Microsoft released its latest version of Windows this week, and we dove in headfirst. If you missed any of the news, here’s a roundup of everything you need to know, from us
let's Know about windows & it's features.
Find Out If You Get a Free Upgrade to Windows 10
This is a simple tutorial about windows 10. This includes basic operations of windows 10 OS. This includes how to open start, visual Desktop, Microsoft edge and so many features of windows 10.
A public beta version of Windows 10 branded as Windows Technical Preview (later known as Windows Insider Preview) was released on October 1, 2014. Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 are able to upgrade into Windows 10 and also able to roll back into previous OS if you want.
Microsoft released its latest version of Windows this week, and we dove in headfirst. If you missed any of the news, here’s a roundup of everything you need to know, from us
let's Know about windows & it's features.
Find Out If You Get a Free Upgrade to Windows 10
This is a simple tutorial about windows 10. This includes basic operations of windows 10 OS. This includes how to open start, visual Desktop, Microsoft edge and so many features of windows 10.
A public beta version of Windows 10 branded as Windows Technical Preview (later known as Windows Insider Preview) was released on October 1, 2014. Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 are able to upgrade into Windows 10 and also able to roll back into previous OS if you want.
Tom Giardino, Business Development and Marketing, Valve
Join Tom Giardino from Valve as he talks about new features of the Steam platform. Tom will provide helpful insights and advice for developers who are distributing their games through Steam Store, or planning to do so in the future.
Microsoft has set an even date for June 24 and will no doubt present the net emphasis of Windows, apparently called Windows 11. What's more, we as of now have a very decent glance at what the significant changes in the UI will resemble, on account of the spilled screen captures on the web.
The main thing to see is the focused Start Menu and taskbar symbols, appearing to be like Apple's macOS. There's likewise a setting that moves the Start Menu and symbols to one side where they've generally been on the off chance that you don't actually like the change.
The fly-out Start Menu shows up and we've seen this arrangement in the Windows 10X cycle. Truth be told, a considerable amount of plan decisions have interpreted from the unreleased Windows 10X to Windows 11. The alleged Live Tiles are supplanted with more oversimplified straightforward symbols.
Notwithstanding these symbols, the Start Menu has been for the most part rearranged and furthermore holds stuck applications, late documents and faster admittance to the restart and shut down catches. The screen captures additionally propose recently planned setting menus with adjusted corners. Indeed, even the Start Menu gets adjusted corners.
In spite of the considerable break, we are almost certain there's much more to it than this so we would need to trust that Microsoft's occasion will discover more.
Overlying goal of Windows 10 is to unify the Windows PC, Windows Phone, Windows Embedded and Xbox One product families, as well as new product categories such as the Surface Hub and HoloLens,
Windows 10 adds a new revision of the desktop Start menu and a virtual desktop system, and it allows modern apps to run within windows on the desktop as well as in full-screen mode, cortana, project spartan etc.
We get the feeling there’s a lot more for Microsoft to share about Windows 10, and we won’t get to see it until the Microsoft Build Developer Conference in April 2015.
Windows 10: What's New? What's Different?Cody Pierson
Windows 10 is Microsoft's latest version of Windows and, as always, it's kind of a big deal.
What's new? What's improved? Is it better than Windows 8? Is it another Vista? Do you qualify for a free upgrade?
This presentation introduces you to some of the most prominent new features and explains the potential impact of Windows 10.
Tom Giardino, Business Development and Marketing, Valve
Join Tom Giardino from Valve as he talks about new features of the Steam platform. Tom will provide helpful insights and advice for developers who are distributing their games through Steam Store, or planning to do so in the future.
Microsoft has set an even date for June 24 and will no doubt present the net emphasis of Windows, apparently called Windows 11. What's more, we as of now have a very decent glance at what the significant changes in the UI will resemble, on account of the spilled screen captures on the web.
The main thing to see is the focused Start Menu and taskbar symbols, appearing to be like Apple's macOS. There's likewise a setting that moves the Start Menu and symbols to one side where they've generally been on the off chance that you don't actually like the change.
