Photos, People, SkyDrive, Maps, Calendar, and Mail are some of the modern apps that ship with Windows 8 and Windows 10. The Mail app lets you see all your email accounts in one place. The Mail app supports all popular webmail services like Outlook.com, Hotmail, Gmail, and Yahoo mail. Even though the Mail app is […]
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How To Update Metro Apps In Windows 8
With Windows 8, your entire PC is cloud-connected. Windows 8 ships with some quality Metro-style apps such as Mail, SkyDrive, People, Messaging, Calendar, and Photos that help you keep connected to your favorite cloud services. Windows 8 users can always download new apps from the Windows Store just with the help of your Microsoft account […]
The Secret Mini God Mode In Windows 8
By know, most of you have installed and explored new Start screen, lock screen, metro apps, control panel, and other areas of Windows 8 Consumer Preview. There are several hidden useful features inn Windows 8. There is a secret key to boot into the safe mode, secret gesture to completely close metro apps, and then […]
Windows 8 Touch Gestures
As we all know, Windows 8 is designed to work with both mouse and touch. Users who have installed Windows 8 on a tablet or PC with a touch screen (see how to disable or enable touch screen) will be able to experience the new touch gestures included in Windows 8. Windows 8 includes a […]
Install Windows 8 On VHD (Virtual Hard Disk)
Most of Windows users who are going to try Windows 8 will install Windows 8 in dual boot with Windows 7 or in dual boot with Windows XP. And some users may install Windows 8 on a virtual machine using VMware or VirtualBox (see how to install Windows 8 on VirtualBox or install Windows 8 […]
How To Show “Sort Header” In All Views In Windows 7 Explorer
Sort header or column header is a handy feature introduced with Windows Vista and lets you quickly soft files and folders just with a click. As some of you have noticed, in Windows 7, this soft header appears only in the details view. That is, when you are browsing a folder in content, tiles, list, […]
Disable Windows 8 Start Screen
A lot has been said and written about the next Windows operating system, Windows 8, and its Metro-based Start screen. As everyone knows, Windows 8 ships a brand new Metro-style Start screen. The Start screen is the central place that contains shortcuts for applications. The live tiles display updates on weather, stock, and twitter. This […]
10 Best Skins For GOM Media Player
GOM Media Player is a powerful but underrated video player. Users who have been using GOM for a long time would know about its features and options. Though it can’t play all media formats out of the box, the codec finder tool does let you easily download missing codecs while opening a media file. As […]
How To Add Mac OS X’s “New Folder With Selection” Like Feature To Windows Context Menu
This morning, I got an opportunity to play with a brand new MacBook Pro loaded with the latest Lion operating system. While using it, I came across a nice feature that lets the user create a new folder with selected items. That is, when you select multiple files and do a right-click, it shows New […]
How To Run Multiple Instances Of Windows Media Player
The native audio and video player in Windows, Windows Media Player, is one of the popular media players available for Windows. Even though the player lacks some advanced features available in other popular media players such as VLC, Winamp, and GOM, it’s good enough for users who play music files once in a while and […]