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Adobe Reader Modern UI App Comes To Windows 8 Store

2012-12-24T23:00:00.005-08:00

Apart from its visually stunning looks, Windows 8 boasts many excellent features that make it one of the best versions of Windows ever to come out of Redmond’s door, in our opinion. One of the new features of Windows 8 is its native ability to handle PDF documents via the integrated Reader app. However, if you tend to use Adobe Reader for all your PDF needs, you’ll be delighted to learn that its Modern UI app has just been released in Windows Store that does a great job in letting you view

Disable Windows 8 Start Screen Launch Animation To Make It Feel Faster

2012-12-24T23:00:00.003-08:00

As many of you already know, Windows 8 follows Microsoft’s “Modern UI” design language, which emphasizes “content” over “chrome”, with heavy use of typography and empty space. Now, the use of elaborate animations throughout the user interface are one of its biggest, most distinctive features, and these are most prevalent in Windows 8’s Start screen, logon screen and “Modern” apps that can be downloaded from the Windows Store.Animations can really liven up the user interface,

How to get back old youtube layout/look

2012-12-24T23:00:00.001-08:00

Recently Youtube rolled out new look for all users.The new look was intended to increase number of views for a particular channel but it got strong disapproval from most of the users.This is quite common,whenever a popular website rolls out new design most of the users start hating it.Same was the case with Facebook,as soon as facebook rolled out timeline most of them looked for ways toremove facebook timeline but now they got habituated to it.It will take some time to get adapted to new

How To Clear Cache In Windows 8

2012-12-24T22:59:00.001-08:00

One of the things that help in speeding up your computer is clearing the cache. Although it isn’t everything it takes to get some speed, it still does wonders in some cases. Especially in Windows 8, where you have two different environments: the desktop and the Modern UI. You have to know how to clear the cache for both of them, and in what follows, we’re going to show you various tips for doing just that.

Desktop Apps Cache
Type “cleanmgr” on the Start screen, press Enter and

How To Clear Cache In Windows 8

2012-12-18T04:09:00.000-08:00

Desktop Apps Cache

Type “cleanmgr” on the Start screen, press Enter and select cleanmgr.exe from the search results. Disk Cleanup will open and scan for files.

Once it’s done scanning, check ‘Thumbnails’ and click OK.

Sometimes, when you’re having browsing problems (even though your internet connection is working), you probably need to flush your DNS cache.

To do so, open command prompt, and type the following command: (don’t forget the space after ipconfig)

ipconfig /flushdns

Modern UI Apps Cache

There are several things you can do here. Let’s begin with Internet Explorer, the Modern UI version of the browser, that is.

Internet Explorer Cache

Yes, the desktop version of IE has its own browsing history, and so does the Modern version. For the latter, you need to open Internet Explorer from the Start screen.

Bring up the Charms bar (one of the several ways to do that is to move your mouse into the bottom-right corner of the screen) and click Settings and select ‘Internet Options’ from the menu that follows.

Click the Delete button under ‘Delete Browsing History’ to do just that.

Windows Store Cache

Let’s move on to another Modern UI app. How about resetting the Store cache? To do so, press Win key + R to bring up the Run Window. Type “WSReset.exe” and press Enter.

The Store app will open, and you’ll see the following message.

Search History

If you use the Search function of the Charms bar quite often, you might consider deleting the search history. To do so, launch the Charms bar, and select Settings > PC Settings.

Select Search from the left pane, and click the ‘Delete history’ button below ‘Search history’.

Live Tile Cache

One last thing that you might consider doing is clearing up the live tile cache. You can do this whenever you notice the live tiles failing to be ‘live’.

On the Start screen, hit Win key + C or scroll to the bottom-right corner to open the Charms Bar and select Settings > Tiles.

Under ‘Clear personal info from my tiles’, click the ‘Clear’ button.

You’ll notice that all your live tiles will be reset to default.

So these were some of the ways you can reset the cache in Windows 8. Know any other methods? Tell us in the comments!

How to get back old youtube layout/look

2012-12-17T09:48:00.000-08:00

Here we explained a simple trick to get old youtube interface for two primary browsers Google Chrome and Firefox.

Here is the new look of youtube.

Get Old Youtube Layout on Google Chrome:

Open Youtube.com.
Press Ctrl + Shift + J
Now a windows will popup ,choose Console option.

Then copy and paste the following piece of code and hit Enter .

document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=qDpUsBNO0FY; expires=Thu, 2 Aug 2020 20:47:11 UTC"

After you are done with that close and restart the browser.
Now you should get the old youtube layout back.

Get Old Youtube Look On Mozilla Firefox:

Go to Youtube.com.
Press Ctrl + Shift + K
Now a window will popup ,choose Console option.

document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=qDpUsBNO0FY; expires=Thu, 2 Aug 2020 20:47:11 UTC"

After you are done with that close and restart the browser.
Now you should get the old youtube layout back.

How to Revert Back to New Look Again?

Well its quite simple to revert back to the present look.All you have to do is to clear cookies in your respective browser.It will bring back the new look back.

Disable Windows 8 Start Screen Launch Animation To Make It Feel Faster

2012-12-17T06:03:00.000-08:00

Animations can really liven up the user interface, but some people are of the opinion that they waste system resources and precious milliseconds of the user’s time. If you happen to be amongst these people and are using Windows 8, then you should know there is a very simple way of turning almost all of fluffy animations completely off. This even works for some animations in Windows 7 and Vista.

