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You may consider yourself a Windows master, but chances are even you've forgotten some of Windows' awesome built-in features. Here are seven of our favorite forgotten Windows features—and the cool things you can do with them. You can  beef up your Windows PC with cool downloads , but there's something to be said for exploiting an awesome trick built into Windows. Some of them you may have forgotten, some you may have never known about in the first place. Others you may know about and just haven't realized their potential. Even if you're a Windows expert, there's probably something new to learn, so check out our seven favorite forgotten features below. Task Scheduler: Automate Just About Anything One simple key to staying productive in the digital age: Automate everything. Windows' built in Task Scheduler can relegate boring, menial tasks to the OS and run them on a schedule (as the name implies). You can create tasks both simple and complex, ranging

Your gadgets may have many hidden features not mentioned in the manual. Here are some little-known facts about how you can put them to multiple use and extract some more value... Convert your smartphone or tablet into a media player The traditional way of enjoying your movies on your TV is by using a DVD/Blu-Ray player, home theatre system or by plugging in a USB drive. However, if you don't have any of these options, you could use a compatible phone or tablet as a TV-connected media player. What you need A decently powerful smartphone or tablet capable of HD video playback and HDMI output. You will need to get the appropriate cable to connect your device to your TV; Apple HDMI adapter in case of iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone, and micro HDMI to HDMI or mini HDMI to HDMI in case of many other smartphones and tablets. Playback with wires Tablets and smartphones connected to a TV via HDMI usually output in full HD resolution along with audio. Install a third party m

Microsoft's MSDN blog has released a boatload of free ebooks on a range of technologies and programs, including a power users guide for Windows 7, programming Windows 8 apps and Windows Phone 7, SQL Server tutorials, and much more. Most of the ebooks are hundreds of pages long, and you'll likely find something worth your while in this collection of 80+ ebooks—whether you're a home user, teacher, or IT pro. Grab 'em while they're hot: Large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks for you, including: SharePoint, Visual Studio, Windows Phone, Windows 8, Office 365, Office 2010, SQL Server 2012, Azure, and more.  | Microsoft SMS&P Partner Community Blog - By Eric Another large collection of Free Microsoft eBooks and Resource Kits for you, including: SharePoint 2013, Office 2013, Office 365, Duet 2.0, Azure, Cloud, Windows Phone, Lync, Dynamics CRM, and more.  | Microsoft SMS&P Partner Community Blog 

Once upon a time, Windows Phone appeared on the market. It was something new, something different, but it lacked a lot of features that the kingdom wanted, and so the Microsoftians created a magical potion to turn it into a competitive beast. This is no fairytale, but Windows Phone 8 is finally on its way, and it’s set to bring along pretty much all of the features everyone has be moaning about since the beginning. Those include USB mass storage mode, memory expansion, Bluetooth transfers, dual core processing, deeper application integration, better feature support, and more. And so it will begin, the rein of Windows Phone, because it’s different, and different is good. 4.4 million Lumias in the second quarter of the year, growing faster than the iPhone and Galaxy S, but times have changed and sales have changed. Could Windows Phone actually make a difference in a market dominated by Android and iOS? The short answer is yes. Nokia has suffered greatly for shifting to Windows Phone,

WebSite X5  is the ideal software   for creating the   websites   you've always wanted.   No programming skills required!  WebSite X5 makes it so easy with a fully- visual and intuitive interface, and you  can check your work as you go from the previews that are always available and updated in real time. WebSite X5 also includes all the latest state- of- the- art features so that you can create  eye- catching  and  professional websites. The website you want is just a click away with WebSite X5!   A WEBSITE IN  5 STEPS The secret of WebSite X5's success is that you don't have to spend time learning to use complicated software: all you have to do is follow the 5 easy steps to create top quality websites. Each step has been designed to help you obtain professional results with the minimum effort.  Choose a template from  over 1,500  that are included, or create your own.  Plan the structure of your website and  WebSite X5 will generate the main menu automaticall

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M ention Outlook, and people usually think about the e-mail client that's bundled with Microsoft Office. However, it seems that Microsoft is aiming to redesign Outlook by setting up a new, web-based e-mail service that will take on the likes of Gmail and could phase out Hotmail in the process. A post on the official  Microsoft Outlook Blog  states, “ We’re introducing a preview of Outlook.com. We realized that we needed to take a bold step, break from the past and build you a brand new service from the ground up. You already know Outlook via the Outlook desktop application - for PCs and Macs - as the world's most popular application for reading e-mail, managing a calendar, and connecting to people. And you may have used the Outlook Web App connected to Exchange Server in your organization. Now, in addition to a desktop application and a service for businesses, we're offering Outlook as a personal email service - Outlook.com.” Since this e-mail service is built from t