From the Metro Start screen, launch Internet Explorer 10 and browse to one of your favorite sites. On the address bar at the bottom, click the tack icon. Enter in a description for the site and click Pin to Start. If you have several website’s pinned to your Metro Start screen, you can easily create a group for them. Here I made a group of Sports websites. To remove a Favorite from the Metro Start screen, right click the website tile....

The first things you’ll notice is there’s a lot more tiles that are live on the Start screen. The Desktop comes with new themes and beautiful wallpapers. The Aero effect is gone, but the new version looks exceptional and the navigation is a fluid experience. Previously called Zune Marketplace, in Windows 8 Microsoft has renamed it to Xbox Media and it includes Xbox Music, Games and Videos. Xbox Video allows you to purchase or rent TV and Movies and organize them in your own collection....

A quicker Messenger – The time it takes to sign in and to refresh contacts and social feeds, as well as animation speed, are all faster than in previous versions of Messenger.More efficient video chat – Messenger video chat uses 30% fewer CPU resources by offloading work to the GPU.Better facial recognition – Photo Gallery facial recognition is improved significantly and works more quickly.Larger movie uploads – Movie Maker will upload higher resolution movies to SkyDrive (480×640 vs....

Let’s take a quick look at some of what Windows Live Sync is offering: Unlimited syncing between computers – That’s right—unlike Dropbox, which gives you just 2 gigabytes of free storage with syncing capability, Windows Live Sync lets you sync as much as you want between computers. That means you could feasibly backup the entire contents of a machine to another one. Documents, photos, media files, and other files in synced folders are available for viewing and editing even when one or both machines are offline....

Previously most phone users out there had to rely on a native or downloaded YouTube application to get their flash-based videos to play properly. Now, thanks to the update, YouTube is now functional on any mobile phone browser that supports HTML5. Yup – that includes the iPhone and iPad too. Replace Your YouTube Mobile app with a link to the HTML 5 site. The interface will differ depending on what phone you’re using, but most phones support browser shortcuts to some extent....

The key to choosing the right workout app is selecting the ones that suit your activity. If you’re a runner, then a running app makes sense. If you prefer weight-lifting, then look for a weight-lifting app. If you enjoy multiple activities, then make sure the workout app includes them all. 1. Home Workout – No Equipment One of the best ways to make sure to get a workout is to make sure that exercising is convenient and simple....

Mac or PC? Doesn’t matter these days.Laptop or desktop. Laptop, it’s portable and not much more expensive.How much RAM, what kind of CPU? Doesn’t matter, anything off the shelf will have more than enough power to handle academic tasks.What about netbooks? Cheap, portable, but with no optical drive. But there’s always the computer lab when you need it.Should I buy a printer? Sure, they are only like $50. But campuses always offer cheap student printing....

Here’s a look at getting the two social networking features into your Notifications in iOS without the need to jailbreak your iPhone or tablet. TapToShare Widget Adds Facebook & Twitter to iOS 8 Notifications First, download the free app TapToShare to your iPhone. The app is optimized for the iPhone, but you can get it on your iPad by searching the iPhone section of the App Store. Also, note that you will need both the Twitter and Facebook apps installed on your device as well....

The unique built-in process for handling SPAM in WordPress is called AKISMET. It took just 5 minutes to setup and tada, all SPAM blocked. It was a nice bonus when I found a plugin for phpBB as well. Very nice indeed! Very GROOVY! 12/24/2010 Update Let’s just say Akismet has been busy. ; ) Can you indicate the name (and url) of the PHPBB Akismet integration plugin ? Thank you !...

A new account making an unusually large number of orders.A high number of products being returned.False information is being used on your account, such as a false name or billing address.Unusual use of gift cards on your account.Using your account with different IP addresses. However, you may still be able to resolve the issue over email, if that’s your preference. Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

The New Paperwhite Menu > Settings > Device Options > Personalize your Kindle A 3G variant is also available for an additional $70. Has anyone used the first gen Paperwhite? How good is it outside in the day light? Personally, what I am excited for is a new Kindle Fire HD! The paperwhite is really similar to the regular kindle except it has a built-in light and the screen is much whiter....

People have been editing videos with iMovie on Mac for over 20 years. Available for free to anyone with a Mac, iMovie was initially used primarily by amateur videographers with a digital camera. In recent years, iMovie has successfully transitioned to a world where smart devices such as the iPhone and iPad reign. Though it all, using iMovie hasn’t changed all that much. Editing Videos With iMovie In this article, you’ll learn about the tools required to use iMovie and its different sections....

New iPhones As expected, Apple’s 2019 lineup includes three new handsets, all slightly improved from the 2018 models each will replace. This consists of the 6.1-inch iPhone 11, 5.8-inch iPhone 11 Pro, and 6.5-inch iPhone 11 Pro Max. iPhone 11 The colorful iPhone 11 takes the iPhone XR’s spot in the iPhone lineup, even though the latter remains as one of the company’s lower-priced models. The 2019 model is available in new exciting colors, including purple and green, plus yellow, black, white, and (PRODUCT) Red....

Note: This is just for the Apple Mail app that comes with your iPhone or iPad. If you use a different email client, the steps will be different. For example, you can use these steps to make an email stand out in Outlook. Flag Email as Important on iOS Open the Mail app to the Inbox view and tap the Edit button. Then tap the email(s) you want to flag....

A study conducted by CrowdFlower found Apple Maps is three times more likely to get its users lost compared to Google Maps. The results of the study were found by picking 1,000 random business listings in the U.S. and 100 listings in the U.K. and comparing them across Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Bing’s results. CrowdFlower first wanted to see if each service used in the study would find the location of the random businesses, and if found, if the directions would lead to the business....

Hmm…. anyone care to guess what we might be seeing today? More likely is a next gen iPod Touch. – Updated Siri for the iPad and all other Apple platforms with a Mic – New Apple TV – New iPhone with LTE – New Macbook Pro that’s as thin as the Air – iOS6 – New Apple Maps App just a guess. :) New Macbook Pro New glass stand New iOS 6 New Siri features and Facebook integration New OS X version Did I miss anything?...

Apple iOS and tvOS 11.4 Messages in iCloud is a feature that was first introduced during last year’s WWDC. It allows you to keep track of your conversations across all your Apple devices like iPhone, iPad, Watch, and your Mac. You can now access your entire Messages history when you set up a new iOS device. Also, when you delete a message from one device, that change syncs to all your other Apple devices....

Apart from that, there is not much else to tell, so, this looks like a last minute discovery that possibly did not make it into 11.2. Apple suffered a terrible week of bugs and disclosures in iOS 11 a couple weeks ago. The mobile OS launched in last September and has since received eight updates. This is starting to look like the beginning of a new trend of frequent updates....

Windows Live Photo Gallery can keep track of photo information, such as date taken and location, but in my opinion, Google Picasa 3 does a better job for batch renaming of files. This is because it lets you automatically include the date taken and resolution in the filename, which may be helpful for a massive digital library with different sizes of the same photo (e.g. thumbnail, medium, original). In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use Picasa’s very groovy batch renaming feature....

bringing this element of sharing front and center. Where some seek to boldly reinvent the browser from the ground up—such as RockMelt and Flock—Cortex takes a different approach. Cortex is a Google Chrome extension, and the name of its game is speed. So far, I like Cortex’s style. Let’s face it—we are lazy, lazy people. There’s really no urgent need for an app, extension or browser that lets you post links, websites and selected text to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or Instapaper....