The general procedure for this guide is simple: you access “Performance Options” and disable multiple animations. Now, let’s get started!

Press the Windows + R button to launch the Windows Run dialog. Type “sysdm.cpl” into the textbox as shown below and click OK.

Alternatively, you may launch File Explorer, right-click on Computer, Properties and then the ‘Change Settings’ option beside ‘Computer name’.

The system will present you with a window titled ‘System Properties’. Click the Advanced tab on the top and then, under Performance, click on ’Settings…’.

You will now see a ‘Performance Options’ window. From here, you can adjust visual effects, resource distribution for running programs vs. background services and even change the size of the virtual memory (which is used in case you run out of RAM).

In the ‘Performance Options’ window, click the ‘Custom’ radio button, and remove the checkmark to the left of ‘Animate controls and elements inside windows’. This will eliminate the Start screen launch animation. Additionally, you can disable ‘Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing’ and ‘Animations in the taskbar’. Of course, you can remove the rest of them, but in my opinion that would be a bit of an overkill.

After you’ve disabled the options of your choice, simply click on ‘Apply’, and then OK. Animations will now be disabled, making your user interface just a wee bit faster. I only disabled animations for controls and elements inside windows, so the difference was quite minimal. You may have a different experience

How To Change Forgotten Windows 8 Password

2012-12-17T05:48:00.000-08:00

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Windows 8 has been around for quite a while now and ever since its release, there’s been a lot of discussion regarding its new features, UI overhaul and what not. As with any modern multi-user operating system, Windows 8 lets you create user profiles and specify passwords to protect user accounts. This feature let multiple users share the same PC while keeping each user’s settings intact. If you are the only user with full administrator access on your computer and forget your password, you would be locked out of your computer. If that happens, your usual bet is starting over with a fresh Windows partition, or using some complex third-party tools to reset your password. In what follows, we will guide you through the process of resetting your forgotten Windows password without using any third-party tools.

Before you proceed, do note one important thing. If you have any encrypted files in your user account, using this or any other method to reset the account’s password will mean losing those files permanently, unless you saved a copy of your encryption certificates when encrypting your files.

Now the process isn’t as simple as a few mouse clicks but as long as you can follow the instructions carefully, you should have no trouble resetting your Windows password. First, you will need to create a System Repair Disk from a Windows 8 PC that you can access. This can be your work PC, or a friend or family member’s PC; it just has to be running Windows 8. The repair disk can be created on the a blank CD or DVD, though you can even use a USB flash drive for the purpose as almost all modern PCs are capable of booting via USB drives. So let’s get started with it.

Insert the blank disc or USB into the Windows 8 machine, go to Control Panel and click ‘Create a system repair disc’ in the top-left region. Follow the simple on-screen instructions, and your repair disk will be ready in no time.

Next, inset the repair disk or USB drive into your own machine and boot from the computer from it, and select Troubleshoot.

On the next screen, click Advanced options.

Now click the Command Prompt option.

This will open up a Command Prompt window. In this window, enter these command one by one:

diskpart
exit

You will see a list of your disk partitions, from which you can easily find your Windows installation partition. Usually it is the C drive but if it is a different one, make sure to use that throughout the rest of the tutorial. Enter this command to exit the DiskPart tool:

Next enter these command one by one (make sure to replace C in the first command to the appropriate drive letter for your Windows partition, if it’s different in your case):

C:
cd windows
cd system32
copy cmd.exe cmd.exe.original
copy Utilman.exe Utilman.exe.original
del Utilman.exe
ren cmd.exe Utilman.exe
shutdown –r –t 00

These commands will prepare the tools necessary for resetting your password, and restart your computer. Once booted to the login screen, click the Ease of Access button at the bottom left corner. Based on the commands that we used in the previous step, this will open a Command Prompt window instead of the Ease of Access menu.

Enter this command to list the exact names of all the user accounts:

net user

The name of your account will be different from what’s shown below. It will generally be any account other than Administrator and Guest. We will be using the exact name of your user account in the next commands, so note it carefully.

Enter this command, replacing WAQAx with the name of your user account, as shown above:

net user WAQAx *

You will now be asked to enter your new password. When you type the password, the curser will not move and no characters will appear, which means you won’t see the password being typed. Rest assured though that it is there, so make sure you enter the letters carefully. After you enter it, you will be asked to confirm it again; simply type the same password again.

Enter this command to exit the Command Prompt window:

exit

You should now be able to login to your PC with the new password.

Don’t go away yet – you still need to revert the changes you made to cmd.exe and Utilman.exe files. Boot into the Repair disk again using the same process and bring up the Command Prompt window as before. Then enter the following commands one by one, replacing ‘C’ with the drive letter of your Windows partition:

C:
cd windows
cd system32
del Utilman.exe
ren Utilman.exe.original Utilman.exe
ren cmd.exe.original cmd.exe
shutdown -r -t 00

These commands will restore the files to the way they initially were, and restart your computer normally. After the computer reboots, you will notice that you can now open the original Ease of Access menu on the login screen.

That’s it – you have successfully reset your Windows 8 password

Adobe Reader Modern UI App Comes To Windows 8 Store

2012-12-17T05:47:00.002-08:00

You can download the app from the Productivity category in Windows Store, or manually search for it manually by hitting Win+Q on your keyboard to open Search Charm and entering ‘Adobe’.

