Posts Tagged ‘microsoft’

Microsoft Surface RT Tablet Review

Microsoft Surface RT

I recently got a good look at Microsoft’s first Surface tablet running Windows 8. If you are looking for a new tablet this year, you may want to consider the Surface. Here’s my mini review.

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Bill Gates Announced Tablet PC in 2002

Bill Gates Tablet PC 2002

In early 2002 I went to a special party hosted by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, at the Mandalay Bay hotel in LasVegas. The party was given to introduce the press to an entirely new concept — the tablet PC.

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Microsoft Wants Yearly Fees for Office

Microsoft wants you to subscribe to Microsoft rather than own it. And the switch to the subscription model is happening now. The new Office 2013 will cost $99.95 per year or $8.33 a month.

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Buying a New PC? Get Windows 8 Upgrade Now

Microsoft has just opened their Windows Upgrade Offer website where, if you purchased a new Windows 7 PC after June 2, you can pre-order a $15 upgrade to Windows 8 Pro.

Just go to the site, select your county and follow the registration process. Beginning October 26, 2012, registered customers will receive an email with a promotion code and instructions for purchasing and
downloading the software. The promotion code can be redeemed during the upgrade ordering process to receive the promotional price

Link: windowsupgradeoffer.com

Microsoft Nukes Gadgets including Clock and Calendar

SECURITY ALERT!! Microsoft is warning that you must disable your clock and other gadgets immediately. Details follow.

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