I just checked the stats for Windows 8. Things don’t look good.
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June 2, 2014Windows 9 Looms on the HorizonMay 30, 2014Have Film-Video Game Tie-Ins Ever Worked?Computer games have come a long way since tic-tac-toe. Today, the video game industry rivals Hollywood as a source of visual entertainment, not to mention that video games are interactive whereas movies aren’t. Where the two behemoths meet, however, is a sour, ugly patch of land. May 28, 2014When Memory LeaksWhile my favorite PC term happens to be dump, I also hold some fondness for the term leak. Specifically, a memory leak. May 26, 2014ClickbaitHave you ever met the perfect word? It’s a word that describes something you can’t otherwise explain, or something you take a long time to describe but never feel you did a good job. For me, satisfaction has recently arrived when I learned the term clickbait. May 23, 2014One Year of the WSIThe Wambooli Stock Index will be one year old tomorrow. How’s it doin’? Well. It’s dead. May 21, 2014Windows Messed-Up LibrariesHere’s an over-used computer term: Library. You can have a programming library, a library of common routines, a library of media files, or even a location that charges late fees when you borrow books. That’s not what most people refer to when they think of Windows and libraries. May 19, 2014May These Phones Rest in PeaceA new era dawns. Mourn with me the flip phones, once ubiquitous and, nay, a sign of status. And while you’re at it, mourn with me phones with a physical keyboard. They be gone as well.
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May 16, 2014Android File Transfer DetailsI frequently get asked this question: “How can I find a file after I’ve copied it from my PC to my phone?”
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May 14, 2014The Alt+Keypad Trick – RevisitedThe Macintosh does it easy. Accented letters and symbols are made readily accessibly by using keyboard shortcuts available anytime you use a Mac. The PC? Well, you’re kinda screwed.
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May 12, 2014Introducing Wambooli PorchCam 2.2Sometime on April 29, 2014, my Wambooli webcam — the PorchCam &mdash died. I should be used to these things.
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