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2015,Jul

Tips and tricks on increasing productivity in Windows 8.1

in General News , by admin

You must have got a new PC over Christmas or your birthday and it is the latest one which is Windows 8.1 compatible. So, let us check out some of the easiest and best tricks to increase the productivity. The following are some of them – (more…)

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2015,May
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7 Tips To Save You From Widows 8.1

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Probably, you don’t like the arrangement what is on your Windows 8.1 desktop if you have used Windows 7 of XP earlier! If you don’t like this at all, here are few ways that can make your operating system more bearable. (more…)

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2015,Jan

Start Menu 8 and its features

in General News , by Ru Ka

If who have recently got a new PC or a laptop with Windows 8 and are not really comfortable with its new interface, then here’s a good news for you. Start Menu 8 which is designed by IO Bit is the software that will take you back to your comfort zone of classic Windows Start menu (present up to Win 7), plus will also provide you with stylish options to customize your Start menu. With this software, the Windows 8 users can login straightaway to the desktop while avoiding boot to the Metro start page altogether. You can apply some wonderful Start button icons and even customize the Start menu by creating different groups and adding items to them. The beauty of this software is that apart from Windows 8, it can even be used on systems with Windows XP, Vista, and 7. (more…)

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2012,Mar
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Start Button Removed From Windows 8

in General News , by lucka

Microsoft has gotten rid of the start button from the latest build of Windows 8.  Screenshots of the new Windows 8 build display the “super bar,” but without the start button orb on the left, according to The Verge. Build 8220 will be the final version released before the beta, now known as the Consumer Preview, debuts before the end of the month. Until its untimely (or timely) death, the Windows 8 start button located in the Metro UI offered access to the search, share, devices, and settings panels. The Windows start button in the desktop simply returned you to the Metro UI. To replace the start button, Microsoft will reportedly turn that space into a hot corner, sources told The Verge. (more…)

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2011,Dec
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Designing search for the Start screen

in General News , by lucka

Evolution of searching from Start

The search box in the Start menu as we know it today first made its appearance in Windows Vista. It became easy for users to search for programs or apps, settings, and files on the desktop and in personal folders like Documents, Pictures, Music, and Videos. The search experience aggregated different types of results in one view with programs and settings combined in a single group. The results of a query displayed a small set of items in heuristically sized groups. You needed to click “See all results” to see the rest in Windows Explorer, which aggregated everything into one ungrouped and unsorted view. (more…)

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