Windows 8 sure came in with a bang! Hype for miles and miles, excitement that made any ADHD sufferer seem calm and collected! What was accomplished? Is it good? Should we switch? Why doesn’t anyone seem to be using it? All I hear are complaints; so is it that hard to use? For the first time in computing history, an operating system company came up with an...

Windows 8 hasn’t given PC sales the boost that all were anticipating.  Microsoft looks to now be getting ready to go back on some of the core changes it introduced on this new version. It seems that Microsoft is planning a big Windows 8 undo, and that the release of Windows 8.1, also known as Windows Blue — will allow users to bypass the much-hated Start...

From the Bott Report:Summary: As part of its shift to a subscription model, Microsoft introduced a controversial “no transfer” restriction with Office 2013. Now, after an intense outcry from customers, the company has reversed course and agreed to allow users to transfer retail Office licenses between devices. Office 2013 might be brand new, but its...

Microsoft Surface has been popular enough for pre-orders to sell out but there’s continuing confusion among users and IT pros about what the Windows RT operating system it runs is and what the OS does. When Apple first announced the iPhone, it initially claimed that it ran OS X. While iOS shares some important technologies with the Mac operating system,...

Ok – so I know this has happened to almost every Windows user at some point in time, but what’s the easy way to resolve this problem without having to bother your IT team for support? The Problem You are in the middle of using an applications, MS Word perhaps, and in your frantic typing and mouse usage you suddenly realize the MS Word Window has...

Continued from previous post: 1 – Changes between Vista and Windows 7 – For the most part, the same Vista engine is still running the operating system, but there are some new features and enhanced performance overall.  Most believe that Windows 7 is really nothing more than major service pack and a features plus pack. If you don’t believe me...

As support for Windows XP is no longer from Microsoft, and Vista is still a major player, Windows 7 has given us IT folk some very well needed deep breaths, sighs of relief, and that overall feeling of – Microsoft finally did something right.  But how much different is Windows 7 that XP and Vista and what should you look out for and be aware of before...