Microsoft on Wednesday showed off a new user interface for copying files in Windows 8. The feature allows users to manage "copy jobs" via a single dialog box, which is capable of displaying ...

My new slogan for Windows 8: “It’s not all bad!” ($50K and it’s yours, Microsoft.) Misguided though the Metro interface may be, there are some nice under-the-hood improvements to be found in the OS.

Ahh, the Windows Explorer progress dialog. For years it has been struggling to figure out how to calculate how long our copy and delete operations would take, sliding the progress bar back and forth ...

If there is one thing that has remained constant in Windows throughout all of its incarnations, It’s the software’s copy, delete, and move file functions. This is something that Microsoft is looking ...

Copying big batches of files isn't always easy or fun -- and when mistakes are made heads can roll. Microsoft thinks it has a better approach with Windows 8's simplified and centralized interface for ...

Hold onto your socks Windows 8 fans, because Microsoft is adding some new enhancements to its file manager application, Windows Explorer, in the next version of its popular operating system. And the ...

We're playing with a Dell XPS12 laptop, in order to determine if we want to go that route versus IPads for mobile applications. Right now, I'm working on the default log-in profiles. I've searched ...

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