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Advertisement Although some months away from full launch, a couple of versions of Windows 8 are already available. The Developer Preview was released in September 2011, while the beta or Customer Preview version was made available for download in February 2012.One of the most striking things about the new Microsoft operating system – beyond the Metro user interface – is the lack of a traditional Start menu in favour of tiles. However with a desktop view available for running legacy apps, it seems likely that users will appreciate the ability to use a Windows 8 computer in much the same way as they have used each version of Windows since the mid-1990s.Of course, this means manually switching from the Metro view – or does it? A useful registry hack can be used to disable Metro, restoring the classic Start menu and desktop view as the default user interface. Sadly this fix will only work with the Windows 8 Developer Preview, rather than with the new Windows 8 Consumer … [Read more...] about How To Quickly & Easily Disable The Metro User Interface In Windows 8

Advertisement The Windows Key has been around since Windows 95, and between then and now, it has evolved from a gimmick into something truly useful. Plenty of hidden tricks exist in Windows, and this key is crucial for many of them. Here are a few that’ll make your life easier.Note: this isn’t an exhaustive list of Windows Key shortcuts. These are just the most useful ones — so no matter who you are, you have something to gain by learning these!Since Windows 95 Win+D: Hides all windows. Hit again to restore windows. Win+E: Opens Windows Explorer. Win+R: Opens the Run window. Since Windows XP Win+L: Locks the desktop. Since Windows 7 Win+Up: Maximizes the current window. Win+Down: Minimizes the current window. Win+Left: Docks the current window to the left. Win+Right: Docks the current window to the right. Win+#: Switches to the corresponding program in taskbar. Since Windows 10 Win+A: Opens the Action Center (notifications and quick settings). Win+C: Activates … [Read more...] about 13 Nifty “Windows Key” Tricks You Should Know By Now

Advertisement If you paid even an inkling of attention to this year’s election cycle, you’ve probably heard all about “fake news this” and “fake news that”. In fact, regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, you’ve probably encountered a bunch of it without even realizing it How to Quickly Avoid Fake News During an Unfolding Crisis How to Quickly Avoid Fake News During an Unfolding Crisis Next time there's a crisis, don't fall for any hype. Cut through the social scams and the lies to find the truth with these tips. Read More .Fake news, also called hoax news, is content that’s deliberately misleading in order to accomplish two things: drive web traffic and push propaganda. It could be the headline itself or the entire article that’s misleading, but either way the key goal is to push misinformation on the web. (Which is what distinguishes it from normal satire websites Faking It: 8 Of The Best Spoof News … [Read more...] about What Is Fake News and How Does It Spread So Quickly?

Advertisement iPhones might be beautifully crafted pieces of tech that many people regard as the pinnacle of smartphone design, but even they can run into problems.Here are our top troubleshooting tips for all iPhone iterations. We’ll start by looking at some general troubleshooting tips, then focus on model-specific issues.1. Restart Your iPhoneThe number one cure for any tech aliment—iOS or Android, Windows or Mac, TV or printer—is to turn the device off and back on. Indeed, there are very few situations where a simple reboot shouldn’t be your first port of call.The trick works because it resets the software into a stable state after an unexpected sequence of events caused something to break.We’ve shown how to force a reboot on iOS How to Force Restart an iPhone and Enter Recovery Mode How to Force Restart an iPhone and Enter Recovery Mode If your iPhone is frozen, you need to reset it. When your iPhone won't boot, recovery mode can help. Here's … [Read more...] about 15 Key iPhone Troubleshooting Tips for All iPhone Models

Advertisement There’s no such thing as too many Gmail tips, is there?Gmail has an appealing interface and several useful features that give it an edge over other webmail services as well as desktop email clients. Its popularity has developers scrambling to build extensions and plugins for it all the time.If you are a Gmail user, you have an endless stream of tricks and extensions to make the best of it. We’ll explore some of them in this article, then point you in the direction of 20 more Gmail extensions!3 Essential Gmail Browser ExtensionsLet’s begin with three popular extensions that we know you’ll fall in love with: Gmail Offline [No Longer Available]: This official Chrome app from Gmail allows you to process your email even when you don’t have Internet access. Boomerang: This app allows you to schedule emails and follow up on them with minimal fuss. It works on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Checker Plus for Gmail: This Chrome extension is the … [Read more...] about 13 Quick Tricks and Extensions to Become a Gmail Power User

Relief for Dreamers linked to border-wall money could yet reopen the federal government. Photo: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg via Getty Images There’s a lot of political posturing we will still have to go through before an end to the partial government shutdown can occur. Most fundamentally, President Trump must be sure he has put out the fire on his right flank that roared into view when it looked like he was going to back off on a border-wall-funding demand in exchange for signing an appropriations bill. That means something that he can construe as a concession on the wall must be wrung from Democratic congressional leaders who are publicly adamant about denying him exactly that. Democrats certainly won’t make any moves away from that position until the House has passed Nancy Pelosi’s bill, which extends Homeland Security funding into next month without wall funding and releases the rest of the federal government from the whole dispute. Beyond the next few moves on the … [Read more...] about Elusive Wall-for-DACA Deal Could Be Key to Ending Government Shutdown