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Windows Observer: Social Media in an Emergency

social media in an emergency

You never know when life will throw a curveball at you and when those unexpected events occur it can be very challenging keeping everyone updated on what is happening.

Windows Observer: Sync IE Favorites with new SkyDrive App

April 27, 2012 by in Windows Observer

sync IE favs with SkyDrive

This is a walk through on how to use the new SkyDrive App from Microsoft to sync your Internet Explorer Favorites between multiple machines.

Windows Observer: Hosted Microsoft Exchange E-Mail on Office 365

April 13, 2012 by in Windows Observer

Hosted Microsoft Exchange E-Mail on Office 365

I recently transitioned our household to hosted email accounts with Office 365. My wife and I are both Outlook users and like the benefits of working in that interface locally on our desktop and laptops.

Windows Observer: Windows 8 Consumer Navigation Guide

April 03, 2012 by in Windows Observer

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How you can use your mouse and keyboard to navigate the new Start Screen in Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview – the other half of the OS in Microsoft upcoming Windows 8.

Windows Observer: How to Reset Your PC HOSTS File

March 28, 2012 by in Windows Observer

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Learn how to reset your HOSTS file to its default state – when malware might be causing unauthorized URL re-directions to occur.

Windows Observer: How to Navigate Windows 8 with Mouse & Keyboard

March 20, 2012 by in Windows Observer

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Learn how to overcome the Windows 8 navigation learning curve.

Windows Observer: How to Open All Internet Explorer Links in Windows 8

March 13, 2012 by in Windows Observer

open Internet Explorer links in Windows 8

If you want all links across Windows 8 Metro apps to open in Desktop IE instead of the Metro version…follow these steps.

Windows Observer: How to Map a SkyDrive Folder to Windows Explorer

March 08, 2012 by in Windows Observer

A quick method to finding the key info you need to map SkyDrive folders to your PC…

Windows Observer: Privacy Issues Continue-Isn’t It Time To Get This Right?

February 21, 2012 by in Windows Observer

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Well in the past week several major players in the online and tech community have either come clean or been exposed concerning privacy related actions such as keeping your data without telling you, copying your entire address book or watching your browsing habits.

Windows Observer: 6 Touch Apps for the Windows 8 Preview

February 17, 2012 by in Windows Observer

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Well we have arrived in the month of February and that means the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is due out later this month. As I wrote about yesterday the preparations seem to be starting to bring the next step in the development process to the public and I can see the buzz starting to increase on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook.

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