Adobe has done a great job in designing the interface, keeping it minimalistic yet intuitive. The main screen comprises of Getting Started and Recently Viewed sections. Recently Viewed keeps a history of your previously accessed files, so you may instantly open a particular document without having to browse for it all over again. Similarly, to open a new PDF document, click Open File tile under Getting Started, and the integrated file explorer will let you select the target file.

The strongest point of Adobe’s PDF Reader products has been flawless rendering, and the new Windows 8 app doesn’t disappoint in that regard even one bit. You can choose to switch between viewing modes from the App Bar at the bottom by right-clicking with mouse or swiping up from bottom on touch screens. The app features two View Modes: Continuous and Single Page – the former provides a seamless experience through vertical scrolling while the latter shows one document page at a time and the pages can be flipped via horizontal scrolling. You can simply hold Ctrl key and use the mouse scroller to zoom in and out of the currently focused page.

Likewise, zooming out past the full page length presents you with the handy thumbnails interface, providing you with a bird’s eye view of all the pages of the document. Clicking any thumbnail lets you jump over to that page. Windows RT users can rely on pinch-to-zoom gestures to enter the thumbnails view mode.

As expected, you can use the search function to quickly find a keyword or phrase in the document. Clicking or tapping Find in the App bar displays the search field; simply type in what you’re looking for, and hit enter to see the results.

Once again, Adobe has done a great job in creating a polished PDF viewer app that is also easy to navigate. Unlike the previous desktop versions that were notorious for being heavy, slow and filled with bloatware that most users don’t require, this one seems to be fast, fluid and lightweight, making it a breeze for anyone to use as their primary PDF viewer.

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How To Disable Windows 8 Automatic Maintenance Or Change Its Time

2012-12-17T05:31:00.000-08:00

Microsoft reiterated that Windows 8 has been built upon the solid foundations of its predecessor. Well, there is no denying this fact, because apart from looking stunning, Windows 8 includes several robust features under the hood that make it fast, stable and snappy, just like the previous version. One of the refreshing additions to this feature-set is automatic system maintenance (also called Regular Maintenance), which checks for software updates, system diagnostics and security scanning tasks, on regular basis. This option ensures that maintenance tasks are performed at a specified time, provided you’re not around and the system is idle. In what follows, we will guide you through the process of changing time settings to run the daily maintenance task, whether to allow the schedule maintenance to wake your machine, as well as disable this feature if you don’t need it.

Change Scheduled Maintenance Time

To change time settings for automatic system maintenance, click the Action Center icon in the System Tray followed by ‘Open Action Center’. Alternatively, you can access the Action Center from the Control Panel.

In the Action Center window, click the arrow beside Maintenance to expand its settings, and then click ‘Change maintenance settings’ under the Automatic Maintenance section, as demonstrated in the screenshot below.

Here, you can choose the maintenance time according to your liking. Windows 8 sets this time to 3:00 AM by default, but you can change it to any other time. Furthermore, you can enable/disable the optional ‘Allow scheduled maintenance to wake up my computer at the scheduled time’. When done, click OK to apply the changes. If prompted by the UAC, simply click the Yes button.

Disable Automatic Maintenance

Apart from changing time parameters, you can also disable the Automatic Maintenance option altogether. This can done from within the Windows Task Scheduler utility. To do so, press Win+W to call the Search Charm and type “task scheduler” or “schedule tasks”. Selecting Schedule tasks from the left will launch the Task Scheduler window.

Task Scheduler is Window’s native utility that allows various system or user applications to be launched or triggered automatically at a user defined time. It houses three navigation panes. The left pane lets you select the task, the center pane contains information regarding the selected task, while the right pane contains further pertaining actions.

From the left pane, navigate to:

Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > TaskScheduler

Right click ‘Regular Maintenance’ from the center pane and select Disable from its context menu.

That’s it! You have successfully disabled Regular Maintenance.

Krento Is A Nifty Windows Widget & App Launcher With Multiple Skins

2012-12-17T05:16:00.000-08:00

How about embellishing your desktop with some fancy stones? Okay, I kid, but apparently that’s what this new application called Krento is all about, though the ‘stones’ in question are quite functional, rather than merely cosmetic. It’s a fascinating Windows freeware that amalgamates the essence of an app dock, an application launcher and a widgets creator by letting you add fancy looking shortcuts for applications, folders, files and website URLs for instantaneous and quick access. Furthermore, you can add Toys (Windows Vista-like desktop gadgets), customize skins and do much more, all in an aesthetically pleasing interface.

Once installed, the application adds a pulser icon near the Taskbar and double-clicking it activates Krento’s main UI. Alternatively, you can click the mouse scroll wheel button to launch the app.

Krento displays a widget on your desktop called Circle. A number of varying application and miscellaneous stones – basically the shortcuts that revolve around the orbit of the circle – can be added, ranging from a shortcut of your favorite web browser to a web link of your Facebook account. You can create as many circles as you want, albeit the application displays only one circle at a time. In addition, there is no practical limitation regarding the number of selected stones either. The bar at the center of the circle contains navigation buttons for Applications, Settings, Select Circle, Default and Power Management. It’s worth mentioning that the stones can be revolved via the mouse scroll wheel.

Krento comes with two stock circles out of the box - Desktop and Default. However, you may add additional circles via hitting ‘Select Circle’ on the main widget and clicking ‘Create new circle’. You can specify a circle’s name, icon and a mini description according to your preference.

