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MacBook Pro Retina with Windows 8: projector issues

When I started my great MacBook Pro with Windows 8 via boot camp adventure, my intent was to use the machine for hosting client meetings and demonstrations while connected to a projector. Imagine my horror when the first few projectors I tried to connect to could only support a 640

Life with a MacBook Pro – 2 months on

It’s almost 2 months since I decided to purchase the new MacBook Pro with Retina [https://blog.craigharvey.me/2012/08/20/if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em/] display to run Windows 8. Time to take stock and see how that is working out. I am still a big fan of the hardware and

MacBook Pro, Boot Camp and Bluetooth mice in Windows

MacBook Pro, Boot Camp and Bluetooth mice in Windows

When I bought my MacBook Pro I thought I’d treat myself to a new mouse as well, so I picked up a Logitech M555b Mouse [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002APDFA0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B002APDFA0&linkCode=as2&tag=reseword-20&linkId=

Resize Boot Camp partition for free – Windows 8

When I originally set up my Boot Camp partition I just picked a split of 50% for each drive – 256GB for OSX Mountain Lion and 256GB for Windows 8. After settling into Windows 8 and not really being very interested in OSX I wanted to allocate more space to the

MacBook Pro with Retina Display Windows 8 RTM boot time

As a follow up to my earlier post about purchasing a MacBook Pro with Retina display, here is the video showing the Windows 8 boot time from a cold boot. About 24 seconds from hitting the power button to the display of the log on screen. Then after logging on

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

I have finally succumbed to the world of running Windows on Apple hardware as far as PCs go. Despite a lifelong opposition to Apple products I finally relented and bought myself a shiny new MacBook Pro with Retina display to run Windows 8. For a while I was looking for