Monthly Archives: May 2012

Better Explorer 2 Alpha resembles Windows 8 Explorer

The Windows operating system’s default file browser features like tabbed browsing, the ribbon interface, second file pane etc have long been criticized for not bringing in any change. In 2010, while reviewing Better Explorer for the first time, it was seen that there was not much changes except for the tabbed browsing interface allowing users [...]

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Keep Windows 7 as your Default OS while attempting to Dual-boot Windows 8

The upcoming Windows 8 operating system from Microsoft is available in beta “Consumer Preview” edition. It is now a free download. This, however, does not mean that you should stop using Windows 7 as your main OS. Let us look into an easy way to install the new beta operating system while making sure that [...]

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Solution for Downloading Windows 8 Drivers for Asus

As you might know well, the easiest way to update Asus drivers is investigating the behavioural patterns of each driver, obtaining the latest versions of drivers and installing them. Updating drivers is perhaps the most tedious of computing tasks. However, when it comes to Windows 8 drivers, the task is all the more difficult, as [...]

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MetroTwit Updated with Windows 8 Support for Filters undoing Tweet options

Twitter, as many of you might already be aware of, is one of the most popular social networking services in the world at present. And as such, it allows users in keeping themselves updated about events in real time. Previously, a lot of Twitter users had been reported of their preference in using desktop clients [...]

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Windows 7 vs Windows 8: Metro applications

Months after the release of Windows 8 consumer preview, there are still only 99 applications in the Microsoft’s Windows 8 store. This shows that developers are not so interested in supporting Microsoft’s upcoming platform. Is this indicating a failure, or something else for the computing ecosystem? Obviously, it is too early to predict. But one [...]

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Windows 8 Tablets on x86 to be better than ones on ARM

Chances are, tablets with Windows 8 operating system running actively on x86 will apparently have a slight edge over others with the same operating system running on ARM, if reports are to go by with. Now, Intel has already announced that they are all set and ready to launch their series of tablet efforts with [...]

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Windows 8 problems with Aero

Microsoft has made significant changes to the User Interface of Windows 8; in fact, it has introduced a brand new one called Metro UI. Unfortunately, they have dropped the Aero Glass effect that was initially introduced in Windows Vista. Aero provides the appearance of highly-rendered glass, reflections, sources and other graphically complex textures in the [...]

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Longer battery life and speedy transfer with USB 3.0 in Windows 8

Microsoft made official confirmation on the Windows 8 transfer features and the associated peripheral devices, lately. Depending on the peripheral device, the speed can be up to ten folds better than the earlier ones. Universal Serial Bus, USB 2.0, the previous version will be replaced by USB 3.0, will be supported in the new operating [...]

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Windows 7 vs Windows 8 comparison based on usage

Windows 8, the upcoming operating system of Microsoft, is one on which much has already been said and seen. Though the final operating system shall be released only by the end of this year, news on Windows 8 is spreading like wildfire. Perhaps it would be the first Microsoft operating system which is talked over [...]

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Some Cool Windows 8 features you need to know

  With Microsoft releasing different versions for Windows 8 and detailing its features through the blog, users are more closely watching the features and functionalities being discussed. Users, who are genuinely interested in knowing the features of Windows 8 so that they can upgrade their OS, follow these Windows 7 vs Windows 8 comparisons and [...]

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