Likewise, a wide-array of stones can be added to the selected circle. The options include regular or special system folders (Documents, Pictures, Music), Recycle Bin, system power options (Restart, Shutdown, Standby), system utilities, Control Panel, URLs of social networking and other sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yahoo, Wikipedia etc.), and much more. To add a stone, hit Ctrl + A and choose your desired stone from the list.

The software also features an application search panel that can be triggered from the center bar on the main UI. The search function helps in quickly opening an application via entering its name in the search field and then clicking its icon within the console. If a keyword matches multiple items, it displays all the pertaining results. This can come handy as a quick app launcher similar to Launchy or Executor.

You can also right-click the widget and select additional options and actions from the context menu. These sllow you to select a circle, delete or modify an item, add a stone, move to the next or previous circle, change the current skin, and access the app’s options.

There’s a wide variety of skins to choose from including Aero Royale, Aero Touch, Astro Grey, Bloosom and Krento Brushed, just to name a few. Just click a skin and it will be applied in a jiffy.

Upon right-clicking the Pulser, you will be be presented with context menu that has options to install new stones, toys and Krento skins. Toys are basically gadgets for Calendar, Clock, CPU usage etc. that you can add to the desktop.

Krento’s Settings window allows you to configure a host of different parameters under General, Tuning and Circle sections. You can toggle auto startup behavior, specify launch hotkey for both the keyboard and mouse, change circle location and default language, modify the size, transparency and radius of the circle, and so on.

Krento’s eye candy seems dated by today’s standards when we compare it to modern user interfaces but for those who are fond of UI elements from the past decades or just want to use it as a productivity tool, it can come quite handy. It works on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

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Turn Off App Switcher & Charms Bar Hot Corners In Windows 8

2012-12-17T04:41:00.001-08:00

Hot Corners is one of the major new features in Windows 8. They are basically the four corners of the screen that bring App Switcher, Charms Bar and Start Tile into focus when you move the mouse pointer over their pertaining areas. App Switcher appears when you move the cursor to the top-left; likewise Charms Bar resides on the right edge and appears when the pointer touches the top or bottom-right corners. However, both the top-left and right corners can be quite distracting and annoying under certain circumstances. We have covered a few tools to disable these corners, but if you’re looking for a way to prevent the Charms bar and Switcher from appearing via hot corners without entirely disabling them with a tool, a simple registry hack can do this job.

The screenshot below demonstrates how the Switcher corner blots out Firefox’s orange button and prevents you from accessing any settings if you hover your pointer too close to the corner. Since App Switcher can be accessed from the bottom-left corner as well, this registry hack can remove this hassle by disabling the top-left corner only.

First, you need to open the Registry Editor. To do this, open Start Screen, type ‘regedit’ and press enter. Once Registry Editor is open, navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell

Right-click ImmersiveShell and select ‘New’ followed by clicking ‘Key’ from the context menu.

After creating the key, name it ‘EdgeUI’ (without the quotes) and press enter. Next, you need to create a new DWORD value within the EdgeUI key. Right-click the said key and then click New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the newly created value ‘DisableTLcorner’ (again, without the quotes).

Follow the aforementioned steps again to create another DWORD value, this time renaming it as ‘DisableCharmsHint’ (without the quotes).

Double click the DisableTLcorner value, enter 1 in the Value data field and click OK. This will disable the top-left App Switcher corner, though you may still access it from the bottom-left corner after moving the curser in upper direction from there.

Now, double click DisableCharmsHint and enter 1 in Value data before clicking OK. This will prevent the Charms bar from appearing when the curser touches the top and bottom-right corners. You can still access Charms Bar via moving the curser downwards or upwards from these corners.

After modifying the DWORD values, close the Registry Editor and restart your PC for the changes to take effect. The top-left corner won’t keep you anymore accessing anything now, such as the Firefox button. Likewise, the Charms to the right won’t distract you in tasks like closing a desktop window.

Manually Download & Install Windows Phone Apps Through SD Card

2012-12-17T04:16:00.000-08:00

It was a big deal when Microsoft announced that Windows Phone 8 will have SD card support, since WP user had been asking for this feature for a long time since the launch of Windows Phone 7. Although WP8 devices have been around for more than a month now, not a lot of people have gotten around to getting really familiar with everything their phone’s SD card can do. You might not know, for instance, that the card is not only for media files, but can also help you in installing large apps that you don’t want to download directly on your phone. This feature can come handy if you don’t have Wi-Fi or high speed data connection on your phone, and the app you want to install is really large. The process is quite easy, especially since WP8 assist you in every step along the way.

The method can be quite useful for sharing large apps with your friends, or deploying them on multiple devices in the same household or organization. Here’s how it works regarding paid and free app:

If the app is available for free on Windows Phone Store, you will be able to install it with no issue.
If the app is paid on Windows Phone Store and you have already purchased it in the past, you will be able to install it with no issue.
If the app is paid on Windows Phone Store and you don’t own it already, you will be able to install the free trial, or purchase it and install the full version.
If the app is not found on Windows Phone Store, you will not be allowed to install it, even if it is completely free.

As you can see, this method will not allow you to sideload third-party apps that haven’t been published on Windows Phone Store. Still, the app won’t be downloaded to the phone; Windows Phone Store will only be used to verify its authenticity due to Microsoft’s anti-piracy measures, and to make sure apps that haven’t been approved by Microsoft don’t make their way to Windows Phone devices to avoid the spread of malware.