The fly-out Start Menu shows up and we've seen this arrangement in the Windows 10X cycle. Truth be told, a considerable amount of plan decisions have interpreted from the unreleased Windows 10X to Windows 11. The alleged Live Tiles are supplanted with more oversimplified straightforward symbols.
Notwithstanding these symbols, the Start Menu has been for the most part rearranged and furthermore holds stuck applications, late documents and faster admittance to the restart and shut down catches. The screen captures additionally propose recently planned setting menus with adjusted corners. Indeed, even the Start Menu gets adjusted corners.
In spite of the considerable break, we are almost certain there's much more to it than this so we would need to trust that Microsoft's occasion will discover more.
Overlying goal of Windows 10 is to unify the Windows PC, Windows Phone, Windows Embedded and Xbox One product families, as well as new product categories such as the Surface Hub and HoloLens,
Windows 10 adds a new revision of the desktop Start menu and a virtual desktop system, and it allows modern apps to run within windows on the desktop as well as in full-screen mode, cortana, project spartan etc.
We get the feeling there’s a lot more for Microsoft to share about Windows 10, and we won’t get to see it until the Microsoft Build Developer Conference in April 2015.
Windows 10: What's New? What's Different?Cody Pierson
Windows 10 is Microsoft's latest version of Windows and, as always, it's kind of a big deal.
What's new? What's improved? Is it better than Windows 8? Is it another Vista? Do you qualify for a free upgrade?
This presentation introduces you to some of the most prominent new features and explains the potential impact of Windows 10.
Here is all about the brand new release windows 10. In this PPT I include little introduction of windows 10 and all feature that are included in windows 10. I also discuss features that are no more in windows 10..
Most popular iPad is more of a Laptop nowTechAhead
With the rebranding of iOS in #iPadOS, it has become like having an affordable laptop with the power and capability of a computer. Check the slides and know what this Apple #iPad is capable of...
What’s Behind the Success of Kayla Itsines’ Sweat App, Raking in $77 Million?TechAhead
In recent years, digitization has transformed the fitness industry. The shift has resulted because of the countless apps, blogs and video tutorials that are now easily accessible to users. Due to this, no longer does one need to visit the gym or hire a personal trainer to achieve fitness goals. While there are numerous options available, one app that has successfully captured the hearts of users and kept them engaged is Sweat with Kayla, created by Australian fitness trainer Kayla Itsines.
Revolutionary IoT App Ideas for the Near FutureTechAhead
When it comes to IoT, we mainly think of home automation systems. But IoT has great use in other fields too like agriculture, mining, manufacturing, public health and sanitation, traffic control, waste management, energy dissemination and security. IoT truly pervades each and every sphere of life we can imagine.
The Eight Building Blocks of Enterprise Application ArchitectureTechAhead
Enterprises use multiple applications and sometimes they make a mess. Enterprise application architecture is a tool to bring semblance of order in this chaos
Technology which uses the physical location of the end-user to improve the relevance, context, and value of an application is defined as location based technology. Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi and NFC are all location-based technologies. A service or application which utilizes location-based technology is called Location-based service(LBS).
11 Mobile App Retention Strategies for 2016TechAhead
From developer or mobile app business perspective, key factor for developing apps is earning revenues either by selling apps, ad space or end user data to other companies. A closer look at growth of mobile app revenue from 2011 – 2015 and further forecast through 2017 gives a rosy picture.
Smartphones are actually more powerful than desktops in many ways. They are highly personal, always on, always with us, usually connected and directly addressable. Plus, they are crawling with powerful sensors that can detect location, movement, acceleration, orientation, proximity, environmental conditions and more.
10 Conditions for Cost Estimation of an iOS ApplicationTechAhead
10 Conditionsfor Cost Estimation of an iOS Application involving multiple of task and strategies to be kept in mind before working on the cost estimation of iOS App.
With new Apples New Updates and launches at Event on Sep 9 2015. An Application called Health, which makes company’s direction towards gathering and organizing your health data.
