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Microsoft Forced To Drop The Name “Metro”
Today it was confirmed that Microsoft have had to stop using the ‘Metro’ name for their new Windows 8 overlay. It’s been reported that Microsoft have had to start telling developers that they should refrain from using the word ‘Metro’ ... Read More »
Hotmail Evolves Into Outlook
I think it’s safe to say that most people moved away from Hotmail in favour of Gmail, mainly because of the abysmal spam filtering system that Hotmail uses. I personally use Google Apps for all of my email accounts – personal, ... Read More »
Will Windows 8 Cause a Linux Revolution?
I was recently discussing this subject on Google+ with a couple of fellow geeks. So I thought I would elaborate on my thoughts here on RefuGeeks. I must stress that this is just my opinion on what I think will ... Read More »
Jumpshot – Use Linux To Fix Windows
Jumpshot is a fully automated solution for solving Windows PC problems – the best part is that Jumpshot is Linux based. So, ironically, you’re using Linux to fix Windows problems. All you need to do is plug one of the ... Read More »
Why Pay For Microsoft Office?
I’m sure most of you know that I am an Ubuntu user predominately. Therefore, I don’t really use Microsoft Office, however – I still do use Microsoft Office on my work Laptop (it runs Windows 7) and I have used ... Read More »
How Will the Microsoft Surface Tablet Shape Up (and will it be better than the iPad)?
This is a guest post by Laura Kay; a researcher and blogger for Melbourne Server Hosting. There is yet another competitor for the iPad throne: the Microsoft Surface. This Microsoft tablet—yes, Microsoft. Not Dell, HP or Compaq—is one of the ... Read More »
Windows 8 Release Preview Review
I recently wrote about my thoughts on whether or not Windows 8 will catch on based on the customer preview that Microsoft released about 6 months ago. Sine then, Microsoft have had another 6 months to work on Windows ... Read More »
Microsoft Release Their Own Social Network
Microsoft have officially launched an ‘experimental’ social networking site, dubbed So.cl (pronounced social). Looking at the site, it seems to be a kind of mix between Facebook and Google+ taking some parts both the popular social networks. According to Microsoft, ... Read More »
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