Surface Pro, Day 7: Installing software
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 7 I spent Day 6 of the 30 Days with Surface Pro series exploring the pros and cons of the Windows Store. On a Surface RT (or other device running Windows RT) the Windows …
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Surface Pro, Day 6: Good, bad, and ugly of Windows 8 Store
30 Days with Surface Pro: Day 6 Today I’m going to take a look at the Windows Store–the online repository of apps designed for Windows 8. Microsoft had an ambitious goal of hitting 100,000 apps in the first 90 days. …
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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 …