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If you are a parent, let us begin by mentioning that we’ve already covered the steps to enable parental controls on Windows 7 and Windows 8. It’s easy to set it up, and change the settings whenever you need to. But the latter requires you to do it on the same computer. What if you [...]
When we introduced you to Windows 8 task manager we showed how it is more than just a task manager and is more powerful than the ones we have used on previous versions of Windows. It was then that we also mentioned you could manage Services using the same. The task manager in Windows 7 [...]
We recently told you about Windows 8 Skype app permissions while detailing out the process to manage them. Well, today it is time to understand and make yourself aware of another layer of settings. We are going to talk about the application’s behavior to automatically receive incoming calls or activate incoming screen and video share. [...]
The Skype app for Windows 8 is pretty neat. It’s got all that is required on a single screen. The best thing about the app, I feel, is the way it allows you to be available and manage your permissions. Meaning you can receive calls even if you haven’t launched the application or even if [...]
Windows 8 and the metro UI is without doubt a better fit for touch screen devices. Now, when you are an user of such a device, you would want to do almost all tasks by either a swipe or a tap. Typing and clicking makes things boring, right? In the same context, why not look [...]
Windows 8 is still a new thing. Though it has been in the market for a while, not everyone has had a feel of it. However, if you didn’t think it through and have already bought it only to find that the new UI experience isn’t turning out to be such a good experience after [...]
Photography is one art. Photo editing is another. People possessing any one of those skills can come up with images you can’t look away from. Why do you think that model looks ten times more beautiful on the billboard? Great photo editing doesn’t always need an advanced tool like Photoshop. Photo editing tools have come [...]
Many of us maintain different email accounts to cater to different setups; you might want one for personal and one for work. The same could apply to Skype, if that’s your main communication tool. You might want to keep one for family and other for business. And that would require you to run multiple instances [...]
Almost all the app stores have some country-restricted apps which are available to a user only when they browse from a specific country, which is usually United States, and Windows store is no different. Currently there are a lot of apps in Windows Store which are only available to the US user. Today we will [...]
When I reviewed the official Windows 8 Modern Mail app, one of our users had a doubt and asked if there was any way in which the default Mail app can be used without configuring the Microsoft account. The user wished to use the app for just Gmail but it would only work if at [...]
As you might know, MediaMonkey is one of the best media managers available for desktop and a few days back its developers rolled out an app for the Windows 8 modern interface. Windows 8 RT community really needed a media player which is feature-rich and at the same time not complicated in accessibility. The default [...]
Some people love the concept of hot corners on Windows 8. It is indeed a quick way to switch between running apps, open the power menu or the charm bar. While it is quick and promising, when we say “some” people, we mean that it’s not a favorite of every Windows 8 user. Myself included. [...]
People nowadays tend to use multiple cloud storage services in parallel and on these lines we previously shared information about All My Storage, a modern app for Windows 8 using which a user could connect and access Dropbox and SkyDrive from a single app. While the app did a decent job, it lacked simplicity and [...]
Lately, Microsoft has made it a point that you register to a Microsoft or Outlook account if you are using any of its services or products. You are compelled to do that in the latest releases like Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, MS Office 2013, Office 365 and many more. Now, you must have noticed [...]
