkable part about this is, well, it all just works. Get the software installed and you can create Xamarin.iOS projects ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287398932/21/2013 9:24:44 PMFUBHOWindows 8 book authors dish on Windows 8 14 top-selling writers who dug deep into Windows offer a range of perspectives that show how controversial the new OS is By Woody Leonhard February 15, 2013 11:03 AM ET Infoworld - Writing a book about Windows 8 takes a peculiar combination of perseverance, insight, and a h...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287299312/16/2013 9:55:06 AMFUBHOhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287231192/13/2013 10:05:32 AMFUBHOMozilla delivers 'Metro-ized' Firefox to testers Adds Windows 8 app to 'Nightly' dev channel, says it's stable enough for more testing By Gregg Keizer February 13, 2013 06:29 AM ET Computerworld - Mozilla yesterday took another step toward delivering a "Metro" version of Firefox to Windows 8 users. Late Tuesday,...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287230502/13/2013 9:30:03 AMFUBHOMicrosoft posting points to universal apps between Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 by Kevin C. Tofel FEB. 8, 2013 - 1:43 PM PST 4 Comments gigaom.com  SUMMARY: A recent Microsoft job posting shows the company is ready to take the next step to unify its development platform between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. After bu...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287169012/10/2013 8:55:17 AMzaxWinZip App For Windows 8 Now Available As Free Download February 8, 2013 | By Microsoft News wmpoweruser.com  [graphic] WinZip was released in Windows Store 3 months back at a steep price of $7.99. If you were planning to buy this app at some point, download it now. Because, WinZip can be downloaded from Windows St...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287143062/8/2013 1:53:40 PMFUBHOMicrosoft planning slew of yearly cross-platform updates, codenamed 'Blue' By Joseph Volpe posted Feb 7th 2013 2:32PM 130 [graphic] Still settling into Windows 8? Well, it appears that Microsoft'spreparing for a sea change, codenamed "Blue," that will alter how it approaches cross-platform updates. According toZDN...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287125732/7/2013 4:59:37 PMFUBHOWindows Blue – What We Know So Far January 19th, 2013, 13:31 GMT · By Bogdan Popa news.softpedia.com  Windows 8 was officially released on October 26, 2012, but everybody is already talking about the future Windows version that’s reportedly called “Blue.” While it’s not yet confirmed, Windows Blue may be either a ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287071782/5/2013 7:02:21 AMzaxLast day to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for only $39.99, tomorrow $199.99 Posted by admin microsoft-news.com  [graphic] Today is the last day to cheaply upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, with the upgrade only costing $39.99. From tomorrow the price will increase to $199.99, which is a rather steep hike. If you are serious...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286985751/31/2013 2:07:13 PMzaxYou really have to dig deep to find the classical disk imaging backup software in Windows 8. You still have the traditional (aka windows 7) way of doing a system image/backup just its a little bit hidden now. Go to the start screen and type in "Recovery" then click Settings -> From here choose "Windows 7 file recovery...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286927241/28/2013 10:26:04 PMFUBHOFree ebook: Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Hello, Kraig Brockschmidt here. To help celebrate //build/, I’m delighted to announce the completion of Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript! You can download the ebook in PDF format here: http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Lin...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286637521/14/2013 4:33:17 PMEric LDropbox for Windows 8 and RT .. >> Dropbox delivers long-promised app for Windows 8 and Windows RT Mobile Donald Melanson Engadget January 7th, 2013 engadget.com  We've been hearing talk of a Dropbox app for Windows 8 since the OS's big debut back in October, but there's now finally some good news for Windows user...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286490611/7/2013 5:02:06 PMFUBHOhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2862086012/21/2012 11:29:54 PMwaitwatchwanderI just updated to the pro version for that exact reason. Figured I might as well give softie a 4th qtr sales boost with my effort. The biggest change I saw was in the store. The developer release had a much smaller offering. At first I thought i'd get something extra for my effort. Other than now being able to load...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2862085412/21/2012 11:18:11 PMFUBHO Windows 8 previews to go dark in 3 weeks Warnings of impending expiration will start showing up Jan. 1, 2013 By Gregg Keizer December 21, 2012 02:11 PM ET Computerworld - Microsoft's free previews of Windows 8 will expire next month, giving users about three weeks to upgrade to a paid copy or face hourly restarts....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2861996312/21/2012 2:58:36 PMFUBHOWhen I opened the ESPN app a few hours later it worked fine. Have no idea what that was all about...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2858991612/7/2012 1:43:18 AMFUBHOSo the first app listed in the Windows Store today is ESPN. I downloaded and installed it on a couple systems. On both of them it opens to the logo, then crashes back to the Metro interface. Anybody else want to install this and see what happens...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2858782712/6/2012 4:34:39 AMBrian SullivanThis new ultra book is pretty sweet: Acer Aspire S7-391-6810 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Ultrabook $1,299 [youtube video]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2858707512/5/2012 6:22:46 PMKeith Feralhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2857898412/1/2012 4:37:38 PMFUBHONetflix app stopped working on systems where Windows 8 Phone SDK was installed. The app mentions something about a virtual machine when it stops working and Hyper-V seems to be the difference. Runs fine on Win 8 systems where the phone SDK was not installed...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2856278311/21/2012 7:37:14 PMKeith FeralHe says he wants new challenges. Unbelievable is correct. Bring in Scott Forstall from Apple. Maybe he's not too bored right now.