Category: Microsoft

Microsoft introduces Surface Pro 3

For those of you that are Microsoft fanboys (or fangirls), Microsoft held an event today to introduce their 3rd generation Pro tablet and some accessories for same. The Press Release link is below.   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/may14/05-20surfacepr.aspx There is also an article on Macrumors.com about the new device.  

Microsoft acquires Nokia’s devices & services business

Here’s a bit of interesting news. Microsoft is purchasing, effectively, most of Nokia’s devices and services business. The purchase includes licensing of patents and trademarks, etc. It seems that the Microsoft board is showing it’s hand on how a post Ballmer Microsoft will proceed. They seem to be taking a page from Apple’s book, to

Ballmer Is On His Way Out…

In case you live in a tent and haven’t heard, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, has announced that he’s retiring in the next 12 months. This is big news in the tech world and apparently Wall Street likes it. Microsoft shares were up 8% in pre-trading, after the press release, which can be read here:

Backup, Backup, Backup! :-)

Now that it’s the holidays, you will be taking more pictures and videos of friends and family and all the festivities. Don’t lose it, because you don’t have a backup of your valuable, irreplaceable memories. Below is a link to an article about the “Backup Rule of Three”. Take heart and follow it’s advice. The basics

Windows 8 And Boot Camp

If you have just purchased a Windows 8 Pro upgrade AND you are upgrading your Boot Camp partition, you may noticed a few issues. In this short piece, I will address the issues that I have seen or heard reported and offer a few solutions. Trackpad and Keyboard After downloading the Windows Pro 8 $39.99