Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts

WINDOWS 8  KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 

Knowing at least some of the Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts will make your Windows 8 experience much more enjoyable. Try to memorize these top Windows 8 shortcut keys.


1) Press the Windows key to open the Start screen or switch to the Desktop (if open).

2)Press the Windows key + D will open the Windows Desktop.

3)Press the Windows key + . to pin and unpin Windows apps on the side of the screen.

4)Press the Windows key + X to open the power user menu, which gives you access to many of the features most power users would want (e.g. Device Manager and Command Prompt).

5)Press the Windows key + C to open the Charms.

6)Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings, which is the same Settings found in Charms.

7)Press and hold the Windows key + Tab to show open apps.

8)Press the Windows key + Print screen to create a screen shot, which is automatically saved into your My Pictures folder.



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How To Shut Down Windows 8

How To Shut Down Windows 8

(An Update)

Many people  want to know how to shut down Windows 8. You would think that is a simple task, as in previous versions of Windows we had always had the start menu with a shut down, restart option. Now the Windows 8 shutdown problem is causing stress for the new users of this operating system.

How to Shut Down :

1) Firstly we will need to access the Charm bar which is a fancy name for a menu. You can do this by moving your mouse to the lower right corner of the screen. The menu will then slide out. 

2) When the Charm bar appears click on the Settings icon. See the arrow pointing to the settings icon below.

3) When the settings appear, click on the Power icon.

4) Now you will be able to choose to either Sleep, Shut Down, Update, or Restart.

So that is how to shut down Windows 8. In this world of gadgets and technology, this is definitely not faster or easier to do than the previous versions of Windows.

A shortcut for shutting down your windows 8  :

1) Navigate to the location where you want to create the shortcut, right-click and go to New > Shortcut.

2) For location of the new shortcut, enter the following command:

shutdown /s /t 0

3) Click Next, and name the shortcut as Shut Down (or anything you like).

Now, if you want to pin it to taskbar, right-click the new shortcut and pin it to taskbar, based on your preference. Afterwards, next time whenever you want to turn off your PC, just click the shortcut, and the shutdown process will immediately begin. Alternatively, if you want these shortcuts on your start screen, then simply right click on the shortcut and click on Pin to Start.

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How to Install Windows 8 on Your Laptop

How to Install Windows 8 on Your Laptop :

(Step By Step Guide)

Download the files

1. The first thing you’ll need to do is download the Windows 8 installer preview from the Microsoft website.
(http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/meet)

2. After you’ve clicked “Get it now” select the option to download the preview. This will then download the files to your machine.

3. Select the “Run” option both times it pops up, and allow any changes when prompted by the download.

Get ready to install the software

The installation will then scan your machine to make sure that it’s capable of running Windows 8, and to find out whether you will require the 32 bit or 64 bit version. It will then download the files respectively, whilst this part of the installation is running you may need to make a few alterations to your computer. For example clearing space or defragging your hard drive.


Create your bootable Flash Drive or DVD

1. On the next screen it’ll ask whether you’re ready to install. Select the option to ‘Install on another partition’, continue through the options (clicking ‘Next’ when required).

2. We will assume you would rather make a bootable flash drive for the purposes of this article.
Click ‘USB flash drive’ then select ‘Next’ again and select your USB from the list.

3. Select ‘Next’ and your computer will get to making your disk. Bear in mind this bit can be a bit of a lengthy process

Make a partition

You’ll now to create that all important partition, so that you have somewhere to install windows 8 on your computer alongside your existing version. Don’t forget to back everything up just in case, since you’re reducing the amount of space your computer has available it makes good sense to ensure you’ve got everything saved out.

1. Once you’ve done this, open the Start menu and and right click ‘Computer’, click ‘Manage’ and then choose ‘Disk Management’.

2. Right click your hard drive and then choose ‘Shrink Volume’.

3. Windows 8 requires a minimum of 20GB available, so put 20,000 when prompted with ‘Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB’. Then select ‘Shrink’.

4. You’ll then see an unallocated section with 20GB available. This is going to be where you install the Windows 8 release preview.

5. Right click it, the choose ‘New Simple Volume’. Go through the options, clicking ‘Next’ until you reach ‘Volume Label’, in here type ‘Windows 8′.

