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Window 8 – pile of poo

Initial experience with Windows 8 is that it is an unfinished pile of poo. Upgraded using the wizard and it automatically installed 32-bit version on my i5 x64 processor with no choice given…$39 down the tube. Bought 60Gb SSD for the core OS install, then found out that Windows 8 applications automatically install on the […]

Windows on 2013 Macbook Pro

As discussed in the prior post around switching to LaunchBox for retro gaming, I decided to convert my early 2013 Macbook Pro 15″ Retina to Windows. It had the latest version of MacOS on it and I could (and probably should) have simply followed the steps to convert it to a dual boot configuration using […]

Windows 10 TP

I’ve been using Microsoft Windows 10 TP for quite some time now, with the full Microsoft 360 Office Suite and numerous other older and newer programs. There are some nit compatibility issues with really old stuff, but generally it’s a non-issue. The current build of the Technical Preview is quite stable. From a UX perspective, […]