Windows Guides Archive
31 Aug 2015
Firefox to Support Chrome Extensions
Firefox to Support Chrome Extensions Extensions are a popular way to add functionality to your browser, but just like app development, developers often have to make several different versions of their extensions for different browsers. Mozilla wants to cut down on that hassle and allow extensions made for Chrome to also work on Firefox. “We
31 Aug 2015
Windows 10 on More Than 75 Million Devices
Windows 10 on More Than 75 Million Devices Less than a month after launch, Windows 10 is now running on more than 75 million devices. Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President for the Windows and Devices Group, announced the milestone on Twitter this morning. That’s a jump from the 14 million or so devices
18 Aug 2015
Windows 10 Is a Clear Winner
Windows 10 Is a Clear Winner People know that I’m generally critical of the entire “Metro” direction Microsoft took with Windows 8. But after endless bit-twiddling, the company has nailed it with Windows 10. If you look up all the complaints about Windows 10thus far, with only a few exceptions, the objections are minor if not
12 Aug 2015
Windows 10: How to Protect Your Privacy
Windows 10: How to Protect Your Privacy Most of us use the free Gmail email service, which everyone knows sifts through the text of your emails to choose ads to display through DoubleClick or Google’s other advertising platforms. It turns out Microsoft, which launched Windows 10 as a free service, does pretty much the same
07 Aug 2015
Microsoft’s new app translates 50 languages on your phone or watch
Microsoft’s new app translates 50 languages on your phone or watch Microsoft has launched Translator, a new Android and iOS app that translates your text or speech input into 50 different languages. In addition to your mobile devices, Translator works with Apple Watch and Android Wear gear too. The app features a clean interface
06 Aug 2015
Twitter just released a native Windows 10 app
Twitter just released a native Windows 10 app We’re not even done with launch day, and it already looks like Windows 10 is getting the ball rolling with third-party software: Twitter just launched a native app for the operating system. Without requiring you to log in, the app showcases top trending tweets, photos and
03 Aug 2015
Windows 10 Hits 14+ Million Installations Already
Windows 10 Hits 14+ Million Installations Already So, just how did the Windows 10 launch go? We haven’t experienced any horrible problems ourselves—at least, not this writer. Though Nvidia’s GeForce Experience app has been a little problematic, switching up to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 did fix my “Dropbox won’t load on startup” issue
31 Jul 2015
Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 review: A return to form
Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2015 review: A return to form After several rounds of pedestrian updates, Dreamweaver could finally be having something of a resurgence Dreamweaver’s problem has always been keeping pace with the web. That might sound odd, given it’s an application for creating websites – either through hand-coding or various layout-orientated tools and
31 Jul 2015
32 funny questions to ask Cortana in Windows 10
32 funny questions to ask Cortana in Windows 10 Microsoft has a sense of humour and has programmed plenty of funny responses into Cortana. All you need to know is which questions to ask in Windows 10 or on your Windows Phone, so here are 32 funny questions to ask her. If you’ve upgraded to
30 Jul 2015
Windows 10 Can be Your Worst Privacy Nightmare
Windows 10 Can be Your Worst Privacy Nightmare Are you downloading Windows 10 upgrade? or planning to do so in next few hours? then we are totally sorry for spoiling your excitement but we think that you should know some facts that can grade Windows 10 into a spying software. With every new version of an