Upgrade to Windows 10

You may have heard that the upgrade to Windows 10 will be free for most users. The idea is to have everyone using the same operating system including tablet a Windows Phone users. Usually you get a new version of Windows when you get a new computer. With Windows 10 everyone with Windows 7 and…

Linux Mint 17.2, More stable than ever!

The latest version of Linux Mint, 17.2 is outstanding. LM’s plan for staying with the Ubuntu 14.04 code-base is paying off. Linux Mint 17.2 is faster and less buggy than any previous version. It’s stability is unparalleled. LM 17.2 has updated UEFI support makes much easier to install on newer systems. Better support for NVIDIA graphic…

Windows 10 Preview

Microsoft has just released the preview of the next version of Windows. Called Windows 10 it looks like a hybrid of Windows 7 and 8 but with some major differences like: The Modern UI apps (Windows 8 style) open in their own window now and you can manipulate them to be place anywhere on the desktop…

Windows 8 On Slow Computers

Last week at the KIPCUG general meeting I said I had not installed Windows 8 on a slow computer and I did not know what would happen with that computer if I did. Today I installed Windows 8 on my old laptop that is literally coming off the hinges and this is what happened:

Windows 8

Windows 8 will be the latest Windows OS (operating system) when it is released, probably in September or October. For now we have the Consumer Preview to play with. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview seem like a release candidate to me. It is very polished, very fast and not buggy at all. Windows 8 is…