A cloud computing solution, it takes a different approach by hosting customer information in Google’s network of secure data centers, rather than on traditional in-house servers that are located within companies.
Much awaited Google calendar app is finally out on the app store for the iPhone users. This app will fill the gap between the Apple users & their Google dependent digital lives.
A Kickstarter's Guide to ICC Cricket World Cup 2015TechAhead
Cricket fans all over the world are eagerly waiting for 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. Excitement is reaching its peak with every single passing day. All eyes are now set on 14th February, when the first match of 11th Cricket World Cup will be played. Another thing that makes this world cup more special is its hosts – Australia and New Zealand, well-known for their fast balling tracks.
14 nations will be participating in this prestigious cricketing tournament. Total 49 matches will be played among these 14 teams; the final match will take place at the famous – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on 29th March’15. Apart from this, there is one more thing that is making the Asian cricketing fan a bit worried i.e. odd broadcast timing. As most of the matches will take place in the midnight hours as per the Asian subcontinent standard timing. So, here are some top-notch smartphone apps that can help you in catching every single moment of upcoming cricket world cup without disturbing your’s loved once –
Five Tech Masterpieces faded away in 2014TechAhead
In 2014, we saw many new technologies arriving in the market for making human lives easier and enjoyable. But, unfortunately, many of the classical tech products dissolved like – Orkut, MSN Messenger, Flappy bird, Windows XP and iPod Classic series during 2014…
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What makes Xiaomi's MIUI 6, The Eyeball Grabber in the mobile Industry?TechAhead
Launch Pad – Unveiled at Mi 4 Smartphone’s launch, MIUI 6 is the next version of Xiaomi’s MIUI user interface.
Introduction – MIUI 6, the new smartphone UI for Android-based Xiaomi devices
What’s New – MIUI 6 comes with major design refresh and also brings a slew of new features. Notably, the Mi 4 runs MIUI 6 out-of-the-box.
Inspiration – MIUI 6 took a lot of design inspiration from Apple's iOS 7 and the newly announced iOS 8 smartphone and tablet operating systems.
Announcement – Xiaomi also announced that the MIUI 6 developer version will be open to the public by September.
Highlights – One of the major highlight of MIUI 6 is a brand new design (in what the company calls 'Content is essence' philosophy) with flat app icons.
Features –
# MIUI 6 also supports moving apps by holding on the app and switch screens
# It also offers convenient icons organizing method, supports batch organize and delete icons
# MIUI 6 also brings a revamped camera app that will allow swipe down to switch between front and back camera
# MIUI 6 include new Linux kernel and RAM optimization techniques
# New power-saving features to adjust the standby time of the device
# 10GB free Mi Cloud storage space
# Re-designed Mail app
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(Global developer of customized mobile applications & software designed with creativity & innovation) TechAhead has been recognised as top 15 mobile app development company by SourcingLine and is a part of leadership quadrant in mobile. Being a leading mobile app development company, we at TechAhead work tirelessly to give you the world's most innovative apps.
Android Auto – With a simple and intuitive interface, integrated steering wheel controls, and powerful new voice actions, it’s designed to minimize distraction so you can stay focused on the road. Android Auto automatically brings you useful information, and organizes it into simple cards that appear just when they're needed.
Android Wear – Android Wear organizes your information, suggests what you need, and shows it to you before you even ask. Get messages from your friends, appointment notifications, and weather updates at a glance.
Android TV – Watch hit shows, timeless movies, and viral videos from Google Play, YouTube, and your favorite apps like Netflix. Android games shine on your HDTV with a gamepad. Discover personalized recommendations right on your home screen. No more endless digging through your channel guide and apps.
Google Play – Whether you love to play games, be a social butterfly, or keep up with the latest news, Google Play has apps and games that let you make your Android device uniquely yours.
