Windows 8

Post image for Skype For Windows 8 Updated With Video Message Preview

We are still annoyed that it took this long but the latest update to Skype for Windows 8 has added the video messaging feature. To get the feature you only need to update your version of Skype in the Windows 8 Store which should give you the ability to leave video messages for friends even [...]

Post image for Windows 8 News APP Gets RSS Feed Support

While most device platforms have built in programs that are useless therefore, we find it really nice that Windows 8 has many useful apps including the news app. The recent update closed the only big feature that I thought was missing which was the ability to add the RSS feeds from your favorite websites.

Post image for Windows 8 Update Code Named Blue Features Leaked

We have been hearing the chatter of the first Windows 8 update which is codenamed Blue however a huge video leak actually showed off the features of what is to come. Along with a few new applications, Microsoft added a few new features such as the ability to snap more than two apps, and two [...]

Post image for Surface Pro And Surface RT Firmware Update Details

In addition to the regular “patch Tuesday” updates where Microsoft Pushes out software fixes and enhancements, the Surface Pro and Surface RT devices received firmware updates as well. In the update Microsoft looked to fix up some Wi-Fi issues on both devices while the Surface RT saw some volume issues fixed.

Post image for Trade In Your Old Computer For A New Windows 8 Computer With A Touch Screen

If this is the year that you plan on replacing your Windows Computer then you should head over to Staples as they have a great offer to move users to a PC running Windows 8 with a touch screen. The offer from Staples allows you to trade in any computer for a 100 dollar gift [...]

Post image for EU Fined Microsoft $733 Million Dollars For Breaking Internet Browser Choice Agreement

Microsoft got hit with a huge $733 million dollar fine today for not allowing users to chose which browser they want to use at start up. When you get a Windows computer in most countries, Internet Explorer is the browser by default however the European Union forced Microsoft to have a browser election option to [...]

Post image for Surface Pro Available February 9th Starting At 899

Today Microsoft announced that the Surface Pro will go on sale February 9th and will start at 899. While we are pretty happy with our Surface RT Tablet we are still interested in getting the Surface Pro too the only thing missing was a release date which has not been resolved. The Surface pro has [...]

Post image for The Microsoft Surface Battery Life Is Awesome During Travel

This week I was travelling across the country and of course had my Microsoft Surface RT with me ready to show me what the battery life was made of. While on the plane I was able to pull the Surface RT out and watch my first movie on it and surprisingly after watching it I [...]

Post image for DirecTv NFL Sunday Ticket Online Works Great On The Microsoft Surface RT

With the absence of an app, Windows Tablet users will have to use the DirecTV site to stream the Sunday Ticket to a device and it was awesome to see how well it worked. This past Sunday I was watching the NFL games at home and decided to use the online streaming of the NFL [...]

Post image for How To Configure Specific Folders To Sync In SkyDrive For Windows

There is no doubt that we are big fans of using SkyDrive to sync our information between our Windows 8 PC’s and Tablets, Windows Phone and the cloud however there was a small downside to the desktop app where you could not selectively choose which folders sync to which machines. The reason why this is [...]