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2854622511/13/2012 11:38:20 PMFUBHOSo I was able to restore my one Windows 7 system. Not one to give up I tried IE10 on a second Windows 7 computer and that one seems to work fine...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2854560111/13/2012 6:26:39 PMFUBHOIE 10 for Windows 7 Nevermind. Removed link. IE 10 for Windows 7 has made my Win 7 system inoperable.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2854516311/13/2012 3:20:31 PMFUBHOhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2854414411/13/2012 9:39:41 AMThe Oxhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2854413711/13/2012 9:35:54 AMFUBHOIE10 for Windows 7 preview to debut Tuesday Chinese blog, citing meeting with Microsoft exec, pegs launch of long-awaited sneak peek By Gregg Keizer November 12, 2012 01:40 PM Ehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2854290411/12/2012 4:27:45 PMEric LZDNet's Matthew Miller on the Microsoft Surface RT ... ... after 2 weeks of use this MacBook Pro user really likes it. "The hardware of the Microsoft Surface is fantastic. I was very impressed with my Microsoft made Zune HD and was pleased to see them take this high end design philosophy to the Surface. It feels li...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2853600611/9/2012 10:54:38 AMFUBHOIs your Netflix app still working? I am getting on error message on three different Windows 8 systems.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2853393011/8/2012 3:29:41 PMwaitwatchwanderTodate, I've only used the Developer's version of Win8 and I didn't know about the scroll wheels left/right Start Screen Navigate function. I'll have to give that one a try and also the Semantic zoom function once I update to the released version. Win8 with a mouse is quite workable, I mostly didn't like the idea of a ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2852306811/5/2012 12:05:47 PMsylvester80Windows 8 Tip: Using A Mouse Tuesday, September 20, 2011 winsupersite.com  As I noted in yesterday's tip, much has been made about the touch-first new shell in Windows 8. But this shell, as exemplified by the new Start screen, also works equally well with the keyboard and mouse, or with a Tablet PC-style stylus. And s...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2852291111/5/2012 11:28:36 AMwaitwatchwanderIt's a pity Microsoft didn't implement touch gestures via mouse actions. These would be most helpful in scrolling the screen in all combinations of left, right, up and down. A multi-directional trackball (N, S, E, W) could also serve this purpose. Gesture and multi-touch capabilities are what makes touch so powerful. O...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2852287111/5/2012 11:16:53 AMsylvester80Hot corners in Windows 8 Posted by Onuora Amobi on July 30, 2012 |0 Comments and 0 Reactions Microsoft has decided to make Windows 8 touch-friendly. So there is swiping all around the OS. But not all the users are going to have touch screens. Heck, most of them won’t have it even at the time of Windows 8 launch! The...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2852169211/4/2012 7:37:50 PMKeith FeralWindows 8 and XBOX Music is absolutely amazing. I'm really beginning to think about a Windows Phone to go along with my laptop and XBOX. It should be out soon! Better late than never, as the saying goes. MSFT finally has all the content necessary to take on Apple and Google.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851443611/1/2012 1:39:32 PMsylvester80 MUST READ..There's something scary about Chromebook By Joe WilcoxPublished 12 minutes ago betanews.com  [graphic] On Monday night while watching " Resident Evil: Afterlife" on USA Network, Google aired the first Chromebook commercial -- not once but twice. The ad played a lot better during primetime than on YouTub...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851293610/31/2012 8:19:07 PMEric LMicrosoft's BUILD 2012 for Developers ... buildwindows.com  >> BUILD 2012: Microsoft Showcases Developer Opportunity in Windows 8, RT, and Phone 8 Paul Thurrott Windows IT Pro October 31, 2012 tinyurl.com  Microsoft opened its now-annual BUILD developer conference this week under raining skies at its corporate hea...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851162210/31/2012 12:02:53 PMEric LSteve Ballmer's Keynote at Microsoft's 'Build 2012' in Redmond ... channel9.msdn.com  - Eric -http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2851160410/31/2012 11:51:01 AMThe Oxhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850945910/30/2012 12:54:00 PMTimFHow to Fix Windows 8’s Biggest Annoyances (and Make It More Like Windows 7) lifehacker.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850806610/29/2012 6:24:31 PMTimFIE10 Metro Won’t Run Flash Unless Your Site Is on a Microsoft Whitelist gizmodo.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850806210/29/2012 6:22:11 PMTimFarstechnica.com  arstechnica.com  arstechnica.com  arstechnica.com  arstechnica.com  arstechnica.com  arstechnica.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850532810/28/2012 11:35:51 AMTimFWindows, reimagined: A review of Windows 8 Windows 8 is a study in compromises. Do its two halves form a coherent whole? ... Mixed-use mayhem Windows 8 provides a solid desktop experience. Its tablet experience is, in spite of the rough edges, workable, with many enjoyable parts. And as long as you stick to one ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850532110/28/2012 11:30:38 AMsylvester80I too upgraded a Windows 7 laptop that I had and I'm blown away with the increase in speed. It's like having a brand new computer. Amazing! Microsoft has done a hell of a job with Win8. Everyone should upgrade to Windows 8. It is night and day.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850458310/27/2012 8:07:20 PMKeith FeralI upgraded my laptop to Windows 8 today. What a huge improvement! As for Windows 7, the traditional desktop is right there by just clicking Desktop. I really like the XBOX Glass App which turns my laptop into an easy way of controlling XBOX.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850451510/27/2012 7:13:51 PMsylvester80 How to make Windows 8 look like Windows 7 By Nick Peers on 27 October 2012, 9:00am reviews.cnet.co.uk  [graphic] [graphic] Windows 8 is provoking a Marmite-like reaction among users, but that doesn't mean you'll fall directly into the love or hate camps. It's more likely you'll find certain new features useful and ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850352010/27/2012 8:32:51 AMLLCFhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2850332010/27/2012 1:29:51 AM