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“Windows Explorer 8” Improves File Management and File Copy

It may seem a little odd that after all these years Microsoft is finally doing something about Explorer and File Management. Explorer has been pretty arcane compared to tools like Directory Opus, and Total Commander which are highly configurable, and extensible alternatives to Windows Explorer. It seemed like Microsoft just didn’t care or weren’t paying any attention to the most used feature in Windows, or just letting third party software developers plugin so many extensions into explorer that it became almost un-useable. It’s a refreshing breath of air to see Microsoft now paying attention to these areas, even at this late stage of the game. It shows that the Windows Team is going back to it’s roots and putting a nice polish on ...

Windows 8

Well Microsoft is staring to come out of the closet with the features surrounding the next version of their Windows OS. There have been several video’s all over the net from partner and developer meeting showing some things to come. Jensen Harris, Windows Experience Team Demonstrates Windows 8 Microsoft has also launched a “behind the scenes” blog discussing some of the aspects of building windows 8 from a developer point of view. B8 which is the name of the blog, right now has an initial post by Steven Sinofsky the Windows team head, discussing how they are re-imagining windows from the chips right up to the interface. Also along with the website you can follow the Windows8 team on twitter @BuildWindows8 All of this is mostly...

Re-Hello

Decided to do what I do best, go against the grain. Right when everyone says blogs are dead or dying in favor of social networks and mini-blogging like twitter. I have decided to re-vamp my little place on the web and start posting again. So coming soon more from me.