As you would expect we have been testing Windows 8 on a number of tablets for many months now. Such a radical change to the way we work is not easy to take, but the change to Windows 8 has been rewarding. It is an amazing operating system for tablets and it competes very well …Read more
Motion F5t Tablet – BIM Demonstration(Building Information Modelling)
As demonstrated in the video below, the really awesome thing about a Windows tablet (Windows 7 or Windows 8) is having a full operating system that can run full Windows programs with all of their power and complexity in a mobile form factor. The video below shows the Motion F5t running Tekla BIMSight and as …Read more
Samsung Series 7 Slate – Final Stock–Makes a great Windows 8 tablet!
Windows 8 tabletsare still in very short supply, but there are a few Samsung Series 7 Slate models still available, notably the i5 3G model and the i3 model. The Series 7 Slate does ship with Windows 7, but Microsoft offers a low cost $14.99 Windows 8 upgrade if you jump in before January 31 …Read more
Rugged Tablets and Windows 8
A customer in the building industry told me that they surveyed similar companies around Australia to see what tablets they used. Out of the companies that used iPads on average they replaced two a year through on site damage. When you compare that to a rugged tablet like the Motion F5t with its three year …Read more
Windows 8 Pro–The ultimate choice for business
In the first month after the release Windows 8, Microsoft sold over 40,000,000 copies. Not bad at all, but I’d happily wager that the vast majority of these licences were for Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 Pro will continue to be the primary choice for business for the following reasons: It runs on Intel Processors …Read more
