Jun 04, 2021
Taking a closer look at Universal Apps
Universal Apps were publicly introduced in Microsoft’s BUILD 2014 conference held in San Francisco in April 2014. With Universal Apps, you can develop one code base and [...]
Apr 02, 2021
Implementing the Search Contract in Windows Store Apps
Windows 8 introduced the concept of contracts. You can think of a contract as an agreement between the app and the operating system (OS). There are a fair number of [...]
Aug 22, 2020
Xbox, oh Xbox, give me media!
Do you have Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8? Then, provided you have an Xbox with a wired or wireless home network, you can add broadband Internet to the mix and [...]
Jun 17, 2020
Taking the shortcuts in Windows 8
For many years, there has been a split between those who prefer the mouse and those who prefer the keyboard. Often, shortcut keys were realised as the more efficient [...]
Jun 10, 2020
4 tips to make you a Windows 8.1 pro
In one of my previous blog post, I went through 3 tips for Windows 8 - how to use multiple monitors with more flexibility, hide recent files from your jump list, and [...]
Jun 03, 2021
Reliability Monitor in Windows 8
Windows' Reliability Monitor is a tool built into Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 that is definitely worth mentioning. Whether it’s something the user did, or did [...]
May 23, 2021
How to set up a Windows 7 and 8 HomeGroup
Anyone who has ever attempted to share files or printers between computers on a home network knows how problematic the procedure can be. This apparently straightforward [...]
Feb 05, 2021
3 helpful tips for Windows 8
Windows 8 was released in 2012 and offered users a completely redesigned operating system (OS). The new OS was developed taking into consideration touchscreen use and [...]
