This was helpful:
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-prepare-your-pc-for-windows-10/
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Is Windows 10 REALLY free?
Yes, and no.
(If you are SDS-W, please do NOT reserve your copy of Windows 10 yet. The Technology Working Group will inform you of when and how to do it, as we have a multi-user license to consider.)
There is no way you will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 from XP or Vista systems. There are no free offers.
Windows 10 will come as a free upgrade from Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 7 for the first year. The free upgrade will be available starting July 29, 2015, and will be available for download/installation for one year.
Those who for some reason don't upgrade until after the offer has expired will likely have to pay for Windows 10.
At least in the short term, Microsoft has announced Windows 10's pricing will stay the same as Windows 8.1's. That means Windows 10 Home will retail for $119, just like standard Windows 8.1; while Windows 10 Pro will retail for $199, just like Windows 8.1 Pro. The Windows 10 Pro Pack, allowing you to upgrade from Home to Pro, will cost $99.
Here's a link to Microsoft's information about Windows 10.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/features
Here's a link to Microsoft's Q&A about Windows 10
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq
(If you are SDS-W, please do NOT reserve your copy of Windows 10 yet. The Technology Working Group will inform you of when and how to do it, as we have a multi-user license to consider.)
There is no way you will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 from XP or Vista systems. There are no free offers.
Windows 10 will come as a free upgrade from Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 7 for the first year. The free upgrade will be available starting July 29, 2015, and will be available for download/installation for one year.
- Once a device is upgraded to Windows 10, it’ll be supported for the lifetime of the device.
- Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Premium and Windows 8.1 users will be upgraded to Windows 10 Home
- Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Windows 8.1 Pro users will be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro
- Windows Phone 8.1 users will be upgraded to Windows 10 Mobile
- Windows Enterprise, Windows RT and Windows 8 users are not eligible for a free upgrade.
Those who for some reason don't upgrade until after the offer has expired will likely have to pay for Windows 10.
At least in the short term, Microsoft has announced Windows 10's pricing will stay the same as Windows 8.1's. That means Windows 10 Home will retail for $119, just like standard Windows 8.1; while Windows 10 Pro will retail for $199, just like Windows 8.1 Pro. The Windows 10 Pro Pack, allowing you to upgrade from Home to Pro, will cost $99.
Here's a link to Microsoft's information about Windows 10.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/features
Here's a link to Microsoft's Q&A about Windows 10
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Make your own e-book?
Well, sort of. This makes a personalized "e-book" from one or more articles in Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. I did it the last time I had to travel and needed something about my current topic(s) of interest.
http://www.labnol.org/internet/create-wikipedia-ebooks/25491/ This tells you how to make the ebook.
You can create a PDF file (free) and download it to your computer.
Or, if you don't want an e-book, but rather a soft-bound or hard bound compilation on good ol' paper..yes, a real book!... you can pay to have a bound paper book printed.
My 200 page PDF would have made a nice 405 page bound book which would have cost me $24.15 (paper) and another $7.10 would have made it into a hardbound book. Nifty!
Of course, I like free...so I have only used the PDF option. It creates a really nifty, click-able table of contents, too!
http://www.labnol.org/internet/create-wikipedia-ebooks/25491/ This tells you how to make the ebook.
You can create a PDF file (free) and download it to your computer.
Or, if you don't want an e-book, but rather a soft-bound or hard bound compilation on good ol' paper..yes, a real book!... you can pay to have a bound paper book printed.
My 200 page PDF would have made a nice 405 page bound book which would have cost me $24.15 (paper) and another $7.10 would have made it into a hardbound book. Nifty!
Of course, I like free...so I have only used the PDF option. It creates a really nifty, click-able table of contents, too!
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