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Bypassing the Windows Log On Screen It makes perfect sense in Windows 8 to use your Microsoft account to keep things up-to-date and synchronized. Consider all those “Live Tiles”, for instance, which would otherwise suffer an untimely death due to a lack of Internet sustenance. […]
Windows Themes Microsoft stopped supporting Themes a while back but they have now returned. Yes– even for Windows 8.1! Microsoft used to provide themes that were “Feed Driven”. In other words, the images would change automatically and an internet connection was required. Bing wallpaper is
The Infamous Start Screen The biggest jolt to users of pre-Windows 8 systems is the Start Screen, plus a significant change to the overall interface. Where’s my start Button?! I’ve said this before but it’s worth re-iterating. The Start Screen is the Start Button. Why
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No More Gadgets? Microsoft got rid of desktop Gadgets due to a security concern. I’ve never had a problem with Gadgets from Microsoft. I think the real risk would most likely come from third-party publishers whom you may or may not be able to trust.
Start Screen Default Backgrounds Everyone has their own tastes when it comes to images and design. I’m going to call it a good guess that the creators of the Windows 8 default background set think they did a great job. I am no connoisseur of
I must have been nice in 2013 because Santa brought me Windows 8.1 for Christmas. I consider myself very lucky indeed. Thank You Santa– you know who your are. Fat Borders Being the fussbudget that I am, as soon as I got past the drudgery
I don’t generally like to recommend tweaking tools, they can often do more harm than good. Besides which, they don’t very often include anything which can’t be achieved manually with just a little research. That said, I am about to make an exception for Ultimate
I’ve been reading on a well known tech blog how Windows 8 has been responsible for a sharp decline in PC sales, pointing the blame squarely at the new operating system’s slow adoption rate. These people obviously have very little grasp of the intricacies of
The following video is just a cursory tour around the Windows 8.1 operating system. I created it primarily for the benefit of those users who have not yet had the opportunity for a first hand look at Windows 8 or 8.1. I’m still nervous when
If you are an avid tech news reader, you’ve probably seen all the headlines – the next planned version of Windows (8.2), which has apparently been codenamed “Threshold”, is rumored to see the return of the traditional Start Menu. Well, my friends, that’s exactly what
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Bing has selected the best 10 of its homepage images for 2013 and made them available in a single downloadable wallpaper/screensaver pack. As one might expect, the images are pretty impressive. You can download the free Bing wallpaper and screensaver pack here: Bing Homepages of
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Last week, in anticipation of an increase in numbers of XP users migrating to Windows 7, we published a number of Windows 7 tips to help those involved get started with their new operating system. You can catch up with that article here: Eight Basic
According to the Windows lifecycle fact sheet published on Microsoft’s site, the company has already ended retail sales of Windows 7. Apparently, the page was recently and somewhat surreptitiously updated to show Windows 7 “Retail software end of sales” date as October 30th, 2013. The
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I realize Windows 7 has been around for quite some time and most users would now be largely familiar with this very good operating system. However, with XP’s end of support date imminent I am supposing there may be an influx of new Windows 7
