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Windows 8 six months in What happened to the old neighborhood? It’s been half a year now since Windows 8 officially hit. For those first three months, I coveted it from afar. I was in Ecuador checking out plans to build a Latin American Silicon Valley, and I felt squeamish about upgrading without access to all the backups, support, and …

Windows 8.1 hits the web We’ve only seen leaks and preview images of what Windows 8.1 (codenamed Windows Blue) would look like so far, but we won’t have to do that anymore. Microsoft has finally released a video demo of Windows 8.1, showing off some of the new features the update brings.   The video shows Jensen Harris of the …

Windows 8.1 interface details emerge Microsoft will publicly show off the improvements it has made to Windows 8.1’s Modern UI later today, but we’ve managed to get an early look at what the company has in store for its users. It’s no secret that Windows 8’s all-new interface has presented challenges for many users, so we’re expecting a fairly significant …

Linux Plans Of Linux Four months after confirming plans to build a version of its Steam gaming platform for Linux, Valve today announced the launch of a limited access Steam for Linux beta. The new client supports the free-to-play Team Fortress 2 game, while another 24 Steam titles are also available now on Ubuntu. Additionally, the beta includes big picture mode, designed for use …

Ubuntu Longtime User Of Ubuntu For longtime users of Ubuntu Linux, it may feel like just yesterday that Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal” first came out.     It’s a particularly memorable release, of course, because it was the first desktop version of Canonical’s popular Linux distribution to use the controversial Unity desktop by default. Well, on Sunday, hard on the heels of the recent release …