Category Archives: Windows

Review of Windows 8 Consumer Preview From Make Tech Easier

Well, I just got my hands on the Windows 8 consumer preview (free for everyone, by the way). A good colleague of mine – Damien Oh, Owner/Operator of Make Tech Easier – requested that I write a review of this new operating system on his blog. I’ll sum it up here and link you to it a bit further below. Miguel Leiva-GomezMiguel has been working with computers back when the latest processor could print “Hello World” on the screen a … Continue reading

3 Reasons Why Kinect for Windows Is a Bad Idea

If you haven’t heard of it, Microsoft decided to launch the Kinect for Windows interface in hopes of it catching on in time for the release of Windows 8, the latest - and weirdest - version of the Windows franchise. There are reasons this might have been a nice move for some, and a bad move for humans that don’t want to look like monkeys in front of their screens. I still patiently await to see the day when a CEO hooks … Continue reading

A Brief, But Comprehensive, Windows Registry Tutorial

While it might be universal knowledge for some, many people do not know how to properly work with the Windows registry, let alone even open it. Some don’t even know what it is. That’s why I’m writing a brief manual on operating with the Windows registry. I know that almost every website has a registry tutorial, but there’s a reason The Tech Guy has one: I’m too lazy to repeat myself in every tutorial I write that involves a couple of … Continue reading