That said, here’s how to install apps to Windows Phone devices using their XAP files.

Instructions

Make sure you have an active Wi-Fi or cellular data connection on your phone, as it will be required for authentication purposes.
From your computer, go to the Windows Phone Store by entering the following URL in the web browser:
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http://www.windowsphone.com/store
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Using the search bar provided in the top-right corner, look for the app you want to install.
On the app’s dedicated page, scroll down and find the option marked ‘Download and install manually’. It is available in the column below the main installation button at the left of the screen.
Click this option. Depending on your browser settings, it will ask you to save the XAP file, or automatically start downloading it.
Connect your SD card to the computer using a card reader, and transfer the downloaded file to it. Alternatively, you can connect the card to the computer before downloading the file, and save the file directly to it by specifying the appropriate download location.
Once the download is complete, remove the card and insert it into your WP8.
Go to the WP Store hub (formerly Marketplace) on your phone and select the SD card option from its main page.
The Store hub is smart enough to distinguish between media files and XAPs, and only display installable files when the card is accessed from it. Make sure your phone has an active data connection, and tap the correct XAP file.

Unlike in iTunes, you won’t be asked to sign in to any account when downloading the file on a computer, as all verification is done on-device.

Customize Windows 8 Installation & Create Unattended Setup ISO

2012-12-17T04:05:00.000-08:00

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Windows 8 is not just about its new and fluid Modern UI; the installation time and the amount of disk space consumed by the OS has also been greatly reduced compared to its predecessor. However, this fast installation does come at the cost of less customization options; in fact, there are hardly any. You cannot choose the components to be installed or leave out the ones not required. If you’ve been looking for a way to customize your Windows 8 installation, WinReducer 8 is what you need. This freeware lets you customize Windows 8 setup from scratch via creating an ISO file from an existing installation disk or ISO. Furthermore, it lets you create an unattended Windows 8 installation ISO, so you won’t have to sit in front of your computer during the whole setup process.

WinReducer 8 is a portable application, and its downloadable ZIP archive contains both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the tool. After extracting the files, simply execute the appropriate version for your computer.

The application is currently in alpha, though everything it offers works as advertised. The main interface is minimal, and pffers ‘Open’ and ‘Change Mount Folder’ buttons. Note that if you are using an ISO file of Windows 8 setup, you’ll need to extract all the files from the ISO package into a separate folder before proceeding. You can use your favorite comressed files utility for the purpose; we recommend the free and excellent 7-zip.

Open to select the said directory, point to the disk drive with your Windows 8 installation disc or choose the folder where you extracted the ISO’s contents, select your Windows 8 edition and click Mount.

Sit back and let the application fetch all the information contained within the ISO or physical disc, after which it will let you customize the setup.

The tool will let you select any unwanted features that you want to exclude. Simply mark the the components that are not required such as Accessories, Drivers, Fonts, Languages, Themes, Services etc., under the Components Reducer tab.

The Customization tab helps you make further optimization and tweaking, for instance you can remove the Charms bar, hide desktop icons, remove files and settings from Windows Explorer, clean unneeded files and so on. Likewise, it allows you to select a default Lockscreen, Wallpaper, and custom theme.

The Unattended feature of the tool is a big time saver. It lets you specify your Windows 8 serial number, so you don’t have to enter it each time you performing the installation. In addition, you can select a custom background image for the setup program, provided the image dimensions don’t exceed 1024 x 786 pixels.

Once everything is in place, apply your changes and let the tool work its magic based on your selection.

Lastly, select ‘Save in WIM file and create a new ISO’. You may also change the destination folder, ISO name, and ISO label before hitting Save to create the ISO.

Testing of the tool was carried out on Windows 8, 64-bit edition.

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Disable Windows 8 App Notifications Or Change Their Duration

2012-12-17T04:02:00.000-08:00

Microsoft’s decision to release the exact same interface for both the PC and tablet versions of Windows 8 has its pros and cons. On one hand, this means users won’t have to learn two different types of operating systems to use different devices, while on the other, it makes certain features seem redundant, depending on the device you are using. While Windows 8 offers default settings to enable or disable some of these features, there are a lot that cannot be toggled without the use of third party tools. One particular feature, Windows Store app notifications, however, is something that can be tweaked according to your liking using native options. You can either change the time that an app notification stays on the screen, or disable Lock Screen and app notifications altogether. In this post, we will explain how you can alter both settings.

Disable Lock Screen & App Notifications

App notifications can be easily disabled from the Notifications category in PC Settings. Open the Charms bat and choose Settings > Change PC Settings to access the PC settings app. From the left side, select the Notifications category to reveal all the related options. At the top, there are ‘Show app notifications’, ‘Show app notifications on the Lock Screen’ and ‘Play notification sounds’ toggles. In order to complete turn off all types of notifications for all apps, just turn off the Show app Notifications option.

Other than turning off notifications for all installed apps, you can do so selectively as well. The lower part of the Notifications settings screen allows you to turn off notifications for individual apps of your choice.

Change Visibility Duration Of Notifications

The duration that each notification stays on the screen can be changed using the settings available inside he Ease of Access Center. Open the Start Screen, type “ease of access center” and select Settings from the right side to see it in the search results.

Once on the Ease of Access Center window, scroll down and look for the ‘Make it easier to focus on tasks’ option.

Again, scroll down and look for ‘Adjust time limits and flashing visuals’ section.