What makes iOS 8 the world’s most advanced mobile operating system?TechAhead
By www.TechAheadCorp.com
(Global developer of customized mobile applications & software designed with creativity & innovation) TechAhead has been recognised as top 15 mobile app development company by SourcingLine and is a part of leadership quadrant in mobile. Being a leading mobile app development company, we at TechAhead work tirelessly to give you the world's most innovative apps.
Get to know more about Apple’s biggest release till date – iOS 8. Here’s everything you want to know about new iOS 8. Check out the latest features launched by Apple in iOS 8.
By www.TechAheadCorp.com
(Global developer of customized mobile applications & software designed with creativity & innovation) TechAhead has been recognised as top 15 mobile app development company by SourcingLine and is a part of leadership quadrant in mobile. Being a leading mobile app development company, we at TechAhead work tirelessly to give you the world's most innovative apps.
Thinnest smartphones in the world ...
1. Gionee-Elife-S5.5
# Fully High Definition(HD) Amoled Screen
# New Octacore processor
# Rear and front cameras of 13 and 5 mega pixels respectively
# 16 Gigabyte memory
2. Vivo X3
# Is as slim as 5.75 millimetre
# 5 inches display
# 1.5 Gigahertz quad-core processor
# 4.2 Jelly Bean Android enabled
3. Huawei Ascend
# 6.18 millimetre thick
# 4.7 inches screen
# 1.5 GigaHertz Processor
# Front camera of 8 mega-pixels
# 4.2 Jelly Bean Android enabled
4. Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra
# Thickness of 6.45 millimetre
# 4.65 inches screen
# 1.2 Gigahertz dual-core processor
# Front camera of 8 mega-pixels
# 4.1 Jelly Bean Android enabled
5. Sony Xperia Z Ultra - 6.5mm
# 6.5 millimetre thick
# 6.4 inches fully HD display
# Waterproof
# Dust resistant
6. Vivo X1
# Thickness of 6.55millimetre
# 4.7 inches screen
# 1 gigahertz dual-core processor
# 8 mega-pixels front camera
# 4.1 Jelly Bean Android enabled
7. Oppo Finder
# 6.65 millimetre thick
# 4.3 inches display
# 8 mega-pixels main camera
# 1.5 Gigahertz dual-core processor
# 4.0 icecream sandwich Android enabled
8. Huawei Ascend P1
6.68mm thick
# 4.3 touch screen
# 1.5 Gigahertz dual-core processor
# 8 mega-pixels front camera
# 4.1 Jelly Bean Android enabled
9. ZTE Grand
# 6.9 millimetre thick
# 5.0 inches display
# 13 mega-pixels main camera
# 1.7 GHz Quad-core Krait 200
# 4.1 Android OS (Jelly Bean)
10. S, Lenovo K900
# 6.9 millimetre thick
# 5.5 inches display
# 13 mega-pixels main camera
# 2 GHz Dual-core
# 4.2 Android OS (Jelly Bean)
11. Alcatel One Touch Idol X
# 6.9 millimetre thick
# 5.0 inches IPS LCD capacitive display
# 13.1 mega-pixels main camera
# 1.5 GHz Quad-core 1.5 Cortex-A7
# 4.2.1 Android OS (Jelly Bean)
12. Motorola Droid Ultra -
# 7.18mm
# 5 inched screen
# 10 mega-pixels front camera
The way users are consuming content on their mobile devices is always a point of interest for developers and marketers, as it helps them in understanding their audience better.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Enhancing Performance with Globus and the Science DMZGlobus
ESnet has led the way in helping national facilities—and many other institutions in the research community—configure Science DMZs and troubleshoot network issues to maximize data transfer performance. In this talk we will present a summary of approaches and tips for getting the most out of your network infrastructure using Globus Connect Server.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Quantum Computing: Current Landscape and the Future Role of APIs
Windows 8.1 Tweaks & New Add-Ons
1. the world of TAPPS
Windows 8.1 Tweaks
& New Add-Ons
2. the world of TAPPS
Windows 8 was Microsoft’s first step towards bringing a new revolution
in the touchscreen computing and its launch was accompanied by loud
and splashy campaign. However, many users didn’t see it the way as
Microsoft ended up not serving both the tablet and PC's particularly
well. Many of the feature and UI changes rubbed consumers the wrong
way, but now with the Windows 8.1 update some of the annoyances
are fixed, and adds some interesting new features.
