Windows 8 general availability hits Friday. While you're probably hoping that it will still be a little while before Microsoft's newest operating system lands in your organization, it's better to be prepared than caught unaware. In addition, Microsoft will probably have a few updates inline quickly to resolve any bugs that crop up. In fact, amongst other updates, there is a … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Free eBook: Windows 8 Overview for IT Professionals from Microsoft Press
I think Windows 8 is a fine upgrade for consumers. As an IT Pro, I'm not terribly excited about it coming to the enterprise. It's changing the game a lot and not necessarily for the better. I'm not looking forward to explaining why a user who bought a Windows RT device won't be able to use our standard applications unless they can be acquired through the Windows Store. I'm also … [Read more...]
Xbox SmartGlass launches and Xbox dashboard gets an update
At the same time, Microsoft is going to become a a more cohesive company while also becoming more diverse. Their separate units are all gaining a solid foundation beneath them. Windows, Office, Xbox, and hardware lines are all shoring up to do what they're good at. They're also tying together nicely in order to offer features that other Microsoft products will benefit from and … [Read more...]
Bill Gates talks Windows 8
Microsoft released this video today of Microsoft Chairman (and former CEO) Bill Gates talking about his take on Windows 8. Is he going to say anything bad about it like you want him to? No, but it does give you his thoughts behind the new operating system. The video goes into Windows 8, Windows 8 Phone, Office 2013, and Microsoft Surface.You can watch the video embedded after … [Read more...]
JetBrains PhpStorm, an IDE for PHP development
PhpStorm 5 is an integrated development environment that supports PHP and builds off of the HTML/CSS and JavaScript editing of JetBrains’ WebStorm IDE. PhpStorm 5 includes a number of features that aid development of PHP web applications. It includes an advanced PHP editor which provides code completion, detection of duplicate code, and PHP refactoring. The editor is also able … [Read more...]