Under ‘How long should Windows notification dialog boxes stay open’, open the drop down menu to choose a time of your liking. The available options include 5, 7, 15, and 30 seconds, as well as 1 and 5 minutes; 5 seconds is set by default. Click OK to save the changes.

This how-to applies to both Windows 8 and RT.

How to Easily Change Window Border Width & Padding In Windows 8

2012-12-11T08:06:00.000-08:00

Content before chrome – that’s one of the two principles of Microsoft’s ‘Metro’ design language. Yet when you look at the Desktop in Windows 8, there are still plenty of places where chrome can be further reduced for better looking content. Heavily padded windows borders are a good example of that. We have previously discussed how you can change window border size in one of our earlier posts on thebest Windows 8 tweaks, hacks and tips but that method involves heading deep down into the dreaded Windows Registry and manually changing values stored in oddly-named variables – something certain people feel is a little too risky, even though it isn’t if you follow the instructions properly. If the idea of editing your computer’s registry makes you uncomfortable, fret not! We have found a useful little app called ‘Tiny Windows Borders’ that lets you change the dimensions of your windows borders with sliders. Now that sounds much safer, doesn’t it?

Tiny Windows Borders is a portable app that doesn’t require any installation. All you have to do is download it from the link provided at the end of this post, extract the contents of the zip file using your favorite tool, and launch the extracted TinyWindowsBorders.exe file. You will be presented with this interface:

All you need to do now is simply play around with the two sliders for Border Width and Border Padding until you find a setting for both that works for you, and then click ‘Apply’.

I personally reduced Border Padding all the way down to 1 unit. It looks perfect to me, but then it’s a personal choice.

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Scroll Inside Inactive Windows With Mouse Wheel

2012-12-11T07:48:00.005-08:00

People with large monitors or a multi-monitor setup normally have a lot of windows open on their desktop. In order to view information from different sources, we need to switch between different windows and scroll up and down through the information visible on them. If you are a Mac user, you can scroll the inactive windows without first bringing them into focus. Windows on the other hand, does not have this feature. If you want to scroll up, down, left or right, you have to first select the window and bring it to the front. This causes your currently focused window to get out of focus, which you might not want. That’s where Mouse Hunter comes to the rescue. It is a third-party tool that simply allows you to scroll the content of even those windows that are not in focus. Instead of clicking a window to bring it to focus, you just have to move your mouse pointer over it and viola! Moreover, it lets you scroll the windows horizontally using the same scroll button. Keep reading to find out more about Mouse Hunter.

Once installed, the app runs quietly in the system tray. Upon first start, the Settings window pops up, allowing you to specify the default application behavior. The options are divided into two sections: Main and Smart Mouse Wheel. The Main section deals with options like choosing to Start Mouse Hunter with Windows, Show Information Balloon on Start, Start Mouse Hunter as Disabled, and Write Log File. The log file can help with debugging or reporting any issues and clicking the Open button in front of the Write log file option, you can view its contents without having to navigate to the application folder.

The Smart Mouse Wheel section contains options to set the button behavior. The ‘No scroll is middle button’ option can be confusing at first glance, but it basically means that once enabled, a window cannot be scrolled if the middle mouse button is pressed. The next two options allow you to easily enable horizontal scrolling by using the scroll wheel in combination with the SHIFT or CONTROL keys, while the last two options let you do the same using the left or right click buttons of your mouse in combination with the scroll wheel. Once you have configured the options the way you want, click OK to save the settings and you are good to go!

Mouse Hunter works on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

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Cinelab - A Simple Video Editor For Windows 8

2012-12-11T07:41:00.002-08:00

Almost every major modern computer platform offers some kind of video editing feature. If you have been following us for a while, you must have come across our coverage of dozens of video editing tools for iOS, Android, Windows and Mac OS X. Today, we are bringing you video editing application for Windows 8 called Cinelab. While not exceptionally feature-laden, the app allows you to edit and merge your video clips into a single seamless file. The output file is processed and converted to MP4 format, and then saved to the directory of your choice. The interface looks clean, simple and easy to use, and is fully optimized for Windows 8 PCs and Windows RT tablets.

To download Cinelab, open Store app from the Start Screen and highlight the Search Charm. Type ‘Cinelab’ in search and press enter. From the search results, select the app and then click or tap Install.

Upon launching Cinelab, you will be presented with its dark UI. At first, the app displays only a single tile with a small ‘Add Clip‘ button to its right. Clicking or tapping this button allows adding additional video clips in form of tiles. The interface also contains three more buttons at the bottom named Rewind, Play and Review. The Play button starts playback of the selected video as a Live tile, while the Rewind button starts the video from the beginning.

You can tweak some application-specific settings by clicking Settings in Charms Bar, followed by Export Options. You can make video and audio quality adjustments, specify average video bit rate in kbps, and toggle Audio Export.

Editing a clip is fairly easy. The selected clip shows a mini slider using which you can crop your desired video section. You can drag a video clip left or right in order to adjust the sequence of the final clip. You can also right-click anywhere on the screen to bring up additional navigation controls at the bottom. This includes Clone (to duplicate the selected tile), Select All, Clear Selection, Remove, Undo, Make Movie, New, Load and Save. The Save button enables you to store your project, so you may pick up the editing from where you left off. Clicking ‘Make Movie’ begins the conversion process.

Cinelab is available for free at Windows Store. However, the free version only allows merging up to 7 clips. To add more clips, you need to purchase an in-app Pro license. Testing was carried out on Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit.