Let’s see what’s coming!
3. the world of TAPPS
The Start button returns:
One of the most confusing changes in Windows 8 was the removal of the Start
menu. In fact, the Start button was completely gone, although there was an
invisible clickable area where it used to be.
Windows 8.1 brings back the Start button, but stops short of resurrecting the
menu. Clicking on the button opens the Windows 8.1 Start screen, but a right
click does give you access to some common functions like the control panel,
task manager and the ability to shut down or restart the computer.
4. the world of TAPPS
Boot to Desktop:
Users that don’t use touchscreens with Windows weren’t too pleased with
Windows 8’s insistence on booting into the revamped, tile-based Start screen
UI. In 8.1 Microsoft has offered a compromise of sorts. You will have the option
to boot directly to the desktop.
5. the world of TAPPS
More Lock screen and Start screen options:
Microsoft already had picture passwords, but now that feature has been
expanded to allow multiple images to be pulled from the local storage or
SkyDrive galleries. This effectively makes the Lock screen into a digital photo
frame. You’ll also be able to capture pictures with the device’s camera, or
answer Skype calls, without unlocking first. The Start screen now has more tile
sizes and background colors, as well.
6. the world of TAPPS
Refreshed Xbox Music:
One of the neat but under-appreciated features of Windows 8 is the Xbox Music
integration. It allows users to stream over 30 million tracks for free. The only
problem was the app’s confusing interface. In 8.1, Xbox Music is more userfriendly and supports custom playlists.
7. the world of TAPPS
Better search:
For whatever reason, Microsoft didn’t include true universal search in Windows
8. In Windows 8.1, searching the device will pull up apps, local and SkyDrive
files, and settings. Previously it only found apps. Overall, the entire search and
All Apps view experience has been significantly rejigged to help out mouse-andkeyboard users.
8. the world of TAPPS
Snap Views and better multi-monitor:
Some of the Modern/Metro UI apps look cool, but the modal single app usage
could be annoying. In 8.1, users can run multiple apps in the foreground with
Snap. If you have a 2,560×1,440 resolution or higher monitor, you can have four
apps up at once. lower than that, and only three apps can be snapped in. These
figures hold for each monitor, so you can have eight Modern UI apps up across
two high-resolution monitors, for example.
9. the world of TAPPS
The Windows Store:
The new Windows Store UI is cleaner and has larger images of the apps.
Currently installed apps can also auto-update in the background. Hopefully this
get developers more excited about making things for Windows 8.
10. the world of TAPPS
Extensive SkyDrive integration:
Perhaps the biggest and best change in Windows 8.1 is extensive, all-inclusive
SkyDrive integration. Now, when you set up Windows 8.1, you will be prompted
to turn on SkyDrive — and by doing so, SkyDrive will be integrated right into
Explorer. Accessing your SkyDrive documents from the Desktop is very easy and
surprisingly slick. More files and settings will now be synced/backed up by
default, too.
11. the world of TAPPS
Souped up Metro Control Panel:
For touchscreen users, one of the biggest changes in Windows 8.1 is a massively
beefed up Metro Control Panel. No longer will you have to fall back to the
Desktop Control Panel to change a large number of system settings!
12. the world of TAPPS
3D printing support:
In a rare example of Microsoft being cool, Windows 8.1 now has a 3D printing
API, allowing you to print directly to 3D printers from the Charms bar.
13. the world of TAPPS
Miracast streaming:
Windows 8.1 supports Miracast, an open industry standard alternative to Apple’
s AirPlay that uses WiFi Direct to stream content to nearby Miracast-enabled
TVs.
14. the world of TAPPS
The Windows 8.1 preview is available to download now,
and if you’re running Windows 8 you can install it without
affecting your apps and settings. The final version is
available now, and will be free to Windows 8 users.