Category: Tech Tips
With traditional Windows apps, there’s usually a print option in the menu or on a toolbar somewhere. That’s not the case in the Metro (Modern-UI) apps. Instead, you have …
If you’re a Microsoft Office user, you may have noticed how they changed the file extensions between Office 2003 and Office 2007. The 2007, 2010, and 2013 versions of …
For the last four versions of Windows (8, 7, Vista, XP), Microsoft has added some fancy animations to some basic Windows functions like minimizing and maximizing a window. These …
While originally intended for the Surface RT, this little hack seems to work on all Windows 8 tablets. I tested it on my Samsung Ativ Smart PC with Windows …
One of the frustrations people have had with Windows Phone 8 is the new Xbox Music. The older Windows Phone 7 used Zune, which has now been replaced by …
If you’re an IT professional like myself, then you probably carry quite a few things with you for basic troubleshooting. One of those is probably a USB stick with …
Hiren’s BootCD is probably one of the most useful tools for tech support when it comes to removing malware, viruses, rootkits, or even repairing damaged partition tables. First, you …
With tablets becoming more and more popular and the limited storage space they have when compared to traditional PCs and laptops, the use of removable storage can play a …
1. Intelligent screengrabs If a Metro application is showing something interesting and you’d like to record it for posterity, then hold down the Windows key, press PrtSc, and the …
The Windows Metro interface is a major change, and it’ll probably take quite some time before you’re familiar and comfortable with the new way of working. In the meantime, …