Windows 8 Know IT Guyde
There is a lot of info out there around Windows 8. For my own personal reasons, I wanted to get the BEST of it, all in one place. A place I could refer back to and a place I could refer others. It’s a working document, growing and changing as time passes. It can also be influenced by you. Leave a comment here of your favorite Windows 8 resource, send me a link in twitter (@jcollison), post it out to our Facebook group or send it to me in an email, podcast@theAverageGuy.tv. However you choose, I will give you credit for the find and post it here. Let’s enjoy the ride!
Updated 7/7/2015
Find a Store, Hours and Location of a Microsoft Store.
| http://content.microsoftstore.com/store/store-lookup/allstores |
Windows 8 Basics
| The Windows Home Page at Microsoft |
| Windows 8 on Wikipedia |
| The Windows Blog – All things Windows from a Microsoft Blog |
| Windows 8 Tutorials (windows8update.com – Renny Phipps) – Hours of in depth Tutorials! |
Windows 8 Software (due to released October 26, 2012)
| Windows 8 upgrade offer – Link no longer works |
| Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 October release schedule revealed (wpcentral.com) |
| Get Ready for Windows 8 (Enterprise) (Technet) |
| Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 (Blogging Windows) – Link no longer works |
| Add Windows Media Center to Windows 8 Pro Free until January 31st |
Blogs
Overviews / Helps / How-to
| Windows 8 Productivity: Who moved my Cheese? Oh, there it is! (Ernesto Morin) |
| Comprehensive List of Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts (Tim Black) |
| Windows 8 Tip: Picking A Backup Strategy (winsupersite.com) |
| Windows 8 cheat sheet (Computerworld.com) |
| The Key to Windows 8 for New Users is Patience, Patience, Patience (windowsobserver.com) |
| Windows 8: Frequently Asked Questions |
Video
| Quick Look at Windows 8 RTM (Tested.com) (Renny Phipps) |
| Learn Windows 8 in 8 minutes |
| SurfaceGeeks.net – Blog and Podcast |
| Windows 8 Demonstrations – Technet |
Podcasts
| 89 Home Tech Podcast: One Big Windows 8 Surface Tablet |
| 92 Home Tech Podcast: Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface is here! |
| 93 Home Tech Podcast: Microsoft Surface Demo / Hands On Reviews |
Windows Blogs
| Blogging Windows Blog |
| Windows Experience Blog |
Surface Tablet
| Welcome to Microsoft Surface – The Official Microsoft Site for All things Surface |
Windows 8 for Developers
| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation for Developers – Download Windows 8 Enterprise 90-day evaluation |
| Downloads for Windows 8 style app development – Find the SDKs and tools for Visual Studio 2012 |
| Windows 8 app developer blog – Insights on building Metro style apps for Windows 8, by the Windows 8 engineering team |
| How to develop a Windows 8 App in 30 Days (generationapp.com) |
| How to find out when your version of Windows expires (ghacks.net) |
| Windows 8 Jump Start – designed specifically for experienced IT professionals |
| Channel 9 – Build 2012 Coverage (Video) |
| Microsoft Virtual Academy |
| Windows 8 Downloads |
Developer Blogs
| Devhammer’s Den |
Windows 8 Developer Preview (released September 23, 2011)
| Running Windows 8 Developer Preview in a virtual environment |
Windows 8 Consumer Preview (released February 29, 2012)
| All Consumer Preview links have been forwarded to the Release Preview below. |
Windows 8 Release Preview (released May 31, 20)
| Windows 8 Release Preview – Microsoft’s Front page to all things Release Preview |
| Windows 8 Release Preview ISO images |
| Windows 8 Release Preview: Frequently asked questions – Here are answers to some common questions |
| Windows 8 Release Preview forum – |
