grand stream dreams: Windows 8 Linkage: Product Name “Something or Another”

Umm…we’ll get back with you on that…

Glad I’m not the guy in charge of product branding and damage control over in Redmond at the moment!

If it wasn’t challenging enough trying to continue the positive spin on the forced Windows 8 ~~Metro~~ home page (?) interface, and convincing enterprises that this new GUI model will improve productivity and operational excellence with their employees over Windows XP/Window 7, now they have to do some major spin-control on the whole “it was really just a codename” for the Windows 8 look/feel.

Exclusive: Microsoft's Metro branding to be replaced 'this week' according to internal memo - The Verge
Report: Trademark dispute scuttles the name ‘Metro’ for Windows 8′s design [Updated] - Chron.com’s TechBlog by Dwight Silverman
Cleaning up Microsoft’s Metro mess -ZDNet’s Ed Bott’s take on the…dare we say…debacle?

Really?

Anyway…regardless…it’s time to clean out the Windows 8 link hopper and do a Grand Stream Dreams Windows 8 linkfest dump.

Please note references to the former Win8 interface have been ~~struck through~~ for amusement and accuracy.

Win8 - Start Here - Get It

It’s Official – Windows 8 Will Be Available on October 26, 2012 - Windows7hacker
Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Upgrade Path [Chart] - Windows7hacker
Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 - Windows Team Blog

Win8 - Related Products and Services

Download the beta release of Windows Server 2012 Essentials today! - Windows Server Blog
Microsoft confirms enthusiasts' fears: No more versions of Windows Home Server - ZDNet
Windows Home Server is dead, but we shouldn’t mourn it - Ars Technica
Microsoft Office Customer Preview - Microsoft Official Site
Office 2013 preview: cloud subscriptions, ~~Metro~~ flair, and touch improvements - The Verge
Download Microsoft Office 2013 customer preview now - Ars Technica
First look: Outlook 2013 - Ars Technica
First look: Word 2013 - Ars Technica
First look: Excel 2013 - Ars Technica
First look: OneNote 2013 - Ars Technica
First look: PowerPoint 2013 - Ars Technica
Disabling animations in Office 2013 - Within Windows
BETA: “The new Office” is announced - Kurt Shintaku's Blog
Microsoft moves your Office to the cloud - BetaNews
Office and the Cloud - Office Next Blog
The New Office 365: Baby Steps in the Right Direction - ReadWriteWeb Blog
A (p)review of Microsoft Office 2013 - BetaNews
Microsoft Office 2013: Offline Installer of the preview version - Caschys Blog (Google Translated)
Reading in the new Office - Office Next blog
New in Windows Server 2012 – Part 1: Management - 4sysops blog
New in Windows Server 2012 – Part 2: Storage - 4sysops blog
Introducing Outlook.com - Modern Email for the Next Billion Mailboxes - Outlook Blog
Outlook Is a Completely New, Feature-Filled Webmail Service from Microsoft - Lifehacker
Get Your Email Address for Outlook.com, Microsoft's New Hotmail Killer - ReadWriteWeb blog
Microsoft unveils Windows 8-inspired “Outlook.com” freemail service - Ars Technica
Hotmail Gets A New Name – Outlook.com - Windows7hacker
Microsoft relaunches Hotmail as Outlook - BetaNews
Outlook.com: Take a Tour of Microsoft's Hotmail Replacement - ReadWriteWeb blog
Making an Alias for Your Outlook Account Is Crazy Easy - Lifehacker
Outlook.com: a big tour - Caschys Blog (Google Translated)

Win8 - Install It

Windows 8 and Windows 8 Upgrade Clean Install: these are the existing information - Caschys Blog (Google Translated)
New Windows Server 2012 puts virtualization front and center - Ars Technica
Microsoft confirms enthusiasts' fears: No more versions of Windows Home Server - ZDNet
Microsoft sets Server 2012 lineup and pricing, ditches Home Server - BetaNews

Win8 - Under the Hood

Designing the Windows 8 Calendar app - Building Windows 8 blog
Windows Aero Glass without 8: How it looks - Born’s IT & Windows Blog (Google Translated)
Fixing up a virtual machine while importing it on Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012 - Virtual PC Guy's Blog
Windows 8: Explorer "File Explorer" renamed - Born’s IT & Windows Blog (Google Translated)
What’s The Difference Between Windows 8 & Windows RT? - MakeUseOf Blog
No more freezes in Windows 8? - Born’s IT & Windows Blog (Google Translated)
Hotfix available for Windows 8 freezing issues - Within Windows
Fast start-Winlogon bug in Windows 8? - Born’s IT & Windows Blog (Google Translated)
ISO mounting bug in Windows 8? - Born’s IT & Windows Blog (Google Translated)
Protecting user files with File History - Building Windows 8
A step back in time with Windows 8′s File History - Ars Technica
Windows 8 file version history: the time machine for Windows 8 makes other tools superfluous - Caschys Blog (Google Translated)
Microsoft details File History, Windows 8's automated backup tool - The Verge
wbadmin: full backup on Windows 8 using a system image - Caschys Blog (Google Translated)
BitLocker in Windows 8 - 4sysops Blog
Windows 8: Final still to optical changes - Caschys Blog (Google Translated)
Microsoft says Windows 8 Store: 7-day trial period & Co - Caschys Blog (Google Translated)
Windows 8 Secrets: RTM Windows Store Revealed - Within Windows
Simplifying printing in Windows 8 -Building Windows 8

Win8 - To Go

53 - Windows 8 To Go (boot Windows 8 from a USB drive!) - RMPrepUSB - Really great “how-to” guide (from a site with tons of USB boot device tips and tricks).

Win8 - Tweaks