Windows 8
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The $99 tablet could catapult Microsoft to the top of the tablet heap
I don’t generally make my tech choices based solely on price, and I don’t recommend others use price as a primary factor in tech purchasing decisions, but at some point price is certainly a consideration. With a handful of $99 Windows 8.1 tablets coming soon, that magic, sub-$100 price point could make Microsoft a very…
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A closer look at Windows 8’s decline in market share
There is a lot of good news for Microsoft in the most recent Net Market Share data. The silver lining is overshadowed, however, by the fact that the current flagship operating system–Windows 8–actually declined in market share over the last month. I think it goes without saying that is never a good thing. First…
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Master Windows 8.1 in seconds with this one simple tip
Windows 8 / 8.1 is different than previous versions of Windows. There is no arguing that. Microsoft was forced to accept the evolution of the tech and computing ecosystem beyond the traditional desktop PC, and to adapt Windows in a way that innovates and expands the horizons of the OS to address the types of…
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OneNote for Windows 8 gets more awesome–with Share charm integration and camera scanning
OneNote is one of the best applications Microsoft has developed in recent years. With yesterday’s update of the OneNote Windows Store app, it just got better, with the ability to capture notes using the Share charm and scan physical documents with your device’s camera. OneNote now lets you capture virtually any Windows 8 screen. If you find a…
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Sign up now for SMB Nation Livexperience 2013
I will be presenting a couple sessions at the SMB Nation Fall conference in Las Vegas in October. SMB Nation Livexperience 2013 will be held at the Rio Hotel, and includes three days of keynotes, training, presentations, and panel discussions on a wide range of topics related to Microsoft technologies for small and medium business…
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All tablets are PCs, but not all PCs are tablets
There’s a debate going on over the affect of tablets on the PC market. Tablets are taking over, and killing PC sales…or so the story goes. We need to start out, though, by examining what defines the “PC” market. The term PC has traditionally been associated with Intel-based hardware running some version of the Windows…