Windows 8 is the next big hit for the tech industry, and one of the big thing about Windows 8 is the ability to log in with your Microsoft Account. Though you can use Windows 8 using a local account, you will need to log in with your Microsoft Account to sync your apps and settings with other PCs and even install apps on your PC. However, a common misconception is that to create a Microsoft account, you need to create a Hotmail account. This is not ture; you can use gmail, Yahoo Mail, Apple’s email address, or whatever email address you choose.

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Want to play with Windows 8 metro style apps that are not yet on the Windows Store? Here’s your chance. You can download a simple clock app for Windows 8. it is a metro style app, and not a desktop app. It is in its pre-beta stage. You can test this app before it hits the Windows Store. (more…)

Image from Cult of Mac: http://www.cultofmac.com/156010/apple-rejecting-apps-that-access-ios-device-unique-identifiers-amid-privacy-concerns/ A minor update for your iOS devices have been released by Apple today. iOS version 5.1.1 is an update to version 5.1 that was released alongside the new iPad. This software is available for free on any...

Windows 8 will not include the ability to play DVD movies natively; yes, it’s true! Premium editions of Windows Vista and most editions of Windows 7 did, but it’s all being undone with Windows 8. But the big question is, do you care? Here are the reasons as to why many traditional playback, such as DVD and broadcast TV playback,...

Welcome to my “What’s on My Taskbar” (WOT) series. In this series, I will pick on of my favorite Windows desktop apps and tell you why I think you might find it awesome! I will have another version of this series called “What’s on My Start Screen” (WOSC). That series will be about Windows 8 Metro Style apps. Today, I want to talk about an app...

The New iPad has been out for a little over a month now and many reviewers have raved over it. But one feature that has been underestimated on the new edition to the iPad family is the iSight camera.  ...

Tired of getting nickled and dimed for all of those $0.99 apps or songs? Then it’s high time you removed your payment information from iTunes. The folks over at eTechno have come up with a simple tutorial that we have shared with you to remove your credit or debit card information from iTunes without any hassle. First of all...

  On the prowl for some cool iPad wallpapers to show off that gorgeous retina display? Well we’ve got some pretty cool ones if…well…if you’re into geometric shapes and such thanks to the creativity of Simon C. Page. Simon created the “CUBEN 12 series”  to show of the retina display on the New iPad...