Take a deep breath in and then out, a sip of coffee or tea while looking at these misty morning wallpapers, and you’re good to start your work day. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section and from the Windows Themes at Microsoft. Theme direct download link All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk....
According to the announcement, the company says that the top request from educators was a navigation pane “with pages, sections, and notebooks aligned on the left-hand side, and the horizontal tabs to disappear.” As a result of this request, Microsoft is testing a new vertical layout navigation for the new OneNote app that will look the same “on multiple platforms like OneNote web, Mac and iPad.” The new vertical layout appears to be an optional setting you will need to enable by selecting the “Vertical Tabs” option from the “Tabs Layout” menu from the “View” tab....
Now there is an enhanced Speed Dial, feature that makes better and faster access to your favorite Web pages. The number of Speed Dials has been ramped up to unlimited. Additionally now there are more custimization options, e.g., new layouts, better zoom slider giving you a 5-columns layout, and click the plus button to add new Websites or choose from suggestions. Plug-ins made easy, now every time you land in a Web page that requires Adobe Flash Player, Opera is able to automatically download and install the what is needed in a really simple process that does not interrupt the user, this is true for Adobe Flash and other popular plug-ins....
For those unfamiliar, IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is an older protocol that let cloud services and software to talk email servers (in this case Microsoft Outlook) and sync any activity in your inbox across devices. But it’s not as advanced as EAS, which works almost in “real time”, doesn’t consume much battery on mobile devices, and is network efficient — Microsoft recommends to use it whenever possible. Now let’s just get one thing out-of-the-way, if you’re using a smartphone or tablet, including Android, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Windows Phone, or Windows 8 Mail and Outlook 2013, you don’t need to worry about configuring this protocol....
The March 2013 Surface firmware update released today by the software giant includes: Fix for “random muting” Fix issues found with the device volume button Experience improvement on Type and Touch Cover on soft surfaces and when devices and keyboards are lying flat. Fix for Wi-Fi reliability allowing better roaming and improvements to ‘Limited’ connectivity scenarios. Improvement on-screen keyboard detection synchronization when going or coming out of the sleep state....
One feature that today has caught my attention comes from this post at winrumors. It seems that Windows 8 build 7850.0.winmain_win8m1.100922-1508 comes with very interesting features; one of them is Portable Workspace that according to the post, Microsoft may be targeting this feature to Enterprise costumers and will allow them to create a Portable Workspace in a USB external storage device that will load Windows from it. At the eyes of a regular Windows user this may not look like a big deal, but this could have a variety of scenarios where it can be very useful, and also this may just be well receive from IT professionals, as this could benefit to work more efficiently by booting a copy of Windows 8 much faster to troubleshoot existing Windows problems in a local machine and access to their own documents and workspace in a more secure way form a workstation....
This template is for the sidebar widget in YARPP. If you know WordPress there is a pretty good chance that you know how to install a plugin. Here is the link for YARPP, download it and install it. First and foremost I don’t want you guys editing files and then regretting it, so back up your files (template-widget.php & Style.css) before you try this in case you want to revert back to your original settings!...
There is nothing to learn, the process is super easy; when you land into a supported file that you want to keep from the web, right-click the file, navigate through Save to Drive, and click Save image to Google Drive — That’s it. The only drawback is that you don’t have the option to choose to which folder to save files, and sometimes images preview does not work as expected....
Ever since the folks at Redmond released Windows 8, Search was a feature easy to use, just type the term while in the Start screen (or + Q keyboard shortcut) and Windows Search will magically appear, but users will also have to choose between: apps, settings or files, and even pick a specific Windows 8-style app, if they wanted to perform a lookup within an app. So these filters added extra steps that can also, at first, may even confuse new users....
Other improvements include better sharing on the SkyDrive desktop application. Now with a simple right-click, you can select to view a document or share directly to SkyDrive.com. The software giant also is releasing updates for the app for Android and for the Windows Phone 8 today. WP8 update brings user-interface cosmetic changes, improved folder and file search, and better control for photo upload and download sizes. The SkyDrive app for Android includes new support for all file types from SD card, the ability to rename folders and files, and a new custom soft order view....
