Stephen Legler (Twitter @smlegler)
Random thoughts and interests
Today, the Windows team has confirmed that the Windows 8.1 Preview (Enterprise Edition) is available for download now. You can read the full blog announcement here. From the blog post - Here are the premium features that will be offered to customers as a part of the Windows 8.1 Enterprise edition: Windows To Go Creator:... Continue Reading →
I want to spend a little time clarifying my comments to many of my customers and friends when I say “if you thought about Windows 8 for Touch-enabled devices and Windows 7 for non-Touch enabled devices, then you should seriously consider Windows 8.1 for ALL DEVICES (touch AND non-touch devices).” My examples below will focus... Continue Reading →
I came across this interesting video and thought I would share with you. There is no doubt that I’m a fan of Windows 8 and I think it brings a lot of great use cases for people and organizations. It’s a quick 90 second video that I thought would showcase a unique reference story for... Continue Reading →
Just in time for my flight to Seattle, WA, Microsoft has just published the awaited game, Halo: Spartan Assault. This game is made for touch enabled devices; specifically, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. You can download the game right now for Windows 8 devices (I just downloaded the ~850 MB game for my Surface... Continue Reading →
This is going to be short and sweet. Today, Tami Reller announced at the Worldwide Partner Conference today that Windows 8.1 RTM will be available for OEM partners in late August. This is great news and should be a welcomed update for Enterprise customers looking to embrace Windows 8/8.1. You can read the full post... Continue Reading →
Posted today by Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President, Windows Server and System Center. It is great to see Microsoft continually improve on the platform and to see 3rd parties recognize the efforts made. You can download Gartner’s full report from Brad’s blog post or here.
Bob Tabor, of LearnVisualStudio.NET, is back at it again. He and Clint Rutkas put together a 35 part series on Windows Phone 8 Development for Absolute Beginners. You may have already watched the Windows Phone 7 Development for Absolute Beginners, but for this series, Bob promises you that “you won’t recognize a single thing in... Continue Reading →
Today, the Microsoft Surface team has announced that the following Microsoft partners are now Authorized Surface Resellers, approved to sell Surface devices and accessories directly to commercial customers: CDW, Compucom, En Pointe, Insight, PC Connection, PCM, Softchoice, Softmart, SHI, and Zones. This is great news for companies that are looking for a streamlined procurement process... Continue Reading →
I don’t have much to add to this but I wanted to share. This is a great 3 minute video on how doctors at Palmetto Health are using the Microsoft Surface for patient care. Palmetto Health–Doctors prescribe Surface to improve patient care
