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Windows Surface RT vs Windows Surface 8 Pro tablet. Which one is right for you?

The two versions of Surface tablet launched by Microsoft are much similar in looks but differ in hardware configuration and name. While one depicts the “lighter” version of Windows OS, other runs a “full-blown” version of Windows 8. The siblings [...]

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How To Configure Microsoft Outlook 2010 For Yahoo Mail

We have earlier seen how to configure Microsoft Outlook for Gmail and how to set up Microsoft Outlook For Private Hosted Email. Today I will tell you how to Configure Microsoft Outlook 2010 for Yahoo Mail. It is a little [...]

Browser Security Tests to check if your Browser is secure

There are a number of things that make up a browser. It is not just about surfing the Internet, but surfing it safely. Security is one of the most important aspects of any browser and you need to know if [...]

Why Windows 8 May Fail !

Yesterday we saw some rather convincing argument about Windows 8, put forth by my colleague, on why he thinks Windows 8 will succeed. I am however, skeptical about the success of Windows 8 in the near future – and if Windows [...]

Why Windows 8 Will Succeed!

Windows 8 is the upcoming operating system from Microsoft – a much hyped and much awaited version, that intends to change the way people computer. With Windows 8, Microsoft changes the user interface completely and makes it best for operating [...]

Setting Up MS Outlook - General Settings

How To Set Up Microsoft Outlook For Private Hosted Email

Microsoft Outlook is one the best clients you can have for receiving and sending emails. To be able to read and send emails, you need to know the settings of outgoing and incoming server for your email hosting provider. In [...]

Difference between IPv4 and IPv6 explained

Every one knows that every machine connected to the Internet has a unique address and that is called as IP Address or IP in short. And since the evolution of Internet in early 80’s we been using the IPv4 or [...]

Bing to incorporate Qwikis in its search results

Bing is moving fast these days. After introducing Britannica Online Encyclopedia Answers in its search results, Bing will now display Qwikis in its search results. What are Qwikis? Qwikis are interactive presentations combining images, videos, maps and spoken narration. In other [...]

Beamatron : A Virtual Reality Concept From Microsoft Research

I’ve has discussed many topics on Microsoft Research here, but this time it is special and it is something very cool that takes you into a 3D world with augmented reality. Microsoft calls it Beamatron. Looking at it for the [...]

LinkedIn Login and Sign In Security Tips

LinkedIn users may be aware of the recent reports, where many of the passwords were stolen after the LinkedIn servers were hacked, thereby compromising the security and privacy of its many users. The popularity of LinkedIn, as a serious social [...]

Windows Embedded Standard 8 Second Community Technology Preview Now Available

There seems to be lot of developments going on at Microsoft as far as Windows 8 in concerned. Fans could be eagerly waiting to see the complete version of Windows 8. However it looks like we are inching closer towards [...]

Windows Upgrade Offer: Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 8 in $14.99

After observing consumers interest in Windows 8, especially after the release of Windows 8 Release Preview, and to prevent interested users, who may be in the process of buying a new laptop, from waiting for the release of Windows 8, Microsoft [...]

globalDoodle: A fun site for you and your kids

globalDoodle is a 16 square kilometer sheet of paper in cyberspace for you to draw on. When you visit the site, it will turn your browser into a drooling pad. Draw on it or simple doodle. Do it alone or [...]

Show Advanced Boot Options or Menu In Windows 8

A video at MSDN blog shows Windows 8 booting real fast – under seven seconds. The computer used was an Ultrabook, a product of Intel that offers super-fast computing with the latest technologies embedded inside. The problem with Windows 8 [...]

Layerscape from Microsoft Research: Manipulate,Visualize and Explore Space

Microsoft and Research cannot be separated and we have seen many examples of that earlier on Windows Club. One of them was WorldWide Telescope (WWT) from Microsoft Research. Just to recollect Worldwide Telescope offers a virtual telescope on your PC, through which you [...]

Tips On How To Choose A Mobile Printer

A mobile printer saves plenty of time and money that would otherwise be spent in travelling to a stationary printer to print something and then travelling back to hand it over to whom it is required. For example, a distributor [...]

Fix: Your profile could not be opened correctly in Google Chrome

Google Chrome is used by many as their default browser because it is fast and loads quickly. Although it launches immediately at times you may find it displaying ‘Your profile could not be opened correctly’ error message as follows: Your [...]

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