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How to Bring Back Windows 7 Explorer Toolbar In Windows 8

2012-12-11T07:33:00.000-08:00

The latest installment of Windows from Microsoft comes with a lot of new features. The user opinion is divided, with some welcoming the new direction Windows is heading towards, while others complaining about deviating this much from what they have been using. To learn about the changes in the OS, check out our detailed review of all the new features introduced in Windows 8. Ever since the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 came out, people started getting an idea of the magnitude of changes they will have to face, such as the replacement of Start Menu with the Start Screen, and Explorer toolbar with the Ribbon UI. Developers are still coming up with tools that let users get back the feel of the previous versions by reintroducing the Windows 7 UI elements that are no longer present in Windows 8. Previously, we have covered several tools that bring back the Start Menu, and today we have a tool called Ribbon Disabler that disables the Ribbon UI and brings back the old Explorer toolbar.

Even though, the Ribbon UI contains a lot more options than the Explorer toolbar, the simplicity of the latter makes it a preferred choice for some users. When using the Ribbon UI, all file and folder-related options are divided into different tabs. Selecting a file, folder, drive or any other element brings up its relevant options in the top bar. However, the sheer amount of available options can sometimes prove to be confusing.

That’s where Ribbon Disabler comes in by allowing you to disable the Ribbon UI and replace it with the Explorer toolbar, all in just a single click. To do this, simply launch the tool. click the Disable Ribbon Explorer button, log off and log back on.

When you log back in, you will see the Ribbon UI replaced by the Explorer toolbar, complete with all the options found in the default Explorer toolbar from Windows 7.

Get Around 200 GB Storage Space on the Cloud For Free

2012-12-03T05:58:00.001-08:00

Here are some of the top cloud space providers:

Drop Box:

It provides 2 GB of cloud space to the free users but the users can get extra space of 16 GB by referring it to others. Referring to 32 users can extend your space from 2 GB to 18 GB. You and the referred one will get 500 MB space for every referral. So you can get a total of 18 GB cloud space.

Google Drive:

Just released Google product gives every user a 5GB cloud space on the cloud to store their files. The user interface is very good in Google Drive. Just yesterday I got my account there and I love it.

Sky Drive:

It is from Windows Live and they provide 7GB to free users to sore data. But Skydrive is now integrated with Windows 8 and so company offered 25GB cloud space to everyone. But you will get that only when you exceed the 7GB mark.

ADrive:

It provides 50GB of Online Cloud Space for free; so that you can store big files under 2GB. But it is very good as it gives 50 GB, more than any other.

Box:

It provides 5GB of online cloud space to free users and you can share files through links like that of Dropbox.

Sugar Sync:

It provides 5GB cloud space to free users.With Sugar Sync you get online back up, file sharing and access from any device.

Over All Space,

Drop Box + Google Drive + Sky Drive + ADrive + Box + Sugar Sync

= (18+5+25+50+5 + 5) GB= 108GB

All the above services have same features like syncing to devices, on the move access to files etc. So, what else? Enjoy your files anywhere, anytime…

Extra info because you always like something extra.

10GB extra is available in Gmail.
HTC users on Android receive extra 3GB free space if they have a 2011 device with Sense 3.0 or 3.5, and even extra 23GB if they have a 2012 device with Sense 4.0.
Box offers 50GB free space to Android users.
Again hi-drive provides 5GB free space.
Drivehq provides 1GB and there are many such providers.

Now if you go for the extra then you will get additional 88GB i.e. no need to pay, just need to enjoy (190+ GB), i.e. around 200GB..

New Features of iPad Mini

2012-12-03T04:49:00.002-08:00

There is a speculation that Apple is going to launch their new iPad mini in October.

As Apple is renowned for its innovation, people are excepting something new from their new iPad mini also.

According to recent reports, Apple’s new iPad mini may not have all the features of its high priced iPad. Though Apple has not confirmed any details about their latest release, speculation is going all round and some of them are reliable sources.

Some of the features that have chances to make their way into the iPad mini are described below:

Dual cameras

Apple has already announced that they will incorporate Face Time to improve video communication facility in all of their latest device. So, there is every chances that new iPad mini will come up with dual camera facility. A user can easily take amazing photos with the rear camera. And front camera can be used for video chatting.

Display

From all reliable sources it is confirmed that Apple’s iPad mini will have 7.85 inch display. Though the size is pretty smaller in compare to latest iPad which has 9.7 inch display, it is a comfortable size for iPad mini.

Operating Software

Apple iOS 6 has already been launched in the market. So, it is now confirmed that iPad mini will ship with iOS 6 operating system because Apple always use latest software in their upcoming products.

No Retina display

As Apple has targeted to lower the price substantially in their latest iPad mini, they have to leave some of the exclusive features out of their latest release. And there is every possibility that retina display will not find its place in the device.

Design

There is some latest news on the Web about iPad mini. The news is that it has an exceptionally slim design which will set it apart from all other tablets available in the market. It will have a structure much thinner than the latest iPads.

Price

As Apple has designed their iPad mini for low budget users, it will definitely have a price in much lower than other Apple devices. There is an expectation that price will be more or less similar to its chief competitors like Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire.

