Microsoft just announced the general availability for Windows 8 will be on October 26, 2012. On this date user should be able to buy Windows 8 to upgrade from existing Windows XP/Vista/7 or buy a new copy of the Operating System. Microsoft also recently announced promotional price for upgrade from
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Firefox 14 Released, Office 2013 CP
It has been a while since my last post. Anyway I noticed that today Mozilla has released the new Firefox 14 (14.0.1) and after that, less than 24 hours, they have come out with Firefox 15 Beta 1. Meanwhile, Microsoft has released the new Office 2013 Customer Preview. You may
Windows 8 Release Preview
Today, 1st of June 2012, Microsoft has announced the arrival of Windows 8 Release Preview. Below are quoted from windowsteamblog.com: “For Developers: Windows 8 presents a huge opportunity for developers to build great new apps for a variety of form factors. If you’re a developer looking to get started developing
Android Sample Code: Battery Widget
*If you are new to Android, you should read this post first: Sample Code Battery Status For a widget to work, below are some important items: AndroidManifest.xml must be altered Must create a layout file for widget provider Must create a layout for widget Main class source code First, let
Google Drive vs Microsoft SkyDrive vs Dropbox
Just 2 days after Microsoft announced the SkyDrive, Google rise with the new Google Drive. Below are couple of pictures during the installation: Here is my comparison: Google Drive SkyDrive Dropbox Free Storage 5GB 7GB (25GB for existing user!) 2GB (read this to get 16GB) Maximum File Size 10GB 2GB
SkyDrive: Free 25GB, Sync Like Dropbox
Yesterday, the official Windows 8 Blog announced that SkyDrive now can be synchronized to your desktop thru a client application. The good news is that for the existing Windows Live account, you will get FREE upgrade from 7GB to 25GB! Scroll down below to see my comparison the SkyDrive vs
How Strong is Your Password?
I’ve read an interesting article about “Realistic Password Strength Estimation” from Dropbox tech blog. Interesting quote: “Through 20 years of effort, we’ve successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are HARD for humans to REMEMBER, but EASY for computers to GUESS.” In short, according to the writer’s estimation complicated password
Bitcasa (Beta) Cloud Storage Preview
Yesterday I received an email from Bitcasa telling me that I have been selected to test the beta version. The good news is that I will be able to invite 10 people to join me as the beta tester. In this preview, I will show some basic function of Bitcasa.
Creating Windows 8 To Go on USB
Another cool features in Windows 8 is the “Windows To Go”. This feature allows you to run Windows directly from your USB Drive (thumbdrive or portable hard disk). Here are the steps to create the Windows 8 To Go. Requirements (Download Links at the end of the post) Running Windows
Dropbox increases free storage space up to 16GB!
Recently Dropbox increases the free storage space from 8GB to 16GB. Of course you will not get 8GB directly. All you have to do is sign up for the free account of 2GB and recommend Dropbox to your friends. For every friend sign up, not only you will get additional