MailBird- A Beautiful Email Client for Windows

When it comes to desktop email client, there are quite a lot of free ones including Thunderbird and also the most popular (paid) Outlook. While Outlook is the most powerful email app, it is mostly for enterprise and home users does not need all of its features. But now, we have a beautiful new email app for Windows- MailBird. Mailbird offers a clean design with simple shortcuts and action buttons. One of the best features of MailBird is that...

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How can I close an app in Windows 8?

Microsoft wants to change the users Windows experience by having any open apps remain open until shutdown. Therefore, they have removed the file menu, close, minimize, and resize options in apps designed for Windows 8 and replaced them with the Windows 8 App commands. The App commands bar appears on the bottom portion of the screen (as shown in the below picture) when you swipe up or down from either edge or right-click in...

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Window 8 Speed bump

In Windows 8, a speed bump is the name of the small gap found between groups of tiles. As can be seen in the below picture, the vertical gap between the group of tiles is the speed bump. To create new speed bumps drag one of the tiles to a speed bu...

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Windows 8 Lock screen

The lock screen is a new feature introduced with Windows 8 that displays an image, the time and date, and can even show apps you wish to show such as your calendar, messages, and mail while the computer is locked. In the picture to the right, is an example of what the Windows 8 lock screen may look like. To get to the login screen from the lock screen swipe your finger up if you're using a touch screen, click and drag up if using a mouse,...

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Start your computer in safe mode

       Safe mode starts Windows with a limited set of files and drivers. Startup programs don't run in safe mode, and only the basic drivers needed to start Windows are installed. For more information, see What is safe mode? Safe mode is useful for troubleshooting problems with programs and drivers that might not start correctly or that might prevent Windows from starting correctly. If a problem doesn't reappear when you start...

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Disappearing menus

Windows 7's Explorer has a potentially confusing hidden rule that you need to understand. If you select more than 15 files or folders, and right-click one of them, you'll find that the 'Open' and 'Edit' context menu options, and maybe some third-party options have disappeared. It turns out Microsoft removes these so you can't accidentally carry out time-consuming actions on a lot of files, but if you'd rather be able to make your own decisions...

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Access from virtually anywhere

Store any file on your SkyDrive and it's automatically available from your phone and computers—no syncing or cables needed. If you'd like 7 GB of free storage for your files, and want your documents, notes, and photos to be accessible from your devices, then sign up for a SkyDrive account. Get SkyDr...

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What happened to the Quick Launch toolbar?

The Quick Launch toolbar isn't included in this version of Windows. To open programs quickly, you can pin them to the taskbar. For more information, see Pin a program to the taskbar.To open files, folders, or websites quickly, you can pin them to the program's Jump List. You can use Jump Lists to get to recently-opened items. For more information, see Using Jump Lists to open programs and items.Open recent and pinned items using the Jump L...

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Disable Action Center Notifications

The Action Center included with Windows provides a variety of messages, including ones about available Windows updates, your firewall, and whether you have antivirus softwareinstalled. There are also messages that prompt you to run regular backups and troubleshoot problems with Windows or your applications when crashes or freezes occur.If you never want to see these messages, you can disable all Action Center notifications...

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Privacy features

Chrome offers several privacy features that help protect you while you browse. The most notable are its phishing- and malware-protection schemes, and a tool that can auto-correct misspelled Web addresses.Chrome's phishing and malware protection put up a warning screen whenever you visit a website that Google has identified as potentially malicious, whether it spreads malware or tries to steal your personal information. Meanwhile, Chrome's URL autocorrect...

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Skype

Who doesn’t know about Skype? This amazing free application has billions of users making free voice calls over WiFi and 3G all the time. Skype is one of the most popular service for many iPhone, Android and Windows users, who love to talk to their friends over phone for free. This application is already huge competition to Facebook. The free voice call feature in Facebook originated with the help of Skype earlier. Skype got amazing response and good...

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Enabling NumLock on by Default in Windows XP

To have numlock turned on for each user:Start RegeditGo to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicatorsChange the value from 0 to 2Turn Numlock on manuallyLog off and back on again.For all users, make the same change to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicatorsDownload reg f...

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How do I sleep, restart, or shut down Windows 8?

To Sleep, Restart, or Shut down Windows 8 follow the below steps. Move the mouse to the right-hand side of the screen or press the Windows key + C to open the Charms.In the Charms menu click Settings.Click the Power icon and select either Sleep, Shut down or Restart.Tip: If the above steps seem like too much work you can create a shutdown, restart, or hibernate shortcut that will allow you to perform any of these tasks faster....

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Start Button in Window 8

Microsoft is committed to having everyone use the Start screen instead of the Start button found in previous versions of Windows and therefore has no setting to enable or disable the start button. However, there are a few things that can be done to mimic the Windows Start button. Try one or all of the below suggestions to see what works best for you.Tip: If you're a power user looking for things such as the Command prompt, Computer management,...

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How do I view hidden files in Windows?

To view hidden files in Microsoft Windows, perform the below steps. When enabled, you will be able to distinguish a hidden file from other files by looking at the icon. Hidden files will appear as if they are faint (slightly grayed out). You can also look at the file attributes to see if it is a hidden file. Note:It is important to realize that files can also be hidden using a software program or other commands. In order to view these files,...

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System Requirements For Windows 8

Windows 8, codenamed Midori is a version of Microsoft Windows released October 26, 2012 and is one of the biggest changes Microsoft has made to their operating system since Windows 95. It features some new programming and technology to allow it to run quicker and provide a better look and feel to users. It will not only be available for desktop and laptop computers, but it will also be available to some tablet computers....

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Charms of window 8

The Windows Charms is a new feature that was introduced with Windows 8 that gives you access to Search, Share, Start, Devices, and Settings. This menu appears when you move you mouse on the right-hand side of the screen or press the Windows key + C on the keyboard. The black bar along the right-hand side of the below picture is an example of what the Windows Charms looks like when open.Description of each of the Windows 8 Charms Normal...

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Use a picture password to log into your computer in window 8

Windows 8 includes a new feature called Picture password, which allows you to authenticate with the computer using a series of gestures that include circles, straight lines, and taps. Enable this feature if you want a new way to access your computer or have a hard time with passwords. Open the Windows Charms.Click Settings and then More PC settingsIn the PC settings window click Users and then select Create...

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Windows 8 Task Manager

The Windows 8 Task Manager has been significantly improved over previous versions of Windows. Some of the new changes include showing a total percent usage at the top of your Processes, which makes it easier to determine total memory and CPU usage, improved Performance graphs, a Startup tab to see startup processes and their impact to system performance, and the App history tab (as shown below) that gives you the total resources an app...

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Customize your tiles In Windows 8

Make the most of your Windows Start screen tiles by adjusting the sizes, where they are located, and what is listed.Move any tile by clicking and dragging the tile. While moving a tile, if you need a larger view of the Start screen move the tile towards the top or bottom of the screen to zoom out.Use your mouse wheel to scroll left-to-right through your tiles.Any Desktop shortcut or program can be pinned to the Start screen by right-clicking the...

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Creating a Shutdown/Reboot Icon in window XP

WindowsXP has a program called SHUTDOWN.EXE which allows you to easily create icons to shutdown or restart your computer.To create a shutdown shortcut on the desktop: Right click on an open area of the desktopSelect New / ShortcutEnter in "shutdown -s -t 00" - no quotesPress the Next buttonFor the name, enter in anything you like. I just use shutdown. Click on the Finish button.For a reboot, enter "shutdown -r -t 00"Shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f]...

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