Mozilla Dumps “Metro” Version of Firefox
If you use the Firefox browser on a PC, you are probably using its "Desktop" application. They also had a version for "Modern" Windows 8.x that could be used from the Start…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Mar 16, 2014 | Editorial, General Tech | 5
If you use the Firefox browser on a PC, you are probably using its "Desktop" application. They also had a version for "Modern" Windows 8.x that could be used from the Start…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Dec 30, 2013 | General Tech | 7
Just because Microsoft cannot use the word 'Metro' anymore does not mean they cannot 'Go Metro' (nor does it mean I cannot use double negatives in a published work). Since then, the…
Read Moreby Scott Michaud | Apr 20, 2013 | Editorial, General Tech, Systems | 23
The latest rumors, based on registry digging and off-the-record testimony, claims that Windows 8.1 will including the option of booting directly into the desktop. A bold claim such as this requires some…
Read Moreby Ryan Shrout | Apr 17, 2013 | Graphics Cards | 0
Late this evening we got word from NVIDIA about an update to its game bundle program for GeForce GTX 600 series cards. Replacing the previously running Free to Play bundle...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Jan 23, 2013 | Systems | 0
Ceton's My Media Center is a replacement interface for Windows Media Center's UI, allowing you to control functions on a device separate from the display which is connected to your WMC. That…
Read Moreby Tim Verry | Aug 7, 2012 | Editorial, General Tech | 11
The Windows 8 RTM leak has coincided with numerous articles around the Internet that detail the new features and the Windows 8 Style UI once known as Metro. It seems that a…
Read Moreby Tim Verry | Aug 4, 2012 | Editorial, General Tech | 35
Preface: If you prefer a video version, you can check out a video walkthrough of Windows 8 RTM with commentary. For those that want a written preview, I have attempted...
Read Moreby Tim Verry | Jul 17, 2012 | General Tech | 8
Microsoft’s next generation Windows 8 operating system is due out later this year, which generally means a refreshed version of Microsoft Office – the company’s productivity software – is also...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Jul 16, 2012 | General Tech | 1
If you want to see professionals absolutely lose it, hang out in a office during the first time the encounter a new version of Microsoft Office. Suddenly their barely tamed tool which…
Read Moreby Tim Verry | Apr 17, 2012 | General Tech | 4
So Microsoft has officially stated in a blog post that their upcoming Windows 8 operating system will indeed be called “Windows 8” upon release and will come in four SKUs,...
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Mar 5, 2012 | General Tech | 12
As many have done recently, The Tech Report downloaded the consumer preview of Windows 8 to try out the new interface from the perspective of a power user. While many glowing reviews…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Feb 29, 2012 | General Tech | 0
[H]ard|OCP has a direct link to the shiny new Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which weighs in at 3.3GB for the 64-bit and 2.5GB for the 32-bit. From testing that their...
Read Moreby Tim Verry | Sep 25, 2011 | General Tech | 0
Are you trying out the Windows 8 Developer Preview that was released earlier this month and finding the new Windows Explorer Ribbon and Metro UI start menu frustrating? If so, Lee…
Read Moreby Jeremy Hellstrom | Sep 15, 2011 | General Tech | 4
Windows 8 is a Microsoft product that has undergone a little bit more than a makeover. A company that has been made famous for a slavish devotion to legacy software and hardware…
Read Moreby Tim Verry | Sep 14, 2011 | General Tech | 1
While some folks may be dissapointed that Microsoft's first public beta download was not released this week at their BUILD conference, we did get the next best thing; Microsoft released a…
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