Recent content by MrBill

I wonder how the Windows 10 upgrade will go because of this. I'm on the Insider Program and the most recent build works on my machine. However, it is very plain jane in regards to all ASUS parts, custom built. I can see many an HP, Dell etc. with specialized drivers having an interesting time...

Exactly right. This was my very first thought, especially here in the U.S. People get offended by everything these days. You can't even have a civil debate without people taking it personally. This has a real chance of turning into something very ugly.

I thought it amusing the desktop actually looked like a futuristic iMac. All kidding aside, we are definitely heading this way. I would guess probably another 15 years though. The hardware, while advancing rapidly, still has a ways to go before we see things like a book type tablet, and...

This is great work. I am mystified though as to why so many, including Microsoft, seem to ignore the millions of us with arthritis, especially in our hands. Voice to text, and voice command interfacing is critical. Especially as the population ages. This impacts literally millions of users...

I do not have a good testing machine. So instead of what some of the videos from some of the other testers. I have to say my initial impression is very positive. While I compare it to Linux KDE, I mean it as a positive comparison. No, it does not look like the old Windows, but all the...

I have one of these machines. I have replaced the hard drive with an SSD, and even used a clean version of Windows 8.1 instead of the OEM reimage. I have had zero problems, and in fact love it. It automatically associates the OEM license with my new version of Windows. So I still have my other...

Given the origin of this invention I have a feeling the message would be more like this, "The words you are using are not allowed. Perhaps you are angry, or emotionally upset. Please delete what you have written and step away from the keyboard until you have calmed down." I can't think of a...

I think everyone just needs to let these numbers go. Microsoft is hard at work on Windows 9, and creating a buzz for it. The fact that the preview will be open to the entire public speaks volumes about the company's own views on the success of Windows 8.X. Not to mention the departure of Steve...

After the recent incident with the iCloud, I for one am more convinced than ever not to use the Internet cloud for backup. Even if you have a good connection, and most of us here in the US probably only run about 1 Mb upstream is still too slow, and the security risk in my opinion are too high...

As mentioned, many of us were called dinosaurs who predicted this would happen. Tablets are basically following the same market schedule as the netbook. The only difference is tablets are cross-platform, so they had a larger market to begin with. Despite the marketing hype, you just can't stop...

As a new server storage possibly, but the article is click bait. Data centers run in large corporations have lots of critical data. They also are run by people who like to go after things that are cheap. RAID disk configurations are cheap. (When you are running data warehouses between 9 and...

I believe the implication is they are losing to Windows 7. I have always found this argument entertaining. Having worked at not only Microsoft, but other software companies, the business model actually says the more users you get on the tail end the more you win. Support costs are always the...

Jimbo, Unless things have changed since I worked I Microsoft back in the early 90's, I think part of the complaint around 3rd party solutions is that they are third party. I remember working on the escalation team, among others, and the bottom line was to always get the client to remove their...

Wow, this actually has a lot of good information in it. First, it explains why my machine doesn't seem to want to sleep when Chrome was loaded, yes I said was. Second though, I'm not sure I would say Windows sleeps a lot. It's sounds more like it has insomnia, waking up and 15.625ms. Other...

Functionally the new start menu is basically the same as the one in Windows 7 today, albeit "jazzed up" a bit for metro apps. That said, I'm more concerned about them tightening up the modern UI app programs, and giving those developers better tools. Every time I load a new modern UI app it's...