My Surface RT is preordered (as is my Mum’s), all my home computers are upgraded… it’s finally *almost* here! And then! The real madness begins! That’s pretty much all I had. I’m excited!

Australian Premier Support customers: Join us for an overview of the new stuff in Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8! This series of events will run for the entire day in each city and showcase 4 sessions of about 90 minutes, on a range of Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 client topics. All topics...

I’ve been working on the Windows 8 Application Excellence Lab circuit recently, helping push Metro-style apps from good to great! Metro apps look visually simple, but conveying your app’s information in a simple and visually appealing manner isn’t just a matter of “removing stuff”. The best apps look...

Just some notes recording what I’ve picked up from a couple of days using the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on my main desktops:   The hit target for the Start button is the very bottom left corner – like, the four pixels in that region. Just slam the mouse there and click - when you get used to it...

There's an very handy-looking new tool that can be used to quickly determine a site's compatibility with IE10. I set it up with Fiddler on one of my machines, and can now enable a pop-up item in Fiddler under the Rules menu. I wasn't familiar with Fiddler's rules engine before... more investigation...