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Microsoft's not helping me like Win8 with its absolutely horrible looking interface. Metro is probably the only thing I'm decently fine with.

We deployed Win8 within our closed group to see how the users would react without any IT support for several weeks. We wanted to measure how people would be able to deal with the lack of (or complete absence of) support and how long it'd take before users were back up and running their systems...

I was working as a professional when FORTRAN, COBOL, AS400 and Novell Netware was commonplace in a business environment. Win95 wasn't that common where I worked at, it was mostly touted as a home user's OS. It was a time where many businesses were kind of split with what they chose to use, many...

Agreed, strictly from a cost-benefit analysis, Win8 at the moment doesn't look very good at all.

Agreed. We recently completed a 3 month closed test within our company to see where Win8 CP stands (I know the latest version was RP but we wanted to test something for a little more than a few weeks). I as well as the other staff on the IT team will be recommending to remain on Win7 for our...

This is just my personal take on things but when we make changes to work tools (I consider an OS such), I always look at making things simpler so that people can do more. That's as crude and simple as I can make it regarding efficiency. Win8 is made for 2 generally broad markets, tablets and...

It doesn't matter if "I" know where it is, I'm the IT person supporting the users however remove me from the picture and you're left with users trying to figure things out on their own and we've proven sufficiently that without prior knowledge, it's not as easy to figure out even if they're...

To share our internal testing (small)... We just completed testing W8 CP and we specifically looked at efficiency, work done versus time spent. After 3 solid months of testing with 27 client computers, this is what we found using desktop computers. The machines used hardware based on mid 2011...

There's no indication by P3 International (the company) which clearly states it won't work on computer PSU's and you haven't provided any data to backup your claims. A computer switching power supply is nothing more complex than taking input voltage (from your wall as AC voltage) and converting...

There was a time which I messed with using server OS's on my desktops but that's since passed. Now everything I need is installed via VM's, which suffice for what I need the OS to do. Still to perform a true trial simulation, I do have backup hard drives preinstalled with server OS's to run...

That's why I said "sufficient accuracy" meaning "it's close enough". The OP is not an electrical engineer which I suppose you are. Not everyone needs a precision measuring device. For example I've worked in IT for a very long time and have used tools made by Fluke to test network...

iCloud only offers a small portion of what iTunes can. If you own media (discs, etc.) and want to get them onto your iPad, you can't do that with just iCloud, there's still a need for a regular computer with an optical drive to get the media there in the first place. However if you intend on...

Windows Chicago as it was called, promised superior multimedia capability over Windows 3.1. Every PC magazine had high hopes and tons of support for this new OS as it looked to support modern technologies like PnP. The most impact Win95 had with me was seeing the ridiculously long lines at...

The OP is definitely not interested in investing $1000 for a lab grade device. Granted the P3 Kill-a-watt is not a precision instrument, but it does provide the user sufficient accuracy to determine power use.

This is what I use. P3 - Kill A Watt

I don't think tablets are in any position to wipe out conventional computers (laptops, desktops) as there's always going to be the need for additional capabilities not realistically possible on mobile devices. Users with very light needs may find mobile devices sufficient for their needs...

Getting back to topic, I also believe in what Gates has said, the PC platform is kind of two-fold where MS has only dealt with the OS while OEM's dealt with the hardware and there seems to be some disconnect as to who's in command. With MS coming out with Surface, it provides a clear picture of...

I guess it all depends on the person's unique point of view. MS may've changed a lot in recent years but their practices back almost 20 years ago could be described as other than honorable. I personally have a lot more respect for MS than I ever have. What has hurt my vision of Microsoft is...