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• Microsoft stealthily rebrands Bing Finance, with other Bing apps to follow

  Posted on September 30, 2014 at 07:41 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  MSN recycled.

  (I’m amazed that MS threw away the Hotmail brand, but insists on recycling MSN.)

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News Bing apps, Metro, MSN apps

• HP leads Microsoft in Metro app usage

  Posted on September 25, 2014 at 09:11 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  People with a choice rarely choose Metro apps.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News Metro, Surface, usage

• Windows rumor roundup: Cloud hypervisors, Threshold RT, and Metro too

  Posted on August 27, 2014 at 07:46 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  There’s a whole lotta talkin’ – and some of it looks likely to appear.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News hypervisor, Metro, RT, Threshold, Windows 9

• There’s no way out of a bad Win8 Metro patch

  Posted on April 16, 2013 at 08:26 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Or Windows RT, either…

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows Patches/Security bad patches, Metro, uninstall

• Windows 8 should never have mashed up desktop and mobile

  Posted on March 12, 2013 at 23:10 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  For once, I disagree with Hal Berenson.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Other Metro, Windows 8, Windows Phone

• Minimize Metro!

  Posted on October 26, 2012 at 22:22 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  How desktop fans running Win8 can reduce the intrusiveness of the Metro interface.

  There’s a handful of tricks that really do minimize the amount of Metro intrusion, but still let you use Metro whenever you really want to.

  InfoWorld.

  Windows News Metro, Windows 8

• Death of the Metro Brand: Windows 8’s latest flub

  Posted on August 3, 2012 at 22:56 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Place your votes for the new version of “Metro.”

  I like “Wetro” but somehow I don’t think Microsoft will agree.

  C’mon over to InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News Metro, Windows 8

• Google Chrome vs IE 10 in Windows 8 Metro

  Posted on June 13, 2012 at 19:11 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  I was stunned by how well Chrome works.

  If you have Windows 8 RP, follow along with the steps in my InfoWorld Tech Watch article. Bet you’ll be surprised!

  Windows News Chrome, Internet Explorer 10, Metro, Windows 8

• Flash is on Windows 8, but that’s just part of the story

  Posted on May 30, 2012 at 07:26 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  There are a whole bunch of shoes that have yet to drop.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News Flash, IE 10, Internet Explorer 10, Metro, Windows 8

• Is there a workable solution to the Windows 8 “Start” conundrum?

  Posted on May 24, 2012 at 07:10 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  I’m not absolutely sure – and won’t know until we get RP – but I think there may be an easy way to use dual monitors, with the Metro interface almost always on one, and the legacy desktop on the other.

  What do you think?

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News dual monitor, Metro, Windows 8

• What will Firefox and Chrome bring to Windows 8 Metro?

  Posted on March 14, 2012 at 23:34 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Far as I can tell, the rules don’t preclude some very interesting possibilities…

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows News Chrome, Firefox, Metro, Windows 8

• It’s time for corporate developers to get on board with Metro apps

  Posted on February 17, 2012 at 00:14 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  An amazing rant…

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Other developers, Metro
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