Windows 10 overtakes Windows 7 globally…
Windows 10 overtakes Windows 7 globally for first time - Statcounter #Microsoft #Windows10 #Windows7 #stats… twitter.com/i/web/status/959057020660969472
#Windows10 version of #AirDrop lets you…
#Windows10 version of #AirDrop lets you quickly share files between PCs - the (un)catchily named #NearShare www.theverge.com/2017/11/8/16625130/microsoft-wind…
What’s 2017’s fastest Windows 10 web…
What's 2017's fastest Windows 10 web browser? | ZDNet #web #browsers #Windows10 www.zdnet.com/article/whats-2017s-fastest-windows-…
Windows 10 update and Surface Studio PC unveiled -…
Windows 10 update and Surface Studio PC unveiled - BBC News #MicrosoftEvent #SurfaceStudio (from $2,999!) bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
2015 – Overview of my projects and training
2015 was a busy year for me, with a wide range of projects worked on and also some excellent training and education completed, including the Rapid Software Testing Applied course run by James Bach, which I completed in July. And to give a flavour of the [...]
Microsoft launches Windows laptop – BBC News #Wind…
Microsoft launches Windows laptop - BBC News #Windows10 bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Review: Windows 10 is the best version yet—once th…
Review: Windows 10 is the best version yet—once the bugs get fixed | from Ars Technica UK #Windows10 arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/0…
Windows 10 review – from The Verge #Windows10 http…
Windows 10 review - from The Verge #Windows10 theverge.com/2015/7/28/9045…
Windows 10 Free Upgrade Available in 190 Countries…
Windows 10 Free Upgrade Available in 190 Countries Today | Blogging Windows #Windows10 blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindow…
Quick Intro to NFC
As I've recently added blog posts on Mobile Payments, Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay - all which use NFC - I thought I'd add a post for NFC itself. What is NFC? Firstly, NFC is Near Field Communication - a technology more catchily known as [...]
Microsoft’s Windows 10 has a release date: July 29…
Microsoft's Windows 10 has a release date: July 29 - from CNET #Windows10 cnet.com/news/microsoft…
Why #Microsoft is calling Windows 10 ‘the last ver…
Why #Microsoft is calling Windows 10 'the last version of #Windows' | The Verge theverge.com/2015/5/7/85684…
Updating your Windows 10 Technical Preview build
Looks like its fairly easy to update your Windows 10 Technical Preview build - when you know how... My Windows 10 Technical Preview build was B9841 and Microsoft have recently released a latest build, after their recent Windows 10 launch event. It's actually easy to update [...]
Windows 10 upgrade to be ‘free’ for one year – fro…
Windows 10 upgrade to be 'free' for one year - from BBC News #Windows10 #Microsoft m.bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Windows 10 Technical Preview
The Windows 10 Technical Preview is available for download at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/preview-iso You can download the ISO and setup a Virtual machine in something like VirtualBox, which I've done. There's a useful guide to the whole process on the Tech Republic website.
Microsoft unveils Windows 10 (everyone asks, what…
Microsoft unveils Windows 10 (everyone asks, what happened to 9?) m.bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
The top 10 Windows 8 questions everyone asks – fro…
The top 10 Windows 8 questions everyone asks - from IT World itworld.com/424869/top-10-…
Internet Explorer 11 passes 9 and 10 combined, Win…
Internet Explorer 11 passes 9 and 10 combined, Windows XP remains abundant - from Ars Technica arstechnica.com/information-te…
Useful Test Resources – Windows Virtual Machines from Microsoft
Microsoft have recently updated the list of Windows Virtual Machines they'll let you download and install for testing purposes. In fact, its now a very useful list, including Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista and XP. I was looking for a way of being able to test [...]
News: 11 March 2013 – IE10 coming to Windows 7
Microsoft has finally got around to releasing IE10 for Windows 7, with users either able to download it directly from Microsoft or can wait for it via Windows Update. In the IEBlog entry, MS confirm its available for download and that it brings standards support plus [...]
Windows 8 – Adding Chrome, Firefox and Safari Browsers
I've now added the other main browsers to my Windows 8 Pro virtual with no problems found - I was expecting some, but none materialised. The screenshot below shows the Start screen, with the tiles for Chrome, Firefox and Safari added in the place I selected [...]
Windows 8 Pro running on VirtualBox on iMac OSX 10.8.2 – Success!!!
As Windows 8 and IE10 have recently been released, I thought I'd better get myself a working Windows 8 system, asap. Will be very useful to be able to see how Windows 8 operates, plus also test IE10 websites as thats already either a requirement (or likely [...]