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Five online office suites beyond Office 365

May 21, 2013 10:58am PDT

Alternative apps from the fringes which Jack Wallen thinks could very easily fill all of your online office suite needs.

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Screenshots: Personalize Windows 8 background images

May 16, 2013 11:51am PDT

Personalizing backgrounds in Windows 8 takes a bit of effort, but it can be done.

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Screenshots: Five encryption tools for Windows

May 16, 2013 8:15am PDT

Whether you want to encrypt an entire hard drive or just a folder or a few files, using the right tool is vital.

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Screenshots: Windows 8 Reset your password tool

May 9, 2013 12:23pm PDT

To reset a password in Microsoft Windows 8 you have to use the online version of the Reset your password tool.

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Screenshots: Install Virtual CloneDrive

May 8, 2013 11:56am PDT

Virtual CloneDrive makes using ISO files in Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, just as easy as it is in Windows 8.

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Boot Windows 8 into Safe Mode

May 2, 2013 1:00pm PDT

It is possible to reconfigure the Windows 8 boot process to allow you to use the F8 key to access the Advanced Boot Options menu of old.

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Access the Command Prompt from Windows 8 Recovery Drive

April 26, 2013 8:42am PDT

Access the Command Prompt from Windows 8's Recovery Drive and use it to recover data. Greg Shultz shows you how it works.

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Screenshots: Create a detailed Battery Report with Windows 8

April 19, 2013 8:58am PDT

A new feature in Windows 8 will produce a detailed report on your system's battery usage.

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Screenshots: Use Win+X Menu Editor to customize Windows 8

April 11, 2013 1:05pm PDT

Greg Shultz shows you to create your own customized WinX menu for Windows 8.

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Shutdown Windows 8 from context menu

April 4, 2013 11:37am PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to tweak the registry and add a cascading Shutdown menu to a Windows 8 context menu.

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Five more alternatives to Microsoft Outlook

April 3, 2013 8:42am PDT

Jack Wallen suggests some alternative and cheaper email clients that make migration away from Outlook a possibility.

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Screenshots: Manually update to Outlook.com before Microsoft does it for you

April 2, 2013 10:41am PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to move from Hotmail.com to Outlook.com now instead of waiting for Microsoft to do it for you later.

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Five Apps: Add more functionality to Outlook

March 28, 2013 8:18am PDT

Brien Posey lists five utilities that can provide some extra functionality to Outlook.

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Screenshots: The Windows 8 Reset your PC feature

March 21, 2013 8:29am PDT

Reset your PC tool removes all of your data and settings and then reinstalls Windows 8. Greg Shultz shows you how it works.

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Slideshow: Windows 8 Refresh your PC tool in action

March 7, 2013 1:31pm PST

Greg Shultz explains how to use the default mode of the Windows 8 Refresh your PC tool from the Recovery Drive.

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Five tools to clean Internet Explorer

March 7, 2013 8:37am PST

Brien Posey discusses five utilities that can help you to clean up Internet Explorer and cover your tracks.

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An explanation of the Windows 8 Automatic Repair feature

March 1, 2013 11:02am PST

Greg Shultz takes a look at the Automatic Repair from the Recovery Drive feature of Microsoft Windows 8.

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Screenshots: Five office suites that are not Microsoft Office

February 28, 2013 10:59am PST

Microsoft Office is not the only game in town; Brien Posey suggests some suitable alternatives.

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Cracking Open the Microsoft Surface Pro

February 21, 2013 6:28pm PST

Bill Detwiler walks you through disassembling the Microsoft Surface Pro and shows you the laptop-like hardware inside.

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Office 2013: What's in and what's out

February 21, 2013 12:34pm PST

Best STL describes some of the new features of Office 2013 and some of features that have been removed.

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