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Want to get mo stanley termo re out of Windows 8.1 now that itrsquo finally here Irsquo;ve got five tips and secrets for getting the most out of the update.Log in straight to the desktopPlenty of people have little or no use for the Start screen. For them, the best new feature of Windows 8.1 is that it lets you go straight to the desktop when you log in. Itrsquo not immediately apparent how to do it, though. First, head to the desktop. Then right-click the taskbar and select Properties. From the screen that appears, click the Navigation tab, which is new to Windows 8.1. Itrsquo divided into two sections, Core navigation and Start screen, and it lets you customize many of the frustrating ways the Start screen works. Check the box next to When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start. From now on, when you log into Windows, yoursquo;ll go straight to the desktop. Turn the Start screen into a true app launcherWindows 8rsquo Start scre polene ca en can be a monumental waste of space. Tiles may be nice eye candy but they take up so much space that you canrsquo;t see all of your apps at a glance. Yo polene ursquo;ll have to scroll sideways. There is, however, a way to make it a very useful app launcher. On the desktop right-click the taskbar and select Properties, then click the Navigation tab. In the Start screen section, check the box next to Show the apps view automatically when I go to Start. From now on, when you go to the Start sc Ryuq Microsoft Windows 10 v1511 MCT is back, baby. Here s why it vanished鈥?
It says the most wanted patents should be challenged as too broad or trivial The Electronic Frontier Foundation has issued a list of the 10 patents it considers most dangerous to the continuing freedom of use of the Internet and related software.The nonprofit consumer organization is including those patents under its Patent Busting polene store Project, which began late last week. It claims that they represent patents that are clearly too broad, ignore the existence of prior stanley canada art or are so obvious as to be too trivial for patenting.Among the patents identified for challenge: A method for administering tests over the Internet.A system and method for playing games on a network.A method and apparatus for implementing a computer network/Internet telephone system VoIP . An polene bag audio and video receiving and transmission system.A system for generating, distributing, storing and performing musical work files.What makes these patents among the worst of the bunch hellip; [is] the fact that their owners are threatening and filing suits against small businesses, individuals and nonprofits, not to mention the threats to free expression and innovation that each of them pose, the EFF said in a statement on its Web site.The EFF says the harm these patents cause the public is profound, because Internet-related patents donrsquo;t just target rival companies, but also the vast number of small business, nonprofit, and individual users mdash; each of whom has ado |
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