Watch this folks. I talk about this over and over. a/v isn’t enough..it is only a start. Please start with these basics. Please contact ECC on how to minimize your exposure.
Category: Windows 8
Microsoft is pushing Windows 8 and the new Metro UI extremely hard. If you want to see Metro look at a Windows phone 7 equipped phone. Anybody developing for Windows xp-Win7 you best take Microsoft serious…MS wants Metro to be the new standard and they aren’t afraid to shove Win7 and below quickly into the garbage heap.
In a move that took many by surprise, Microsoft dropped support for new Windows Desktop Gadgets.
Once hailed (or at least marketed) as a key new feature in Windows Vista, Desktop Gadgets are going the way of the dodo. In their stead? Windows 8 Metro, of course.
Microsoft’s official death certificate for Windows Gadgets hawks, “With Windows Developer Preview, developers can create rich app experiences where customers focus on their important tasks. Apps are at the center of the Windows Developer Preview experience and are alive with activity and vibrant content. Users immerse themselves in your full-screen app while Windows gracefully gets out of the way.”
Well, yes, that’s certainly the case if you’re talking about the Metro tiled “Mr. Hyde” interface in Windows 8 Developer Preview. The old-fashioned “Dr. Jekyll” desktop view still supports Gadgets, at least in the current incarnation of Windows 8. To see for yourself, if you have a copy of the Developer Preview handy, right-click on an empty spot on the Windows 8 dekstop and choose Gadgets, then Get More Gadgets Online — precisely the same way one would get Gadgets in Windows 7. Except now you can’t submit more Gadgets for inclusion in the Microsoft-managed collection.
via The rise and fall of the Windows Desktop Gadget | Microsoft windows – InfoWorld.
This isn’t even a beta so if it breaks..burps..acts up..etc etc this is not the completed product. The core is basically done which is why developers are getting this. ECC’s testing of this begins immediately after I finish downloading the file. Watch this space for ongoing updates. I am going to install this on my core solo 1.6 ghz 2 gig ram laptop. If it runs ok on that it’ll run on anything that currently can run Vista.
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Rumor has it that Windows 8 – the first version of Windows for ARM as well as x86 and billed as Microsoft’s answer for the PC to iOS and the iPad – will actually ship early: next April. That’s quicker than anybody had expected. Plus, Microsoft is putting people in position for a big consumer push for Windows 8, hoping to take the brand battle to Apple.
What’s more, Microsoft just floated Office 365, combining Office-like web apps with a multi-tenant version of the company’s popular Notes killer Exchange server.
via Ballmer’s breaking point: Is Windows 8 already too late? • The Register.
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The Microsoft Partner Conference is always a good source of information. This makes things intriguing for Win8. If it truly runs on vista class machines then it’ll run on my 5 year old notebook(which currently run win7) just fine.
Worried that you’ll have to buy a new PC in order to be able to run Windows 8? Don’t! Microsoft has said that the Windows 8 system requirements will be the same, or perhaps even lower, than those of Windows 7.Speaking at the 2011 Worldwide Partner Conference, Tami Reller, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Windows division, had this to say:“In both of our Windows 8 previews, we talked about continuing with the important trend that we started with Windows 7, keeping system requirements either flat or reducing them over time. Windows 8 will be able to run on a wide range of machines because it will have the same requirements or lower.”So if Windows 8 has the same system requirements that Windows 7 had, that should mean that Windows 8 will also run on systems that currently have Windows Vista installed on them.As a reminder, here are the Windows 7 system requirements:1GHz CPU1GB RAM 32-bit or 2GB RAM 64-bit16 GB hard disk space 32-bit or 20 GB 64-bitDirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
via Windows 8 will run on all Windows 7 PCs and Vista PCs too | ZDNet.
I had some folks I know telling me MS wasn’t going to release Win8 in 2012. Everything I have seen though form public to ms partner materials has strongly hinted at 2012 for the next windows stack..server 8 windows8. Most likely office 2012 as well. Right from the MS CEO:
so what do you do if you are on anything form xp on up? wait to upgrade until windows 8 comes out…or for my clients wait for me to test the betas and give you an idea of the hardware requirements…which i will do as soon as the partners betas get released.
Microsoft’s Ballmer says next-gen Windows systems due in 2012 | ZDNet.
As the software landscape changes and so does technology so does my recommendations for clients. The biggest one right now is do you buy windows 7/server 2008 now or wait? ECC is saying to wait unless you absolutely MUST upgrade now. Why? 2012-2013 Windows 8, Server 2012, and Office 2012/2013 are going to be coming out. I would not buy anything srver 2008 related right now(that includes the latest versions of SBS as they are based on 2008 R2). We are three years into the primary support cycles of 2k8 vintage product that means you have two years of primary support for most things 2k8 based. If you are going to go through the expense of a major upgrade then I would wait. If you only are using 2k8 for simple AD and file resource sharing 2k8 is most likely going to be a great bet if you have to upgrade now. If you have further questions feel free to use the contact form at eccmd.com/http://www.emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com/contact-us or call me.