Free ebook available for download from Microsoft

[40hz]

You can download a free copy of Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals by Ed Bott.

Info and download link is here. No registration or other nonsense required to download.

I took a quick skim and it looks like it could be useful if you're an IT admin or Windows power user.

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[Stoic Joker]

Any chance it mentions how to log into 8.1 OOB without having/using/needing a Microsoft account. I ran out of time last night upgrading my laptop and stopped just short of tossing it out a window because of that little nuance.


Dear Microsoft,
  It really is My Computer, so please shove the NSA infested cloud requirement up you ass.

Thank you,

Stoic Joker

[40hz]

^It is annoying. So do what I did. Open a new Microsoft account - and lie!

[Stoic Joker]

^It is annoying. So do what I did. Open a new Microsoft account - and lie!

There is no profit in encouraging bad behavior. If you lie, the Corporate Masters only see that their draconian mandate is being accepted as the list of signed up sheeple names grows. Conversely, if you flatten the box to return to personal computing, and then line their driveway with bags of flaming poo...the message gets much clearer. I really do enjoy making people regret pressing me for personal information IRL.


Oh yeah... ... Thanks for the book link.  The subject matter just caught me (in a ranting mood) at a bad time.

[tomos]

Any chance it mentions how to log into 8.1 OOB without having/using/needing a Microsoft account. I ran out of time last night upgrading my laptop and stopped just short of tossing it out a window because of that little nuance.


Dear Microsoft,
  It really is My Computer, so please shove the NSA infested cloud requirement up you ass.

Took a while to find a solution (but I'm happy to find that there is a way of avoiding it) - thought it was worth some publicity so made a new thread:
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=36379.0

[Stoic Joker]

Took a while to find a solution (but I'm happy to find that there is a way of avoiding it) - thought it was worth some publicity so made a new thread:
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=36379.0

[40hz]

^It is annoying. So do what I did. Open a new Microsoft account - and lie!

There is no profit in encouraging bad behavior. If you lie, the Corporate Masters only see that their draconian mandate is being accepted as the list of signed up sheeple names grows.

That's only a real issue if Windows is your primary or choice of operating system.

It's neither for me. I just provide tech support for clients these days. What Windows machines I still have (most of which are now VMs) are kept in "the lab" and connected to their own network. They're totally isolated from my penguin pond - which is where my stuff lives these days.