Using Windows 8

Windows 8 MCE (RC6) Remote: The “Big Green Button” doesn't work. In Windows 7 and earlier, the “Big Green Button” opened Media Center. In Windows 8, in some installations, it appears that Microsoft may have left this command out of the RC6 MCE Remote Control device driver. Not so, it's just your IR Receiver didn't get installed properly. If you’ve upgraded your Computer to Windows 8, and either purchased or upgraded to the Pro edition with the Media Center option (Media Center isn't included with Windows 8, even in the Pro edition, so you have to obtain this via an upgrade. This post assumes that you have already installed the Media Center extension, and it works properly. When you first grabbed your Media Center remote, you may have noticed that the Big Green Button no longer works (which, presumably, is why you are reading this). So: how do you get that Big Green Buttton to once again work properly? Fear not: you can fix this, and it is si...

Did you just “upgrade” your perfectly good Windows 7 computer to Windows 8? •Was it painless? •Does everything work like you wanted? •Did you keep all of its original functionality? •Were you surprised?   If you answered “no” to any of the above questions, you are not alone. Very probably, and without exception, everyone in the entire world will experience problems/deficiencies during their transition to this new paradigm. Windows 8 is Microsoft’s latest chapter in their “Information Technology Professional’s Full-Employment Program”. The object of this website is to share tips and tricks that I have learned during my transition into this brave new world. Each time I have solved a particular problem / found a work around/learned a new trick, I will be sharing those with you.