How to turn Windows 8 into god mode and unlock a slew of hidden features in Windows 8.
Welcome one and all to yet another episode of The Dragoncast. This is a special Episode #13 and is over an hour long this week as there is a lot to cover. This week the Dragoncast podcast gang discuss the new Superman movie, Man of Steel, as they give their opinions on whether or not the Superman reboot is one that we have finally all been waiting for. Bryce also discusses about the post apocalyptic … Read more
It’s time once again for another awesome episode of The Dragoncast. On this weeks episode Brian, Bryce and Victor discuss the Microsoft Xbox press conference regarding their newest console, the Xbox One. We also discuss the other new console from Sony the PlayStation 4 and give our own thoughts on the next generation of video gaming. All of us here at The Dragoncast would like to here from you, the listener, as we continue to … Read more
Recently I was introduced to a website that offers a wide variety of training on not only Microsoft office, but Microsoft operating systems as well. They have 3 separate levels of memberships to choose from, each one offering something a little bit better than the last. Today, I will briefly walk you through what is offered, and show you just how easy it is to use the lessons. First things first are the three membership … Read more
When looking to mass delete start programs in Windows 8 you will have a limited set of options available to you from what I can find. Windows 8 moved the Startup Program management to the Windows Task Manager which is actually quite good, unless you are looking to select and disable multiple Windows 8 startup programs at the same time. One thing you can do is search and disable your profile startup applications manually, this … Read more
Want to know how to install Windows App Store apps to a different drive from the default C: drive? It’s all about the PackageRoot folks! I was getting pretty desperate when I saw I only had 4GB left on my C: drive, I have a 90GB SSD as my Primary Windows 8 Hard Drive and by default the Windows App Store installs all programs on your C: drive in the C:\Program Files\WindowsApps folder. There is … Read more
Answering the question many people are asking should I upgrade to Windows 8? I decided to take the plunge and upgrade my only home machine to Windows 8. I took the risk of applications not working, dealing with an interface I may not like because I wanted to be in the same position a person would be if they purchased a Windows 8 laptop or if they upgraded their own Windows 7 to Windows 8. … Read more
It’s time for yet anther edition of The Dragoncast. In this week’s technology podcast we talk about Microsoft’s new tablet/pc called Surface which is releasing on 10/26 as well as some discussion on the new OS Windows 8. Then Andrew, Brian and Bryce all discuss their favorite video game systems as well as some of their favorite video game controllers and a bit of talk about the Wii-U as well. Also we remind all of … Read more
Features and bugs in the Windows 8 release preview after installing it.
Microsoft has announced four different editions of Windows 8, targeting new and basic PC users, professionals and advanced PC users, mobile and tablet PC users and IT business-specific users at the same time. These 4 versions of Windows 8 are based on differences in OS features. In addition, Microsoft has announced the availability of region-specific editions, beginning with China. Apparently, Windows 8 will be offered at cheaper prices in China to counter the rampant software … Read more
A brief overview of Microsoft’s Xbox SmartGlass App.
Overview of some of the best free email services.
Which is the best internet search engine?
How to get the best out of Windows 7 Ultimate.
Even Apple was never able to predict the amount of success that the Apple Store would bring them. Google have also taken this idea and allowed the user to download software to their Google Chrome operating system. Microsoft have always been left behind in this respect, the full release of the upcoming Windows 8 operating system will send Microsoft hurtling back into the fray however, it will enable users to access the digital Windows App … Read more
No matter how advanced the operating system there is one thing that has always looked similar for Windows Operating Systems and that is the task manager. Currently it is just a dull grey box which is confusing to read for a user. As computers become more advanced and having more software at our disposal it has become increasingly more common for users to tackle the windows task manager for themselves. In order to make the … Read more
As millions of people now use the internet on a daily it seems browser choice is becoming a regular topic in online conversation. At one point in time it almost seemed as if no other firm would be able to compete with the ever powerful Microsoft Corporation, however recent years statistics have shown otherwise. It now seems that there is almost fair share of usage between the 3 major browsers on the web. Mozilla Firefox … Read more
Microsoft Corporation has finally announced the latest Windows operating, the Windows 8, at a press event held at MWC 2012, Barcelona. The new OS is now available in the form of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which can be downloaded by users from here. The main idea behind all this was to give Windows users a feel of the upcoming operating system and experience the new features and interface on which the company has working on … Read more
Apple iPad 2 has been one of the best tablet currently available in the market, with an outstanding record number of sales all over the world. The tablet has been doing wonders for the technology giant with Apple now threatening to surpass even the world’s largest PC manufacturer, Hewlett-Packard, in the year 2012 according to a recent survey. And guess what even the CEO of HP agrees to the fact that the iPad has … Read more
Microsoft runs a free Anti-Virus called Microsoft Security Essentials to protect it’s users from viruses (you probably know about this) but something really interesting happened recently when Microsoft flagged Google Chrome more specifically as a virus known as the notorious Zeus bot PWS:Win32/Zbot.
