Category Archives: Computer – general

Count to Four, Slowly

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Ludwig

Things were going pretty well on the development of the online exhibition that the Peachtree Corners Photography Club was getting ready. I was working “the strings behind the curtain”. Photographers were uploading their entries. I assembled the photos in an … Continue reading →

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AI Photo Interpreter

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Ludwig

The computers are watching us! Drum roll please! Now for the latest from Microsoft Cognitive Services: CaptionBot – an online AI (artificial intelligence) thingie that looks at photos and tells what it sees – sort of supplying a caption for … Continue reading →

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Windows 8.1 – Start button

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Ludwig

The Start button returns in Windows 8.1 With the Windows 8.1 Preview Microsoft returns the Start button – sort of. Down in the lower left corner, on the taskbar, is the new Windows logo. It does not have the nice … Continue reading →

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Installing Windows 8.1 Preview in a VMware Player virtual machine

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Ludwig

Windows 8.1 Preview Microsoft has released Windows 8.1 Preview. Like other “previews”, this is prerelease software and is not intended as a normal upgrade. In fact, there are serious disadvantages to installing this preview in a regular Windows 8 PC: … Continue reading →

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Updating drivers for Windows 8

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Ludwig

Windows 8 brings with it a set of drivers that might not provide the best performance. I had that happen when I installed Windows 8 on an ancient HP laptop. The native Windows 8 driver could not set the screen … Continue reading →

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VMware Player 5 for Windows 8

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Ludwig

Run Windows 8 on new VMware Player 5 VMware has released a new version of VMware Player with full Windows 8 support. Installing Windows 8 in a VMware Player virtual machine is now straightforward and quick. This version even received … Continue reading →

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