If you’re upgrading to Windows 8 then you might be looking for the Windows Live Essentials software suite if you used it on Windows 7 or earlier versions of Windows. You would have been using part or all of the suite if you were using one of the following applications: Windows Live Mail (now called …
Category: Operating Systems
Aug 21 2012
How to Close Metro Apps in Windows 8
Since Windows 95, it’s been widely known that to close an application you click on the X in the top right corner of the application window. Over time, the presentation of that X has changed somewhat but the functionality has remained the same. With the introduction of full screen Metro apps in Windows 8 it …
Aug 20 2012
How to Name Application Groups in Windows 8
Here’s a quick tip for those taking the plunge with Windows 8. The new start screen is a different beast compared to the start menu that we’ve used since Windows 95 and has matured through to Windows 7. Organising the tiles is probably going to be important for many users including power users to get …
Aug 18 2012
LogMeIn Hangs or Refuses to Refresh Screen
On odd occasion, I need to connect to one of my home computers to get a file, kick off a download or one of those random things that need doing. I have used LogMeIn for a while for this very purpose across my Windows PCs, MacBook Pro and also my iPad to make sure I …
Aug 17 2012
Test Your Media Before Upgrading
In my haste to upgrade to Windows 8 I forgot to test my USB installation drive and it wasn’t until it was too late that I had already wiped my SSD (and Windows 7) leaving the Windows 8 ISO stranded on the hard drive. It seems that my motherboard just doesn’t want to boot off …
Aug 16 2012
Windows 8 Finally Arrives
Another quick update. For those of us lucky to be MSDN or TechNet subscribers the wait is finally over. Windows 8 is here and ready to take on the world. I’ll be using this as the operating system on my desktop computer to get a good feel for it after trialling it on my laptop …
Aug 15 2012
Upgrades Aren’t Always Painless
Just a quick update for today. With the impending release of Windows 8 it’s a good time to remind people that upgrades (be it hardware or software) aren’t always seamless or painless. Whilst there isn’t an expected problem with people upgrading to Windows 8 from Windows 7 or even Windows Vista you should always prepare …
Aug 11 2012
Don’t Clone Hard Drives to Solid State Drives
Here’s a quick tip for people out there looking to buy a solid state drive for their computer. Generally, people have gotten used to the concept of cloning a smaller hard drive to a larger one when capacity has become an issue and naturally this would be seen as an option to migrate from a …
Aug 08 2012
Keep Your Screen On Under Android
Prior to obtaining the Samsung Galaxy S III I was looking forward to the Smart Stay function so that I wouldn’t have to keep tapping the screen to keep it awake. However, I don’t always have the phone right in front of my face for Smart Stay to detect whether or not I am looking …
Aug 07 2012
Eighty Free Microsoft eBooks
I’m going to make this article short and sweet – thanks to Sarah Miller for sharing this with me! The MSDN blog has two great posts with links to a stack of free eBooks covering topics from development, deployment and operations guides through to training packs, introductory materials and capacity planning information. Anyway, here are …
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