This post is not a sponsored or promotional post. Rather, the goal of this post is to direct you to information that you may find helpful, informative, and interesting. I want to share with you IntoWindows.com. This is a fantastic place to get some great Windows 8 related tips, tricks, and tutorials. They sometimes evenContinue reading “IntoWindows.com – Great Windows 8 Resources, Tips, and Tutorials”
Experiment: Running Windows 98 on Windows 7 & 8
Is running windows 98 on windows 7 or 8 possible in 2013? Well first, Windows 98 was released in 1998. That’s a whooping 15 years! We are going to try running this 15 year old bad boy and see just how compatible these operating systems are. We will browse the web and try installing modern softwareContinue reading “Experiment: Running Windows 98 on Windows 7 & 8”
Windows 8 Glitch Causes Windows 95 UI to Appear
For some strange reason, I encountered a Windows 8 glitch that did something unusual. Windows 8 fell back to the Classic, Windows 95 style, theme for window boarders, and user interfaces, such as buttons, text boxes, radio buttons, and more. The Windows 95 UI theme, also known as Windows Classic Theme was finally removed inContinue reading “Windows 8 Glitch Causes Windows 95 UI to Appear”
How To Reinstall Microsoft Office Without the Disc
Were you in a situation in which you lost or misplaced your Microsoft Office Disc and now are unable to reinstall Office on your computer? Ever wonder how you would ever be able to reinstall Microsoft Office It often happens that we may need to reinstall Microsoft office when we buy a new PC or when youContinue reading “How To Reinstall Microsoft Office Without the Disc”
YouTube for Schools Helps Educate Students In the Classroom
Over the years since YouTube has been around, hundreds and thousands of educational videos have been spawned across YouTube with hundreds of different subjects and in many variety of languages. As a result, YouTube has an educational version of its service, where it provides thousands of proven education videos from a variety of well regarded instructors. IntroducingContinue reading “YouTube for Schools Helps Educate Students In the Classroom”
Check Out Crash Course GO! Xbox Game for Windows 8
The popular Xbox 360 arcade game, Dorito’s Crash Course has now been ported to Windows 8 as an Xbox Game! It costs only $1.49, but there is a free trial available. Description “Crash Course Go is the Windows 8 version of the highly successful game for XBOX Live, “Doritos Crash Course”. It’s about a game-showContinue reading “Check Out Crash Course GO! Xbox Game for Windows 8”
Success – Site Upgrade Complete
I am pleased to announce that the website upgrade has been successfully upgraded. Here are some cool new features that have been added! Note that some features are still not complete and will continue to be refined. However, you should not be experiencing any major issues. If you do, let us know through our newContinue reading “Success – Site Upgrade Complete”
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Top Three Programming Tools Every Team Should Have
Most of my programming these days involves two other people working together with me on the same project(s). Without these tools, working together would be much tougher. So here are the top three programming tools every team should have.
ALERT – Site is Being Upgraded
Dear Readers, I am excited to inform you that we are performing an upgrade to this website. We will be introducing some neat features that I think you will appreciate! In the meantime, however, please be aware that some existing features may not work properly or at all. This should only take a few hoursContinue reading “ALERT – Site is Being Upgraded”
How to Delete the Windows.old folder after a Windows Upgrade or Reinstall
If you have upgraded Windows or reinstalled it without formatting your hard drive, you may notice that there is a Windows.old folder on the C drive (or a your primary hard drive partition). This folder contains files from the previous windows install. The folder is used to back up potentially important personal files or toContinue reading “How to Delete the Windows.old folder after a Windows Upgrade or Reinstall”
How to Delete the Windows.old folder after a Windows Upgrade or Reinstall
If you have upgraded Windows or reinstalled it without formatting your hard drive, you may notice that there is a Windows.old folder on the C drive (or a your primary hard drive partition). This folder contains files from the previous windows install. The folder is used to back up potentially important personal files or toContinue reading “How to Delete the Windows.old folder after a Windows Upgrade or Reinstall”
Win8.1RTM Users: Don’t install that last Updates for XBox Music & Video
Two days ago there was an update for both the XBox Music and Video, but there is a problem with these updates. I first got wind of the issues with these apps from Tom Warren of the Verge that his Music App install was botched, that this may be one of the reason why MSContinue reading “Win8.1RTM Users: Don’t install that last Updates for XBox Music & Video”
Caution with the new Email App in Win8.1RTM
As most of you that downloaded Windows 8.1 RTM may have discovered by now, the built-in Mail app has gone from “Good-enough” to “Awesome!”. Yes the mail app has truly grown-up. It can now compete with any mail apps out there, maybe even surpass some of them. But with this awesomeness comes some pitfalls. MicrosoftContinue reading “Caution with the new Email App in Win8.1RTM”
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