Windows 8 required users to learn a handful of concepts to get around and perform basic tasks. When you know what those concepts are—swiping from the edges, clicking in the corners, and a few ...

That was over two years ago in the early adopter program for Windows 8, and now when I use Windows XP or Windows 7, I find it very inefficient to “have to click through so many menus” to find and do ...

In this post of mine, we will learn how to use Windows 8. Let me caution you in advance, that you may have to first unlearn a few things before you can start learning navigation in Windows 8. There is ...

Anyone who needs to learn the new OS can take a free four-hour course through the online training site Lynda.com. All it will cost you is a Facebook "Like." Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

When you run apps from the Windows 8 Start Screen and switch to another one, the original app that you were using is not actually closed. Instead this App is left running in the background so that you ...

Most interface changes to new editions of Windows have been minor–an icon moved here, a toolbar added there. Windows 8 will be different, using a completely new Metro interface as the primary ...

The first time you boot up your shiny new Windows 8 tablet and witness Microsoft’s live tiles in all their constantly shifting, multi-hued glory, it’s only natural to want to dive into the Windows ...