Windows 8

WAC update for PowerPoint in Lync 2013 with Windows 8.1

I’ve been having some fun recently with WAC on some customer deployments with TMG being unable to publish WAC correctly & causing problems when doing PowerPoint sharing. Most of these issues I worked around by deploying IIS ARR in place of TMG but it didn’t help...

Lync Windows 8 App – November 2013 update

It looks like the Windows 8 “Modern / Metro” style Lync app was just updated today. The official change log looks like it brings some some pretty major additions: Install the new app on Windows 8.1 to take advantage of new Windows features. Take control of shared...

Migrating Zune Pass downloads into Xbox Music

Update 24/10/12: After leaving the Xbox Music client overnight it seems to have now "discovered" all my Zune pass music by itself so before trying the technique below you might want to try leaving it for a bit to see if it finds anything new (or reboot a few times)....

F5521GW WWAN install on Windows 8 CP (Lenovo X220t)

F5521GW WWAN install on Windows 8 CP (Lenovo X220t)

I recently upgraded from Windows 7 to the CP of Windows 8 and was surprised how well everything seemed to work. I was however having some battery life issues so decided to do a fresh install to make sure it wasn’t some driver weirdness left over from Win7. After...

Some initial impressions on Windows 8

Some initial impressions on Windows 8

Having played with the Developer Preview of Windows 8 and now running the Consumer Preview full time on my laptop I was given the opportunity through work to write a small piece for The Journal’s business section – a regional paper in the North East. You can find the...