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Using Windows 8 At Work Without Tears

Forcing myself to work with Windows 8 Release Preview revealed was a learning experience

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Windows 8 Metro Home Screen

Windows 8 Release Preview is good enough to use for every day use – if you have at least a touchpad and even better a touch screen.

I started working last weekend fulltime on a computer with Windows 8 Consumer Preview.

Since then I have written, edited and posted 10 stories on NJN. I’ve been able to access Facebook, Twitter, MS Word, Windows Live Mail and my normal programs. Continue reading →

Windows 8 RT Tablets and Ultrabooks Shown at Computex

Computer makers were showing the latest portable devices running Windows 8 RT at Taiwan show

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Acer, Asus, NVIDIA and other Taiwanese computer manufacturers displayed new format computers at Computex last week. Of course, they followed the US auto makers by using pretty girls to display the hardware.

The new tablets, Ultrabooks, and all-in-one computers are based on Windows 8 and ARM and Intel processors. Consumers will have a dizzying variety of new computers to select once Windows 8 ships and these devices hit our shores.

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Windows 8 Guide for Business tips hat to mobile and network performance

Users will like the new pretty face – business will like Windows 8 for employee efficiency, enhanced security, network connectivity, multiple form factors, energy conservation, and Internet Explorer 10

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Windows 8 soft keyboard user interface (illustration Microsoft)

By Stephen Pate – Aquilium Group -  While some will focus on the touch interface, there are substantial improvements in Windows 8 that addresses energy costs, organizational security and productivity both within the corporate network and through mobile access. Continue reading →

Don’t Wait Get Windows 8 Now

The Developer Preview of Windows 8 works and gets you started

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Windows 8 main screen

The computer world is abuzz with Windows 8 preview news. You can get the last beta release today by downloading the developer preview at no cost.

That will give you a two week jump on the crowd in learning about Windows 8 and how it works on your computer. Continue reading →

Finding the dream job with Microsoft

The dream job has arrived – learning, testing and recommending Microsoft’s new SQL Server 2012

sqlserver2012 RC0 Finding the dream job with Microsoft photo Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is about to ship on March 7, 2012.

Don’t even think about getting a copy unless you are one of the elite Microsoft beta testers or have the Release Candidate which is available now.

That’s right. You have to be connected to Microsoft to qualify to install and test the new release of SQL server which is better than Oracle in some respects.  Continue reading →