6. Continue through the options, then select ‘Finish’.

This only works if you have Windows seven. In Windows vista and Windows xp there are different ways to shrink a partition on a hard drive.


Boot from your new Flash Drive

At this point you’ll need to do a restart. You need to boot from the Flash Drive you just created, to do so enter the BIOS, then find ‘Boot > Boot device priority’ and allocate higher priority to the flash drive than your hard drive. Save and exit by pressing the F10 key. At this point the Windows 8 installer should begin. Once setup has loaded click ‘Next’ until you reach ‘Install Now’.

Choose where to install it

When required key in the product code DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J. Keep clicking through the options until you’re prompted to select which type of installation you want to run. Select ‘Custom: Install Windows only’. You’ll then need to select your new partition(named ‘ Windows 8′). Choose ‘Next’ and you’re ready to go.

Boot

After the installation is complete your computer will boot into Windows 8 by default. When you restart you will be prompted with an option to choose which version of Windows you want to boot with, select the ‘Change defaults or choose or other options’ to ensure your previous version is your default installation, but still allow you to test run the Windows 8 preview in anticipation of the full release.



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The 3 Best IPad Apps That Promote Internet Safety For Kids

The 3 Best IPad Apps That Promote Internet Safety For Kids :

(An Update)

When you first bought your computer, it would already have a bunch of anti-virus programs and firewalls to protect the system from viruses. But what about non-PC gadgets like the iPad? Apple has made sure that their gadgets do not encounter such harm when being used online. But on your end as a parent, you also have to  do your part in teaching your kids how to be safe when going online.

To get you started, here are the top three iPad apps that you can download in order to promote Internet safety for kids:


1) Professor Garfield Online Safety

(https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/professor-garfield-online/id369161715?mt=8)

Using the beloved cartoon character Garfield, the developer Paws, Incorporated came up with the app called Professor Garfield Online Safety. The primary goal of the program is to teach kids how not to give out their personal information – especially when interacting with strangers online.

2) Safe Web for Kids 

(https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/safe-web-for-kids/id460723131?mt=8)

This iPad app creates a whitelist for young computer users. It is basically an Internet browser which allows users to only navigate through a predefined set of websites.

3) Safe Eyes Mobile 

(https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/safe-eyes-mobile/id298505665?mt=8)

Finally, there’s SafeEyes Mobile which is an award-wining app that parents rely on to keep their kids safe on the Internet. Instead of your child using the Safari browser, an alternative program is used so that inappropriate content can be blocked for kids.


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Microsoft Office 2013 Officially Released

Microsoft Office 2013 Officially Released

(An Update)

Microsoft Office 2013 is the latest version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite for Microsoft Windows and the successor to Microsoft Office 2010.Office 2013 includes extended file format support, user interface updates, and support for touch.Office 2013 is suitable for IA-32 and x64 systems and requires Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or later version of either.A version of Office 2013 comes included on Windows RT devices.

Development on this version of Microsoft Office was started in 2010 and ended on October 11, 2012 when Microsoft Office 2013 was released to manufacturing.Microsoft released Office 2013 to general availability on 29 January 2013.

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Twitter Hacked: Up To 250,000 Passwords Taken

Twitter Hacked: Up To 250,000 Passwords Taken 

(An Update)

The social networking site says an "extremely sophisticated" attack may have allowed hackers to gain users' login details.
Around 250,000 Twitter users may have had their accountscompromised by computer hackers.
It said one attack was shut down moments after it was detected, adding that the passwords of users who may have been affected had been reset.

In a blog posting, Bob Lord, director of information security at Twitter, said there had been "a recent uptick in large-scale security attacks aimed at US technology and media companies", with the New York Times among those targeted.

He said: "Our investigation has indicated the attackers may have had access to limited user information - usernames, email addresses, session tokens and encrypted/salted versions of passwords - for approximately 250,000 users.
"As a precautionary security measure, we have reset passwords and revoked session tokens for these accounts."

"This attack was not the work of amateurs and we do not believe it was an isolated incident," he added. "The attackers were extremely sophisticated and we believe other companies and organisations have also been recently similarly attacked."

Mr Lord said that although "only a very small percentage" of users were potentially affected, everyone who uses the site should ensure their password is secure.

He said passwords should be at least 10 characters long, contain upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols, and be different to passwords used for other online accounts.

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