Switching from Mac to Windows?
Here are some resources that should help you get started.
Design
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Penny Arcade Surface Studio Review
by Penny ArcadeOver on the Penny Arcade blog, Gabe shares his thoughts on the Microsoft Surface Studio.
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Syd Weiler demoes the Surface Studio
by AdobeAdobe resident artist Syd Weiler gives a drawing demo in Photoshop CC on the Surface Studio.
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Steven Harrington: Far Outttt
by DazedLA based designer Steve Harrington uses Surface to bring 2D illustration & animation into 3D reality.
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The Madbury Club: Mobile Projection Unit
by coolhuntingBrooklyn’s multi-talented The Madbury Club collaborated with Microsoft for 'Surface Experiments’ — a new program inviting artists to experiment and...
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Art on Surface
by MicrosoftCheck out the global art project that spanned 17 cities in 12 countries where, over the course of 5 weeks,...
DevOps
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Building a Scalable Online Game with Azure - Part 2
by Nick PruehsNick shows us how to a web service that acts as interface between the frontend and the actual backend services....
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Building a Scalable Online Game with Azure - Part 3
by Nick PruehsNick teaches us how to persist state in a scalable database.
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Building a Scalable Online Game with Azure - Part 1
by Nick PruehsNick walks us through the basics of getting a gaming backend up and running in the cloud.
Development
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Mac-like Special Characters in Windows
by Aaron GustafsonFor nearly a decade, Aaron has been writing and developing on a Mac and he absolutely loves how much easier...
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Running Windows 10 Ubuntu Bash in Cmder
by Sebastian GingterCmder is a popular console emulator for Windows and you can run the WSL bash in it.
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How to install and run (Oh-My-) zsh on Windows
by Sebastian GingterBash on Windows is great thanks to the WSL. If you like (Oh-My-) zsh, this is for you.
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Setup Bash on Windows: My Environment Configuration
by Ryan LanciauxThe steps to take to install and configure Bash on Windows to closely resemble a Linux/Mac setting for JavaScript and...
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Setup Windows 10 for Modern/Hipster Development
by Felix RiesebergTurning Windows into an environment ready for modern development
Game Development
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Building a Scalable Online Game with Azure - Part 2
by Nick PruehsNick shows us how to a web service that acts as interface between the frontend and the actual backend services....
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Building a Scalable Online Game with Azure - Part 3
by Nick PruehsNick teaches us how to persist state in a scalable database.
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Building a Scalable Online Game with Azure - Part 1
by Nick PruehsNick walks us through the basics of getting a gaming backend up and running in the cloud.
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Getting Started With HTML5 Game Development
by Austin Hallock & Robert NymanHow “HTML5” can be better than native, where to start with the development process, where to go when you’re stuck,...
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Getting Started with Game Development
by Adam TuliperAdam has put together an intro Game Dev course to help us understand how to work with Unity.
Opinions & Reactions
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Penny Arcade Surface Studio Review
by Penny ArcadeOver on the Penny Arcade blog, Gabe shares his thoughts on the Microsoft Surface Studio.
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The best apps to get when switching from Mac to Windows
by Mark LinsanganThese four utilities can help a Mac vet feel right at home on Microsoft's platform.
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Opening Windows
by Daniel MallDesigner Dan Mall discusses his decision to try a move from Mac to Windows and some of his concerns/trepidation.
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The Microsoft Surface Book - Part Three
by Raymond CamdenRaymond got a Surface Book from Microsoft to give it and Windows 10 a try. You can read all about...
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The Microsoft Surface Book - Part Two
by Raymond CamdenRaymond got a Surface Book from Microsoft to give it and Windows 10 a try. You can read all about...
Productivity
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The best apps to get when switching from Mac to Windows
by Mark LinsanganMark collects a few apps that make Windows 10 feel a little more Mac-like.
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Welp, I did it.
by Blake WintonBlake Winton ordered a Dell XPS 15 and talks about the Windows software he is planning to use.
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TidyTabs
by Nurgo SoftwareTidyTabs is paid utility that allows you to add tabbed window-grouping UI that can be customized for each app.
Utilities
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Welp, I did it.
by Blake WintonBlake Winton ordered a Dell XPS 15 and talks about the Windows software he is planning to use.
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TidyTabs
by Nurgo SoftwareTidyTabs is paid utility that allows you to add tabbed window-grouping UI that can be customized for each app.
Web Design
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Getting Started With HTML5 Game Development
by Austin Hallock & Robert NymanHow “HTML5” can be better than native, where to start with the development process, where to go when you’re stuck,...
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Can I Subsystem It?
by Dave RupertThis is an excellent list of web development dependencies and their support on the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
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The #davegoeswindows Finale
by Dave RupertAfter a year exploring Windows as his primary OS, Dave decided to make the relationship official.
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Mac-like Special Characters in Windows
by Aaron GustafsonFor nearly a decade, Aaron has been writing and developing on a Mac and he absolutely loves how much easier...
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Jekyll on Bash on Ubuntu on Windows
by Dave RupertDave gets a staple of web dev up and running.
Writing
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Mac-like Special Characters in Windows
by Aaron GustafsonFor nearly a decade, Aaron has been writing and developing on a Mac and he absolutely loves how much easier...