WINDOWS.BLORGE http://vista.blorge.com Windows 7 news and tutorials Fri, 17 May 2013 02:33:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Windows Blue is Windows 8.1, available as a free update http://vista.blorge.com/2013/05/17/windows-blue-windows-8-available-free-update/ http://vista.blorge.com/2013/05/17/windows-blue-windows-8-available-free-update/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 02:33:32 +0000 Dave Parrack http://vista.blorge.com/?p=9043 We’ve known for some time that Microsoft would be issuing a major update to its Windows operating system during 2013, but the exact details were unknown. All has now been revealed, with Windows Blue actually being Windows 8.1, a Windows 8 update released for free through the [..]
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2013/04/12/is-bing-littered-with-malware-no/feed/ 1 Microsoft helps Americans understand UK http://vista.blorge.com/2013/03/15/microsoft-helps-americans-understand-uk/ http://vista.blorge.com/2013/03/15/microsoft-helps-americans-understand-uk/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:01:38 +0000 Dave Parrack http://vista.blorge.com/?p=9019 Educating employees before they move countries is obviously a noble undertaking. Unfortunately some of the advice handed out can come across as a little unnecessary and condescending when read out of context. Still, Microsoft should be awarded an A for effort.

The United States and the [..]

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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2013/03/15/microsoft-helps-americans-understand-uk/feed/ 0 Windows 8 is doing… OK, actually http://vista.blorge.com/2013/02/08/windows-8-is-doing-ok-actually/ http://vista.blorge.com/2013/02/08/windows-8-is-doing-ok-actually/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:51:09 +0000 Dave Parrack http://vista.blorge.com/?p=9008 How is Windows 8 doing so far? Not too bad, thank you very much, at least according to Microsoft.

A few weeks after Windows 8 launched it was reported that sales were disappointing. This came via Microsoft blogger Paul Thurrott, who quoted one of his [..]

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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2013/02/08/windows-8-is-doing-ok-actually/feed/ 6 Apple takes in more than twice the revenue of Microsoft and loses market share http://vista.blorge.com/2013/01/24/apple-takes-in-more-than-twice-the-revenue-of-microsoft-and-loses-market-share/ http://vista.blorge.com/2013/01/24/apple-takes-in-more-than-twice-the-revenue-of-microsoft-and-loses-market-share/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:06:20 +0000 Susan Wilson http://vista.blorge.com/?p=9002 Apple takes in more than twice the revenue of Microsoft and loses market shareApple earned twice the revenue of Microsoft [..]
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2013/01/24/apple-takes-in-more-than-twice-the-revenue-of-microsoft-and-loses-market-share/feed/ 0 Is Microsoft right to increase the price of Windows 8? http://vista.blorge.com/2013/01/20/microsoft-increase-price-windows-8/ http://vista.blorge.com/2013/01/20/microsoft-increase-price-windows-8/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:52:34 +0000 Dave Parrack http://vista.blorge.com/?p=8991 The ability to get Windows 8 on the cheap (in a legal and legitimate way) is ending soon. But is Microsoft doing the right thing in upping the price of its latest operating system?

Anyone choosing to upgrade to Windows 8 from XP, Vista, or Windows [..]

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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2013/01/20/microsoft-increase-price-windows-8/feed/ 1 The BBC says “No” to apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 http://vista.blorge.com/2013/01/08/the-bbc-says-no-to-apps-for-windows-8-and-windows-phone-8/ http://vista.blorge.com/2013/01/08/the-bbc-says-no-to-apps-for-windows-8-and-windows-phone-8/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:12:53 +0000 Susan Wilson http://vista.blorge.com/?p=8988 The BBC says "No" to apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8Wow.  The  BBC has signaled its lack of faith in [..]
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2013/01/08/the-bbc-says-no-to-apps-for-windows-8-and-windows-phone-8/feed/ 2 Windows 8 fails to set world alight http://vista.blorge.com/2012/12/23/windows-8-fails-to-set-world-alight/ http://vista.blorge.com/2012/12/23/windows-8-fails-to-set-world-alight/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 01:56:30 +0000 Dave Parrack http://vista.blorge.com/?p=8979 Windows 8 has got off to a slower than expected start, at least according to the industry people and analysts willing to talk about the initial response to Microsoft’s latest operating system.

Microsoft released Windows 8 to a muted response at the end of October. [..]

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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2012/12/23/windows-8-fails-to-set-world-alight/feed/ 0 Microsoft Surface selling poorly, with the lack of availability being blamed http://vista.blorge.com/2012/12/06/microsoft-surface-lack-of-availability/ http://vista.blorge.com/2012/12/06/microsoft-surface-lack-of-availability/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:10:15 +0000 Dave Parrack http://vista.blorge.com/?p=8971 It looks as though the Surface RT hasn’t exactly taken off in the big, bad way Microsoft was hoping it would. Is it just poor distribution and the subsequent lack of availability that’s to blame? Or is there more to it than that?

Microsoft suggested it [..]

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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2012/12/06/microsoft-surface-lack-of-availability/feed/ 4 Microsoft’s latest Bing promotion could net you some Christmas cheer http://vista.blorge.com/2012/12/03/microsofts-latest-bing-promotion-could-net-you-some-christmas-cheer/ http://vista.blorge.com/2012/12/03/microsofts-latest-bing-promotion-could-net-you-some-christmas-cheer/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:27:09 +0000 Susan Wilson http://vista.blorge.com/?p=8969 Microsoft's latest Bing promotion could net you some Christmas cheerMicrosoft has been trying to defeat Google for years now.  The company has [..]
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