In this edition of the Mailbag: Reexamining Microsoft Signature, Live Mesh vs. the new SkyDrive application, adding comments and article ratings on my site, enabling Hyper-V in Windows 8, whether the Barnes & Noble and Microsoft alliance changes my preference for Kindle, Nokia Lumia 900 cloud features compared to iPhone, and Windows 8 and notifications.
more In this edition of the mailbag: Clean installing Windows 7 with Upgrade media, buying a Windows 8 tablet today, visual voicemail and tethering on Windows Phone, upgrading to Windows Phone 8, whether Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 synergy will change the upgrade methodology, and the future of Windows Home Server.
more In this edition of the mailbag: the lack of an Archive button in Hotmail, why corporations sometimes still choose Blackberry, getting email count in Windows Phone, Windows 8 Storage Spaces and ReFS, my attempts to be dumber, Nook vs. Kindle, and fixing a Windows 7/Windows 8 dual-boot issue.
more In this edition of the mailbag: Why Microsoft charges so much for multi-language functionality in Windows and Office, whether the 2012 Kinect will be for the Xbox 360 as well as the PC, what the licensing difference is between the various Office versions you can buy online, choosing between a Samsung Focus S and HTC Titan, buying AV for the Mac, some parting notes about the Kindle Touch, choosing a Kindle, and yet another pass at a Windows Phone-based Zune device.
more In this edition of the mailbag: Windows 8 tablet fragmentation, Visual Voice Mail on AT&T Windows Phones, what happened to the plus sign on the Windows Phone keyboard, why tech companies sue for patent violations, the best-ever email subject line, app availability issues on Windows Phone, Zune Pass sort of goes live in Australia, whether you can keep iTunes Match music, and a Windows Phone Instagram alternative.
more As you might imagine, my inbox is overflowing with questions about Windows 8, thanks to Microsoft's recent release of the first public Developer Preview. I don't have all the answers, but here are some of the more representative questions I've received in the past 10 days.
more In this edition of the mailbag: Netflix and subtitles, whether the Bing and Motorola partnership will be affected by Google purchase, Windows Phone 7.5 and gapless music playback, Windows Home Server 2011 hardware concerns, Windows 7 and Media Center Extenders, drive cloning, Windows Phone and game progress sync, I still recommend LastPass, and a weight loss update.
more In this special edition of the Mailbag, I address a wide range of Windows 8 questions that have come up in the wake of Microsoft's revelations this week. These include a Windows 8 and Windows Mobile 6.5 comparison, Windows 8 Snap with more than two apps and multiple monitors, whether the Windows 8 development environment is really only HTML 5 and JavaScript, Kinect and Windows 8 compatibility, Windows 8 32-bit compatibility, my review of Windows 8, and many unanswered questions.
more In this edition of the mailbag: Windows Home Server 2011 availability, when Audible will support Windows Phone 7, whether WP7 "Mango" will really support multiple calendars, why I wear the same shirt every week on Windows Weekly, whether WHS 2011 requires anti-virus, why Dell was missing from the list of WP7 "Mango" hardware partners, remote access on Windows Home Server, and why I use the term "software giant" all the time.
more In this edition of the mailbag: Pinning Hotmail to the Windows 7 taskbar with IE 9, Netflix and closed captioning, things to do on the Microsoft campus, choosing between Windows Home Server 2011 or Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, a potential downside to SSDs, whether to use a Kindle cover, and a coming SuperSite redesign.
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