The Start Button right click menu in Windows 8.1 provides easy access to the shutdown operations including sleep, shutdown and restart. Hibernation is hidden by default but it can be optionally displayed. This can be very useful if you are a laptop users and prefer hibernation over sleep.
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Windows 8.1 offers new features under the hood to make it the fastest, most secure, and easiest-to-manage Microsoft operating system for desktops, laptops, or tablets. Available as a free update later this year, a prerelease version is available now for you to try.
Read MoreFor some users the ability to hibernate their PC instead of shutting down is disabled on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8. All modern PC hardware supports hibernating and it is a great alternative to using sleep or the standby modes that continue to use power and can drain your battery if you have a laptop. Hibernation does not use any power after and it saves the state of your PC so you can...
Read MoreBelow you will find the iOS 6.1 full restore images in IPSW format for all compatible iOS 6 devices. These are useful if you want to perform a full restore of an iPhone or iPad or if you are using a jailbreak utility. The links below point to the latest version per device:
iOS 6.1.3 build 10B329 or iOS 6.1.4 for iPhone 5 build 10B350
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Microsoft listened to users and brought back the ability to boot directly to the desktop instead of the Start Screen. After customization, Windows 8.1 will display the desktop just like previous versions of Windows after logging in. Third-party utilities are no longer required and enabling requires just a few clicks or taps.
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Every month new patches come out for Windows that sometimes require a reboot. Windows 8 and Windows 7 can force a reboot while you are in the middle of working or leave your computer idle for as little as five minutes. In Windows 8, Microsoft removed the ability to indefinitely postpone reboots while you were actively using your PC which can result in lost work if your applications running do not...
Read MoreIf you are an Apple iOS developer testing on multiple devices or someone who just wants to try out the latest betas you will need to provide your devices’ UDID to Apple. This article will help you quickly find your UDID using iTunes.
Word 2013 includes a brand new typing animation that glides across the screen as you type and to a new line upon hitting Enter. Excel 2013 includes a similar feature where the cell selection graphic glides around the grid when using the arrow keys. Some will love the new animations but others may find them distracting. In typical Microsoft fashion, a registry key was created that allows power users...
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The new task manager in windows 8 provides a lot of useful performance information about your pc. One of the new features that is often overlooked is the Startup tab that displays all applications scheduled to automatically start when your pc boots up. This list is very important because each application listed, affects your startup performance.
Read MoreThe Java Runtime Environment has become one of the most exploited components of any operating system. Even the US Department of Homeland Security warns users to disable java unless they have a really good reason to use it. For most of us the days of Web sites requiring you to run Java applets has long passed. However, there still are a good number of desktop applications written in Java so simply...
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