Best Clock App for Microsoft Surface
Since receiving my Microsoft Surface, one of things I’ve spent a good amount of time doing is trying to locate similar applications to the one’s I’m used to using. I’ve been an Android tablet user for...
View ArticleFind Windows 8 replacements for your favorite Android or iOS apps
One of the biggest issues for migrating to a Windows-based tablet or phone is giving up your favorite apps. If you’ve used iOS or Android for a long time, you’ve become accustomed to using specific...
View ArticleRetrieving POP3 emails on the Microsoft Surface
The mail app that comes with Windows 8/RT does not support POP3 email retrieval. It only supports IMAP. So what do you do if your email server or your ISPs email server only supports POP3? Here’s a...
View ArticleMy Review: The Microsoft Surface RT
As promised, I’m going to provide my own unique review of the Microsoft Surface. To be honest, there’s so much new and different about the Microsoft Surface that it will take pages and pages of review...
View ArticleHow to create, find, and use screen captures on the Microsoft Surface
Not quite the easiest information to locate, you can perform screen captures on the Microsoft Surface. I’ll break this up into three sections. How to perform the screen capture, where to find your...
View ArticleUsing the CMD prompt to add SD card directories to your Surface RT documents...
Great piece of work. Toni from Team Radicus had the same dilemma that I had yesterday. I inserted a freshly purchased SD card and attempted to add directories to the regular Windows 8/RT documents...
View ArticleIs the Windows RT Surface a good business solution?
I could end this post right here, right now, with a single word. But, I won’t. And, as someone who carefully considers all the nuances of a new technology, my single word statement could be taken in...
View ArticleZoom, navigate and organize the Windows 8 Start screen
As most of you know, Microsoft has replaced or transformed the pre-Windows 8 Start button into a Start “screen”. All apps that install sit on the horizontally scrollable, tiled Windows menu. Anytime...
View ArticleGoogle comes to Windows RT
Bing is a great search engine and an awesome and seamless way to search the web on the Microsoft Surface. But, you kind of knew this was coming. Google has released a search component for the...
View ArticleOrganizing your Windows 8/RT Tile groups
In “Zoom, navigate and organize the Windows 8 Start screen” I’ve already talked about how to work with the Titles on the Windows 8/RT Start screen. In that article I walked through how to navigate the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface RT gets a firmware update and two security patches
Available through Windows Update today, Microsoft has issued 8 updates that are applicable for the Microsoft Surface RT. Two are security updates and one is an actual Firmware update that brings added...
View ArticleRetail Fail: Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro gets official pricing and...
If you’ve been on the fence about getting a Microsoft Surface because the first one was released with the slightly impaired Windows RT, you can now start saving your pennies (well, a LOT of pennies)....
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface Owner feedback program
Enter your Microsoft Surface serial number and a few miscellaneous personal items, and you’ll be able to give feedback on the Microsoft Surface. In addition, for your feedback, you’ll be entered to...
View ArticleMonitor your MDT deployments with this Windows 8 app
Available for both Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT (Microsoft Surface), the MDT Deployment Monitor, from Tim Nilimaa, allows you to connect to your MDT Deployment Share that has Monitoring activated and...
View ArticleMicrosoft, take Staples off your list of approved Surface resellers
The news that Microsoft was adding additional retail outlets to the list of approved Microsoft Surface resellers was hugely welcome. As most of you know, I’ve been using the Microsoft Surface since...
View ArticleA Private Cloud app has “Surfaced” in the Windows Store
One of the neater things about owning a Microsoft Surface is the Windows Store, and getting notified when something “System Center” rolls into the list of available apps. Just in time for Christmas,...
View ArticleManage Windows Server 2012 using Windows RT or Windows 8
Microsoft recently released a free Windows Store app that allows you to manage users, devices, alerts and access shared files in Windows Server 2012. While the app description suggests just Windows...
View ArticleAnandTech: The Most thorough review on Surface Pro
I know many of you have been considering the Microsoft Surface Pro as a replacement to a laptop or just the inclusion of a tablet in your arsenal that will actually do something worthwhile (veiled stab...
View ArticleMVP Pro Speaker Series: Managing Windows Phone 8 & Windows RT devices with...
Panu Saukko gave a great presentation today on Managing Windows Phone 8 & Windows RT devices with Windows Intune and/or Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 .
View ArticleVeeam Giving Away a Surface RT for August 2013
Veeam provides monthly drawings for techie goodies, and has been doing so since October 2012. This month they are giving away a Microsoft Surface RT. I’m not sure whether or not this includes a...
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