Ok, a decent Metro Start Menu for Windows 8

Hey Microsoft, this is a functional Metro Start:

And wow! Customization! It's clearly not a Microsoft product! (Right click on the Orb)

You can use it like the old Start Menu, but this is with the original Metro.

Download it: http://stardock.cachefly.net/Start8_setup.exe

StarDock offers us a ""beta"", a preview of its program.
I think that after the ""trial"" period (September 2012) this add-on will be available only by purchasing it.
So... other third party softwares for fixing internal problems... 


I think that with only this "big fix" the most issues of Windows 8 are "patched": you can reach apps/programs list, etc... you have everything at your fingertips (and eyes).

Uhm... yeah, my idea of "gadget-abled" apps could integrate better Metro and Desktop...

By the way (I have only Windows 8 in mind in these days :P  Sorry!):
Ah,.... Metro Apps section could be better... Ms think about it!

Valve and its new console oh wow

It's a rumor but...

Tim Buckley with his CTRL+ALT+DEL strip represents me (in the first and in the second box!!)

From: http://www.cad-comic.com/

Metro Apps in your desktop PC: useful?

I think Metro Apps and the Desktop can live together.
Now we can (only with high resolution... Ms, oh you...) dock apps with the Desktop and dock them with another app.
But...  if we can use Apps in different ways?

•  Immersive way, fullscreen like now;
•  Docked way, with other apps or with Desktop;
•  floatable way?

With "Floatable way" I means Apps could be like gadgets (old gadgets can be dropped), you can put them in the Desktop with the "Snap" action (in the center of the screen could be) and the App could be resized or moved.

So, we could have 3 different ways to use Apps.

And in a desktop computer there could be a "visual multitasking" with those Apps (now you can put side by side one app to another app...  two "windows"... a bit limited)

A mockup with the XBOX Live app:

and with the Weather App (tiled, expanded mode and actions):

A new Sonic level

Boom of requests for Raspberry Pi

The mini-computer with the ARM processor and 256MB of ram, capable of multiple things (like a media center in  1080p video playback) has received a boom in purchase orders

Very, very interesting. It's pity that they will take months to execute all orders!

More info:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/

Windows 8 Shortcuts and more

Some (I found these) shortcuts for Windows 8...


WIN = go to Metro, quit Metro (push a letter to start searching)
WIN+C = Charm Bar
WIN+F = Search
WIN+I  = settings on Charm Bar
WIN+P = extern monitor/projector
WIN+D = show Desktop
WIN+H = share on Charm Bar
WIN+K = connect on Charm Bar
WIN+L = lock
WIN+O = block screen rotation
WIN+Z = App Bar on Metro Start Screen like a right click in the background ("All apps" shortcut, but a button on the Metro Start Screen could be better)
WIN+Q = Apps section on Start Screen (from Desktop too, but an "All apps" button on Desktop...is missing) [very useful]
WIN + X = quick menu (right click menu in the "Start Button")
WIN+PRINTSCREEN = automatic screenshot saved in Pictures
WIN+ +/- = Windows Zoom
WIN+SHIFT+V = show notifications
WIN+ENTER = start Narrator application
WIN+M = minimize window

WIN+PAGE UP/DOWN = move Metro Start or Metro app in different monitors
WIN+SHIFT+. = move desktop to left
WIN+. = move desktop to right
WIN+CURSOR KEYS = move active window (Aero snap)

CTRL+Mouse Scroll = on Metro Start, semantic zoom
PAGE UP/DOWN = on Metro Start, move between groups

there are present all the Win Seven shortcuts (WIN+R... etc...)

Versions:
And in the system registry you can see all the probably versions of Win8:

•   Windows 8 Starter edition
•   Windows 8 Home Basic Edition
•   Windows 8 Home Premium edition
•   Windows 8 Professional edition
•   Windows 8 Professional Plus edition
•   Windows 8 Enterprise Edition  
•   Windows 8 Ultimate edition  
•   Windows 8 ARM edition 

Lol, "plus"?

(Sorry about all these posts about Win8... :-P)

Eyes on Windows 8 Consumer Preview... #1

I took a look of Windows Consumer Preview...

I think Metro UI is beautiful and useful on tablets and it could integrate in the classic Windows too, but... let's see something...

Where installing Windows 8?
I put Windows 8 (32 bit version) in VirtualBox (Oracle) in a old laptop.
These are the laptop configs:

•  Intel Dual Core 1.6Ghz
•  1 GB Ram
•  hdd 2.5''

and these are the virtual machine given resources:

•  using 2 cores with 81% cpu time
•  470 MB Ram
•  ~8 GB Disk Space (virtual disk)

Yeah, very very slightly!

Let's start! Let's install it!
I don't explain here how using VirtualBox, it's easy.
Let's install Win8!

Betta, the fish for the beta versions!

Explaning RAID

Ye...yes...

Minecraft update

Uhm... I should continue my minecraft adventure....

• + New jungle biome    
• + Added ocelots
• + Added cats
• + Added iron golems
• + New AI for mobs
• + Tame wolves can have puppies
• + Villagers will have children if there is room in their village
• + Added rare drops for mobs
• + New items and blocks
• * New map height limit (256 instead of 128)
• * Doors have been updated so that double-doors work better with redstone
• * Many other minor tweaks and fixes
• - Removed Herobrine (LoL)

I have to do a lot of things:

•  find the Mushroom island
•  find this new jungle biome
•  find these new items and blocks
•  find other strongholds
•  beat *spoiler*

Interesting...

Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Beta)

The Beta is coming... are you ready for the download?

Download links:

• 8250.0.WINMAIN_WIN8BETA.120217-1520_X64FRE_CLIENT_EN-US-HB1_CCPA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5.ISO
• 8250.0.WINMAIN_WIN8BETA.120217-1520_X86FRE_CLIENT_EN-US-HB1_CCPA_X86FRE_EN-US_DV5.ISO

! ! !

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso  << Download your ISO

! ! ! PS: the serial-key explanation is in the download page

Get started:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/get-started?page=vid2

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"Live" event here: http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/29/live-from-microsofts-windows-8-press-event-at-mobile-world-cong/

Other things about Windows 8:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28970&WT.mc_id=rss_windows_allproducts

http://it.bing.com/?win8start=1

Oh! The Consumer Preview, the Consumer Preview!!!:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5ibf-LKOVItuLFO5RzruHdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0
Of Windows 98 :D