In previous Windows versions, getting in touch with your contacts was done using a browser and accessing your social media account, email and other website or service that offer free instant messaging service. This was really a hassle especially if you are using a relatively slow Internet connection. Entering the username and the password also […]

We have already gone through some of the steps in creating an event, setting it to become a reminder and working on some other aspects of the Calendar app such as changing its background and updating it by syncing some information to it coming from other sources such the built-in Email and People app and […]

We have already gone through the basics in working with the Calendar app in our last tutorial but there are still even more features offered by this awesome app which will make you get updated about everything and stay reminded with some events that you have entered into it. In this tutorial, we will look […]

Windows 8.1 features another built-in app that helps you keep track of the current date and month and as well as schedule some events and create reminders for some important things that you need to do in a future time. This app is called the “Calendar”. You can do a number of tweaks with this […]

If you are a traveler, the Maps app will be a very handy tool which you can always check with when you are lost. Just like the maps app in other devices that runs in Android or iOS, the Maps app in Windows 8.1 works perfectly in guiding you to the right location where you […]

The search feature has significantly changed in the new Windows 8.1 system. We have already gone through some basic steps in using search in our previous tutorial so it is now time to get deeper with other functions that the Search is capable of doing. Accessing the Search Charm Search can be considered as one […]

Windows 8.1 has a brand new way of getting the stuff that you are trying to search in it. The search feature in previous Windows versions used to just be an ordinary one designed to search files, folders and some other stuff within the whole system and using it usually took too long before you […]

Windows 8.1 has two environments working hand in hand in improving productivity for every user. These are the familiar Desktop environment and the new Metro environment where mobile apps thrive. You surely know some tweaks that can be done to the desktop environment since it existed for a long time since the days of some […]

After booting up and getting through the Lock Screen, Windows 8.1 will bring you to a section that shows your picture and a box dedicated for inputting password in it. If you are currently logged in, you will see only your account picture and an input box where you can enter your account password but […]

After turning on a Windows 8.1 machine, the very first thing that you will meet is the Lock Screen. This is the default setting that every brand new Windows 8.1 machine has to follow after the boot up process. The Lock Screen serves as the very first obstacle that any unauthorized user needs to get […]