Windows to go

As I blogged before, i'm in love with windows 8 I think it is full of features, and opportunities for lots and lots of users, developers, OEMs, and MS partners.
In this post I wanna tell you about one of the features that I highly respect, it is the "Windows to go" feature.
Simply this feature allows you to have your windows on a flash memory, with all your settings, applications and other personalized features, and run it on any other PC that is running on windows 7 or windows 8, at the same time you will not affect this machine's OS by any mean as you are running your windows through your flash memory, not the local hard disk of this machine.

You will just need to choose your flash memory from the booting list while starting the machine you are going to work on, the computer will run the image saved on this flash memory letting you do what you want with it, from changing the settings to changing the apps, working on them, or downloading other applications, and those changes are all happening to the image running on that flash memory.

if you want to know in details how this feature is working and how to start using it yourself I highly recommend you this video from the Microsoft build event.

you can watch the video by visiting this link

Have a nice day :)

Mohanad Mohamad

Windows 8, What i like about it

Four days ago I started using windows 8, I've been reading about it for a while, and I think now it is the time to try it.
first I thought it is gonna be difficult a bit as for the new interface and the new features that I'm not familiar with, but what I've found was that it is so much fun, easy to use, simple, and fast.
Now I'm gonna write down the features I liked the most about windows 8, and will be more than happy to reply to your questions and comments about them.

The new Start menu:

The new start menu is what we can call the tablet view, it is pretty amazing, simple, beautiful and you can pin the apps you use the most to it.
when you pin the apps they are viewable as live tiles like those of windows phone, in a way that you can know the new about this app updates by just checking the tile, which means you don't need to open the application it self to know the updates.

The Lock screen:

a beautiful picture that you chose with the time, date, new E-mails and messages you are receiving, battery state, and Wi-Fi connection state.
nothing to mention about it more than the screen shot below, I like it, no... I think I love it.

The Picture Password:

a new way to enhance your privacy, you have the option to secure your PC/tablet the traditional way using a password or use the new option of creating a picture password.
the picture password lets you choose the picture you want and do three moves on it like a circle, a dot, and a straight line for example, in specific points on the picture, with specific direction and specific sort, when you do this password you unlock your screen.
what is really beautiful about this option is that you now have a more secured PC as the option for guessing your password by others is nearly impossible, at the same time it is a faster and easier way for the user to unlock the screen.... enhanced security, more fun, less time.


IE 10:
I've tried a lot to stick to the usage of IE in general but every time I fail, now with my fourth day using windows 8 with IE10 I've wasted zero seconds thinking about any other browser.
IE 10 with windows 8 is coming with two previews the metro style IE and the classical IE.

Generally both previews are so fast, more productive, more fun, and of course still the best browser when it comes to HTML5 websites.

I know that you will not believe it, but you really need to try it yourself, IE 10 is finally a very good browser from Microsoft.

note: when you start using the new IE10 start pinning your favorite websites to your task bar and try monitoring the change of the theme it is fun ;)




The Touch Keyboard:

usually if I'm using a tablet I hold it with one hand and type with the other one, you do this with windows 8, but if you are a thumb writer and holding your slate with your both hands you can have the keyboard divided to two halves as shown in the picture :) I really love this feature and I guess it is increasing the productivity of writing a lot :D


Old apps are still on:

any application that you used to run on windows 7 is runnable on windows 8, so there will be no problem using the apps you used to use on a daily basis for your work or your daily routine :)


Windows store:

Windows store is going to be your only source of Metro style applications if you want them, you will have free and paid applications to download whenever you want to.

Apple VS. Microsoft (Steve jobs VS. Bill Gates)

Years ago Apple was hitting with its Macintosh and Lisa Computers they were having all of the market share and people were impressed by what Apple was Doing, Steve Jobs was the man of who was seeing the future (and he was great, really Great),
 At the same time Microsoft was just a small company with no one knows who they are, Microsoft's vision was to be a Software company with nothing to do with the hardware, and they started windows, 2 or 3 years later it started to be the Operating system that every one is using, Steve jobs left apple, and he was saying that Microsoft is a Company with no taste, he was not getting it by that time, few years later Bill gates was the richest man alive and Steve jobs returned back to Apple, and the new hit by apple started after that by giving the beautiful taste to it's products the mac book, and after that the iphone, then the iPad and again Apple was hitting and they were having the market share of their new Products, But as always Apple was the owning the hardware and the software.
And as the old days Microsoft is standing away and was trying to be in the market with bad Products like the windows mobile, so it is the same no one knows Microsoft in the field of Tablets and Phones.
a little change we are having now that it is a Marketing game now and what is making Apple hitting this way is that Steve jobs is a brilliant marketeer, so it is not a geeks thing any more.
Bill gates decided to leave the lead of Microsoft to the first non technical guy worked for Microsoft and it is Steve Ballmer, so it is a fair game now a Marketeer VS. Marketeer, Ballmer first did a great thing which was a confession that Microsoft had some bad products that did not satisfy Microsoft's customers, then again Microsoft launched something called Windows Phone 7 an Operating System for Smart Phones, so it is again the Windows game.
at the same time "Again" Steve jobs decided to leave Apple which will make this time an easy game to Microsoft cause it is a Marketeer VS Marketeer but this time it is Tim Cook who is not a skilled Marketeer as Jobs with all my respect.
Microsoft now is having a Generic Operating system for phones that can be used by any Phone meeting it's hardware requirements, Also Windows 8 is entering the Game of Tablets by Windows 8 the same thing a generic Operating System for Tablets with hardware requirements.

so why am i saying this story and wasting your time with things you might be knowing ??
cause when i knew this story I've Reached a conclusion that i love to share it with you, and it is totally from my point of view not Microsoft's not Apple's not anybody's it is all Mine Mohanad's Point of view
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First :
Both Steve and Bill are great men, artists, successful, with all the meaning of these words they had their dream clear and they both reached their Dream and they are happy now i guess, and anyone who wish to be a great Entrepreneur must read, search and study their biography.

Second :
Both Bill and Steve pushed the replay button of the history, so i think Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 will be very successful (i wish personally cause i'm a Microsoft Fan, but i respect Apple).

Third:
i love theses men business model i don't think that successful industries or codes, or anything must be revealed to public, i personally don't believe in the Open Source and what i see is that their is some versions of the Open Source Software reached a level of success, immediately converted to non free closed source Software, so Open Source to me is for the prevalence only.

Forth :
it is not a war, for the user, only choose what fits you, if you choose Apple's Products no one from Microsoft will try to kill you and vise versa, they booth know that they will never get all the world as customers to their products.

Fifth :
Microsoft do have it's way in the industry, Apple do have it's way in the industry, also Google have it's way, never ask Google to reveal it's Search engine code, Microsoft to reveal it's Products code, Apple to reveal its way of manufacturing or it's code too, it is not fair plus, why don't we just respect them and search deeper who they are successful, i (Mohanad) Loves Microsoft very much, cause it fits me, that dose not mean that the others are punch of stupids how don't know nothing and they are going to fail the next step they have, think about it, they are the biggest companies on earth, so they really know what are they doing, so focus in one of two things even to learn from them how to be successful or create something new and better (Like Mark Zuckerberg or Jack Dorsey)

Sixth :
Microsoft Products are great, Apple Products are Great, Google Products are great, each one of them have it's own taste, and audience know the three of them don't close your mind and mentality on one thing.

Finally : i'll keep blogging about Microsoft's Products, cause i love them and i love this Company and i'll do my best to keep this Company on top of the world :), at the same time i respect Apple and Google they both of them are giving a taste to the market it will never be cool when it is only one company having everything :D.


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