Top 10 Windows 8 Apps To Kill Your Boring Moments

2012-12-03T04:41:00.000-08:00

Many a times we want to pass our time by doing some exciting things but we don’t get the right ideas at that moment. Now you may be alone at home or waiting for the flight, both the situations are equally boring. So here is where these apps will try to kill your boredom and will make your moments enjoyable.

If you’ve Windows 8 installed in your laptop then you can easily get access to these Windows 8 apps through the Windows Store.

I like these Windows 8 apps to kill my boring time. They just help me to convert those sucking moments into enjoyable moments.

So here goes the list of some awesome Windows 8 apps:

1. PVR Cinemas is a cool windows 8 app to kill boredom. I generally switch to it to watch new movie trailers and to get reviews of the new movies. Using this app you can even check which movies are opening this weekend, which movies are running in theaters and which movies are doing superb in the box office.

2. Physamajig is an app where you can draw and create objects. The objects become real as soon as you complete it. And you can even throw the objects or make them bounce. It’s pretty cool.

3. Fresh Paint is a drawing app for fun. In this app you will get many painting tools that can help you to create cool paintings.

4. Doodle God Free is an exciting game. In this addictive puzzle game, mix and match different combinations of fire, earth, wind and air to create an entire civilization.

5. Daily Motion has over 20 million videos that you can enjoy when you’re bore. The videos are high definition in quality. They are new and fresh. There are videos on many topics like news, sports, music, movies, video games etc… You can also share the videos with your friends using the social networking options.

6. Cut the Rope is a cool game to play. The game presents some toffees that you need to feed the Froggy. The toffees are hanged with the help of ropes and many times they keep swinging. So you need to cut the rope in order to make it enter the frog’s mouth. It’s is my favorite game in Windows 8 which is very exciting and has many levels for fun.

7. Piano Time is a cool piano app for the piano lovers. You can easily play the music of your favorite songs if you know the piano keys.

8. Jet-pack Joyride is a game that has many objectives and levels to clear. I’s really an amazing gave to play when you feel bore.. It’s a space fighter game. You need to earn points, save yourself and buy better weapons to cross levels.

9. Air Soccer is a football game which is not like other football games. I mean to say that it don’t have football players, instead it has 3 big balls in each side and the main ball in the middle and you’ve to make goals with the help of those 3 big balls. Those 3 balls are the players in this game. Nice game with both single player and 2 player feature.

10. Tune-In Radio is a radio app to listen to your favorite channels. It has channels of every genre. You can listen to sports news, music channels, daily news etc…

It’s great to kill your boring moments with these type of windows 8 apps.

Windows Store has many more such exciting apps like Ninja, Mahjong, Solitaire, Pinball to keep away your boring moments. So you can just go and check all the Windows 8 Apps. Do comment about your favorite Windows 8 Apps.

HOW TO MAKE A BLANK POST STATUS IN FACEBOOK

2012-11-06T19:10:00.000-08:00

Hey Friends After A Very Big Time I’m Posting Here About How To Post A Blank Post In Facebook…..

So Just Follow Belowed Simple Steps…

1. Go To Facebook Wall Post…

2. In Post Status Write The Code Given Below…

@[0:0: ]

Now Post Status…You Are Posted A Blank Post Or Status.!

HOW TO SET UP PICTURE PASSWORD IN WINDOWS 8

2012-11-06T19:04:00.000-08:00

Hello Guys, As You All Already Knows That Windows 8 (Developer Preview And Consumer Preview) Is Launched Some Time Ago, And Is One Of The Best Operating System Ever. Windows 8 Has Many Amazing Features And Picture Password Is Most Amazing Features Of Windows 8.

Here Are Procedure To Set Picture Password For Windows 8 Login.

Open Charms Bar And Click On Setting And Open More PC Settings.

Now Choose Users Option From Left Panel And Select Create Picture Password From Right Panel.

You Will Be Prompted For Your Current User Password.

Now It Will Open Picture Selection Window.

Select Any Picture You Want And Click On Choose This Image.

Now It Will Ask You To Set Any Gesture I.e. Clicks, Lines And Circles. See Below Examples for This Three Gestures.

You Can Make Clicks To Any Parts Of The Image And Remember Where You Clicked.

That’s All. You Have Successfully Set Up Your Picture Password

HOW TO SOLVED : FIREFOX CHECKING ADD-ON COMPATIBILITY EVERY TIME

2012-11-06T18:58:00.003-08:00

Firefox Is One Of The Most Popular And Most Used Browser. Firefox Downloads Increases Day By Day. Firefox Have Many Great Features That Make Users Necessary To Use It. As It’s Most Used Browser, It Has Many Errors And Issues Reported Daily. This Error Is Reported By Many Users. So, We Have A Solution For It Here.

Some Users Trying To Reset Firefox To Fix This Issue, But It Delete All Of Files And Cookies. So, That’s Not Wise To Reset Firefox. So, We Have Am Easy Solution For This Error.

What Is The Error Exactly :

When User Start Firefox, The Add-on Compatibility Check Window Displays Every Time. This Error Is Often Came When Someone’s Updated From Old Version To New version Of Firefox.

How To Stop Firefox From Checking Add-on Compatibility Every Time :

Go To Firefox, Click On Menu→ Help→ Troubleshooting Problem.

Here, Click On Show Folder Button And You Will Taken To Your Profile Folder Of Firefox.

Here Find These 3 Files And Delete Them : Prefs.js, User.js andSessionstore.js

That’s It. Now Restart Firefox And You’ll Not Get Add-on Compatibility Dialogue Anymore.

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