My First Impression Of Windows 10
Being an early adopter, I upgraded my Windows 8.1 laptop to Windows 10 the very day it was released (yesterday). Here was my first impression.
Nicholas Brown has written for LDA, CleanTechnica, Gas2, the Texas Instruments blog, and Green Building Elements. He has a keen interest in science, technology, and the energy industry.
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Alberta Gets Its First Large-Scale Battery Project
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SpaceX Announces Hyperloop Pod Competition
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