I just learned from Paul Thurrott that Microsoft announced some new services and products associated with its SkyDrive cloud service. Although most of the news was welcomed, one downside is Microsoft dropping the amount of free storage on SkyDrive from 25GB to 7GB. But, don’t fret yet, because Microsoft is allowing its loyal users (the … Continue reading Get your 25GB of free SkyDrive storage while you still can
Month: April 2012
Windows 8 Product Editions: Keeping it simple
Microsoft today unveiled the Windows 8 Product Editions on their Windows Team Blog. There are a couple things we can take from this post. First, Microsoft is slimming down the product editions in Windows 8 and second, Windows 8 is now the official name for the next x86/x64 Windows (note, the importance of x86/x64 here, … Continue reading Windows 8 Product Editions: Keeping it simple
Ubuntu removes default Mono support in 12.04: Don’t worry though, you can still (easily) get it back
I’m currently trying out the latest Ubuntu pre-release, 12.04 (Precise Pangolin), and noticed Ubuntu removed support for Mono by default in this release. Prior to 12.04, Ubuntu included a default installation of the Mono Project. However, getting Mono back onto Ubuntu is very easy. Open up the Ubuntu Software Center (located on the Launcher) Select … Continue reading Ubuntu removes default Mono support in 12.04: Don’t worry though, you can still (easily) get it back