How not to dual boot a machine and survive

Last week Microsoft released the Windows Phone 8 SDK and I was all set to go, but there was a catch. The emulators for WP8 require virtualization running on Windows 8, and my only machine with virtualization was my production machine running Windows 7. Currently, upgrading that machine to Windows 8 is not an option.Continue reading “How not to dual boot a machine and survive”

It is Thanksgiving. Is that why Windows 8 is acting like a turkey?

For the past month, I have been trying to get a Windows 8 machine ready for Windows Phone 8 development. Luckily, the WP8 SDK has been delayed. I guess it is my fault for using two laptops I had lying around rather than buying a new machine. I have been able to install Windows 8 onContinue reading “It is Thanksgiving. Is that why Windows 8 is acting like a turkey?”