Surface Pro, Day 5: Tweaking the display
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 5 At some point in this 30 Days with Surface Pro series, I’ll focus on its functions and capabilities as a tablet. But, first I am trying to just get it set up and …
Surface Pro, Day 4: Navigating Windows 8
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 4 In case you missed the memo–and all of the subsequent reviews and backlash since the new operating system launched–Windows 8 is a dramatic departure from Windows 7. Windows 8 is Microsoft’s first attempt …
Surface Pro, Day 3: Logging in to Windows 8
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 3 As I turned the Surface Pro on for the first time, I had to run through the initial configuration. After selecting English as the language, and adding the necessary key to connect the …
Surface Pro, Day 2: Unboxing the tablet
Alright. So, let’s get this party started. Today is the unboxing. First–in the interest of full disclosure–let me say that this Surface Pro is on loan from Microsoft. I already have a Samsung Series 7 Slate tablet running Windows 8, …
30 Days with Surface Pro
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 1 I’ve done a few Morgan Spurlock-esque experiments over the last few years where I immerse myself in a new platform or technology for 30 days and blog daily about the experience. I’ve switched …
Why Microsoft will beat BlackBerry
According to market share data, both Microsoft and BlackBerry fall into the “also-ran” category, so far behind Android and iOS that their combined share of the market is almost negligible. Gartner data from Q4 2012 pegs Android on top with …
Office showdown compares apples to hula hoops
Clicking around to see what’s new in tech news I came across an article from PCWorld–a resource that I am a prolific contributor to as author of the Net Work column. I saw a post entitled “Office showdown: Microsoft Office …
The race is on for the ‘post-PC era’ crown
Post-PC era. In case you haven’t heard, that’s allegedly the renaissance the tech world is currently experiencing. It is a vague-ish term that simply illustrates the declining relevance of traditional PCs–those black or putty colored boxes sitting under hundreds of …
Extortion is a poor business model for Microsoft Office
There have been rumors floating around for at least a year that Microsoft is developing a version of the popular Microsoft Office productivity suite for the iPad. Actually, I first wrote an article suggesting that Microsoft jump on that concept …
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Windows 8 is the first step of a journey
“Every great journey begins with a single step.” ~ Chinese proverb There’s speculation floating around that businesses may be taking the position of just sitting out Windows 8, and looking ahead to Windows 9. To the extent that may be …