The Verge was able to snag some pictures of Sony’s PlayStation 4 slim, and they show some of the changes gamers will be getting on September 7th — when the console hits the stores. The pictures reveal a console that is significantly slimmer with rounded corners. In addition, the new PS4 features a matte finish, and the packaging suggests this is the 500GB model for the European market. A user at the NeoGAF forums has also provided a number of pictures comparing the original and the new PS4 slim....
Inside, you’ll find a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor with 6GB of memory and up to 256GB of storage. A two-piece 3577mAh battery that sits behind the two displays, and according to the company, you’ll get up to 15.5 hours of video playback, up to 27 hours of talk time, and up to 10 days of standby battery. You can order the dual-screen device at the Microsoft Store for $1399 for the 128GB model or $1499 for the 256GB model....
On Surface Book 2, the update includes new driver for Surface Integration that improves hibernation with the latest version of Windows 10. The new firmware update is available to download from the Surface Book 2 Drivers and Firmware page. (You need to download the SurfaceBook2_Win10_17134_1802209_1.msi file.) On Surface Laptop, Microsoft is making available a similar update that also improves hibernation after installing the April 2018 Update. The new firmware update is available to download from the Surface Laptop Drivers and Firmware page....
The update isn’t significant the Microsoft website that list the changelog for Surface states: “Surface Pro UEFI (v3.9.150.0) adds features to display BIOS password state and asset tag information, as well as improving boot times in some scenarios.” Surface users will get this update automatically, if you can’t wait, just go to Windows Update and make sure you’re installing the “System Firmware Update — 8/19/2014”. Source Surface Update History All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied....
The software giant has just announced on Thursday in the new Surface Blog, that the tablet will be on sale by the end of March in 7 more countries, including: Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, New Zealand, China, France, and the United Kingdom. Surface with Windows RT will also expand new markets in the coming months, including: Mexico, Russia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan, but there isn’t an exact date just yet....
If you’re in the market for a new true-mobile device, you can now preorder the LTE model of Surface Pro featuring an Intel Core i5 seventh-generation processor, 8GB of memory, 256GB of internal storage, and with up to 12.5 hours of battery life for $1449. As always, you’ll need to purchase the Signature Type Cover and Surface Pen separately for $159.99 and $99.99 respectively. These new Surface Pro models with LTE connectivity are expected to start shipping on May 1, 2018, and they’ll also be available in Best Buy stores....
Perhaps just inviting us to see how already magical and full of colors the planet already is. These images can appear in your desktop background after you download them all free for Windows. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section. Theme direct download link All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk. Always backup of your device and files before making any changes....
One of the things you’ll notice using a Windows To Go drive is that by default you don’t have access to the Windows Store. Well, a simple configuration tweak can change that — check out how to activate the Store in the mobile version of the operating system. All type of storage media may be designed in a certain way, but they all enables us to do the same thing: Store data....
This week we said happy birthday to Windows XP, the good old Microsoft’s operating system turned 10 years old and in celebration I published an article that talks about how technology changed in the past decade, plus a little bit of history of XP. Also the article includes a great Windows XP infographic released by Microsoft — Windows XP turns 10 years old today – Happy birthday! [Infographic]. In Windows 8 we looked at BluePoison....
And here is the list with Windows 8 features: Battery Life Time/Battery/Date/Network status Browser Protection against app (…)/ malware scan Apps are certified Pre-boot reset Desktop Apps Key Management Services Start Multi Hand (…) OEM Activation Windows Adapts To Your Location Hardening For Genuine Powershell Support Spotlight Integrated Load Balancing Pre-Install Identity Management Service – Live Integration SendTo Windows Performance Analyzer BitLocker Self-encrypting Drive Credential Management interface Tile groupings Files Folders Search Tiles Optional Public Key Infrastructure Faster resume from hibernation Application package Always On Always Connected Windows update maintenance scheduler integration Windows logo kit Reliable rollback PCI for efficiency / PCI 3....
