Tag: Tutorials
How to Run Android ICS (4.0) from Windows
Android Ice Cream Sandwich or 4.0 is the latest version of Android and was released back in October 2011 along with the Google branded phone Galaxy Nexus from Samsung. Android 4.0 has many improvements and features along with a new UI and launcher. As mentioned previously the adoption rate for ICS by manufacturers have been [...]
Enable Offline Access for Google Drive
Google Drive is the latest entrant to cloud storage services and was launched last week with 5GB free space for all users. The service is similar to other cloud storage services like Dropbox or Skydrive. But one important difference is that all the files in the drive are online by default and if you open [...]
How to Update to Android ICS 4.0.4 on Galaxy Nexus Easily
Galaxy Nexus, the Google’s flagship phone running the Android ICS or Android 4.0, was released back in October 2011. We had reviewed the phone on this blog. The phone had received an update 4.0.2 some time back. Google had started rolling out the Android 4.0.4 versions to Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S users. Although there [...]
How to Disable or Turn off PIN and Picture Password Logon in Windows 8
Windows 8, the upcoming OS from Microsoft has many new features including the start screen, new Windows Explorer and the task manager. Apart from these, other features include the new options to logon- PIN and Picture passwords, which we have covered on this blog. Any user can turn on picture password or PIN option from [...]
How to Disable or Turn Off Windows 8 Store Application
One of the new features of Windows 8 is the availability of Windows 8 store. The Store application allows you to search and install apps easily from one location. There are various apps available in the Windows 8 store in different categories. But in case you do not want the users to install any app [...]
How to Prevent Users from Changing Lock Screen Image in Windows 8
Windows 8 has many new features when compared to Windows 7 and some of them include start screen, task manager, Windows Explorer and new lock screen. Users have the option to customize these features including lock screen. The new lock screen has notifications for emails and messages and users can specify the background image for lock [...]
Windows 8- Complete Coverage
Windows 8, the next generation OS from Microsoft has many new features including a completely new start screen, Windows Explorer and Task Manager. Presently, Microsoft has released the consumer preview or the beta version of Windows 8. Windows 8 is probably the most important release for Microsoft as it is also aimed to compete iPad [...]
Enable Split View on Windows 8 for Metro Apps
Windows 8 consumer preview was released last week with a host of new features and a new start screen. We had talked about the start screen and the new Windows explorer in Windows 8. Another nice feature on Windows 8 is that you can enable split view for metro apps. This means that you can simply [...]
Create Shutdown, Restart and Log Off Tiles in Start Screen in Windows 8
Yesterday we had written on how to shutdown, restart, log off, sign out and hibernate Windows 8. Although the shutdown options have been moved from the start screen to the settings screen, you can still enable them on the start screen. This way you can quickly access them instead of having to click through multiple [...]
How to Shutdown, Restart, Log Off and Hibernate Windows 8
With the release of Windows 8 Consumer preview, most of the feature which will be available in the next version of Windows is clear. Going forward, Windows will have the new start screen along with host of new features. If you are yet to try out the new start screen, you can check out our [...]
Nirmal is a technology blogger from India and also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Windows.
