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[Tutorial] How To Limit Live App Tile Updates Data Usage – Windows 8

[Tutorial] How To Limit Live App Tile Updates Data Usage – Windows 8

In the new version of Windows, Microsoft have incorporated a new interface called Metro which shows a touch friendly home screen which shows rows with tiles. Many of those tiles are interactive and shows images or app logos and they are constantly updated in order to display latest information’s and images. Although they look nice they are constantly updated over internet and if you are using mobile broadband data network you most likely using monthly data limitation. As you can imagine these tiles can drain all your monthly limitations, so it is recommended to limit the amount of data that Windows 8 uses to update live app tiles and in this tutorial I will show you how to do that.

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[Tutorial] How To Restart Windows Explorer in Windows 8 Without Reboot

[Tutorial] How To Restart Windows Explorer in Windows 8 Without Reboot

Like in all previous Microsoft Windows versions it can happen that desktop interface freeze up. If something like that happens to you in Windows 8, the first thing you should do is restart Windows Explorer and in this tutorial I will show you how to do that without rebooting full system.

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[Tutorial] How To Encrypt Files and Folders in Windows 8

[Tutorial] How To Encrypt Files and Folders in Windows 8

Security of computers and files is something we should always take care of, especially if those computers are shared with many people. Almost every week we hear about large-scale hacking attacks, and time to time information on large hacking cartels cashing from stealing people’s personal and financial data also surface. The counter measures are simple – stay as secure as you can. Along with using internet security suites, try to keep your data secure, possibly by encrypting those. In this tutorial I will show you how to do that in Windows 8 easily.

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Diferent Ways To Use Your USB Drive

Diferent Ways To Use Your USB Drive

We all know USB drive, they allow us to store a large amounts of data, they are easy to transport and they are getting smaller and economic. But with the growing popularity of cloud storage services we have almost forgot about these small devices; however many of you don’t know that they can have many different uses beyond simple storage and in this article we will cover only few of them which may be very handy to you.

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Everything People Like About Windows 8, If They Actually Like It First

Everything People Like About Windows 8, If They Actually Like It First

Just one month before the awaited launch of Windows 8 operating system (OS) some interesting statistics has come out showing consumer response to the flagship product. A survey conducted by forumswindows8.com, which drew 50,000 user votes, asked Windows users about different aspects of the old and the new OS by Microsoft. And, the response was pretty amazing. For example, most of the users believe Metro UI to be the biggest weakness of Windows 8. Find some more interesting information inside.

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Google Still Wants A Search Deal With Yahoo

Google Still Wants A Search Deal With Yahoo

Google and Yahoo have a long history. For a long time, Yahoo has used Google’s search technology but eventually decided to ditch it in 2004. In 2008, the two companies were on the verge of yet another partnership but due to certain reason, those prospects were shelved. Now, Google’s chairman, Eric Schmidt, has allegedly stated at a recent event that Google still wants a search deal with Yahoo.

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MIT Built A Real-time Indoor Mapping System For Firefighters’ Rescue Work

MIT Built A Real-time Indoor Mapping System For Firefighters’ Rescue Work

Computer scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) claim that they’ve built a wearable piece of gear called SLAM (Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping) that can map a building in real time with the aid of a Microsoft Kinect, a laser range finder and a laptop. It is specially being created for firefighters and other first responders reacting to an emergency.

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