Tag Windows 8

Weatherbug App W8 vs. iPad reliability

Here we are in the middle of a hurricane and I decided to see what the projected wind speeds would be. Turns out that the info on the iPad app from the same vendor is off by 10 mph for…

Posting from Surface using WinRT and Word

One of the things my iPad does not do elegantly, even with the Blogsy App is allow me to post to my blogs easily. I’m hoping that using Word 2013 on new surface tablet is reasonably successful. In any case,…

My two apps are in the Windows 8 Store

  I’ve been hooked on “touch friendly” web sites since I first started using Onswipe to display my blog on the iPad. When Windows 8 came along with the new Start screen and tile interface, I started thinking about the…

Getting My App Ready for Release

  Now that I have Windows 8 RTM and Visual Studio 2012 RTM, I’m getting my MsMVPs Blog Reader ready for posting in the Windows Store. I have reserved my app name and have created my account! Look for it…

Set Up Windows 8 Autologon

Do you have a Windows 8 desktop and want to bypass having to login and all the extra keystrokes? Basically, you can set up auto logon the same way as you did on prior Windows versions. Here are the steps:…

Windows 8–Liking the People App

I’ve been having mixed feelings about Windows 8 on a desktop. I hate the navigation using mouse and keyboard and dislike the stark switch between Metro and the classic desktop when I start a classic app from the Metro Start…

Windows 8 on my iPad

Sort of. Thanks to Splashtop streamer and the iPad mobile client. I was a little frustrated as all my existing RDP clients on my iPad (Logmein, VNC RDP, etc. would only show me a black desktop). I ask the Splashtop…

Windows 8 CP Installed on Eee PC Netbook

My old ASUS Eee 1000HEB PC had been running the Windows 8 Developer Preview and I decided to see if I could “upgrade” it to the Windows 8 Consumer Preview via the web installer. I had previously performed some hacks…