Windows 8 - Live ID Sign-In

As time goes on, we're discovering more and more interesting features of Windows 8, as Microsoft announces them. One of the latest innovations that they've released a video on is the ability to migrate user customized desktops using your Windows Live ID. You simply sign in with it, and it will migrate all of your settings, app data, etc. to the system you are using. Below is a video from Microsoft, demonstrating just this.

*All credit for this video goes to Microsoft, and the Windows 8 Team. 
Compsult Inc. had no part in the creation of this video.

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Windows 8: News

Microsoft has been hard at work, preparing their latest operating system, due to be released in 2012. They've recently released a number of updates and videos, showing the basics of what to expect. The new operating system is quite impressive, and incorporates an app system, along with a new design of Windows Explorer that makes navigation much easier.

Here is a demo video from Microsoft's official YouTube channel:

Another announced benefit of the new Windows 8, is an extremely fast boot time.
Below is a video from Microsoft demonstrating just that!

To make this possible, a new method, which was a sort of cross between shutting down and hibernation, has been developed. To read more from Microsoft on this new startup method, click here.

Windows 8 is releasing for any form of computer, whether it should be a laptop, Desktop PC, or Tablet. It definitely seems geared towards touch screen capabilities, but it will also work just fine with a keyboard and mouse.

Google Takeout: Support For Google Voice

Google Takeout, a service offered for Google's various web services, has added on support for Google Voice recently. What does this mean? Firstly, I'll explain this service for their services.

Google Takeout allows users of Google Buzz, Picasa, and other Google services to export their pictures, videos, documents, files, and other data to simple, easy to use file formats. The new addition of support for Google Voice to the service will allow Google Voice users to export voicemails, texts, and contacts with ease. The voicemails can now be saved as MP3 files, while the texts and contacts can be saved as documents.

Facebook, and some other sites have also developed a similar service, allowing you to export your personal info and other data. The Facebook service, however, exports to a .zip file, which some users have difficulty with. Google Takeout fouses on the ability to export the data to common file extensions, such as .mp3, .doc, .jpg, etc.

Here is the short, comedic video that Google used to announce the news.

Original article via (TechCrunch): http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/06/google-now-lets-you-export-google-voice-data/