Android to Windows 8: Top 10 Windows Store Certification Tips

As an Android developer publishing an application in Google Play, you simply publish the app and it appears live.  However, in the Windows Store (and Apple’s App Store), there is a certification process where your application undergoes testing and a review by a human being before being published. So, you might wonder if there are any tips and tricks for passing certification in the Windows Store.  Here are the top 10 tips that will help you pass certification. 1.  Run the WACK. The Windows Application Certification Kit (WACK) is an awesome tool.  Perhaps you have...

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Optimize And Clean Your Computer With a Free Program Download

CCleaner -Optimization and Cleaning for your computer..absolutely free! CCleaner (aka CrapCleaner) is the #1 tool for cleaning your Windows PC free. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download, I have been using this program from Piriform for years.  This program is also available for the Mac platform. Download now for Windows here, FREE More information: Download for PC Download for Mac Features FAQ Screenshots Reviews Help Cleans all areas of your Computer: Internet Explorer Temporary files, history,...

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Windows 8 makes creating a home or small business network easy. Here's how to set one up

In this article, we'll take you through the steps required to connect two Windows 8 machines together in a homegroup. When a set of instructions such as File>New>Open are given, it means you click File and then will see the option New; click >New and you will see Option, which you should then click. Creating a Homegroup Before getting started, your computer has to be connected to a network. The connection can be wired or wireless, but make sure you are connected to your home or office router first. In the Windows 8 Start screen, begin typing "Control Panel" until the...

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Three tips for Windows 8 newbies

“How do I find my programs?” is a very common question. People see the Windows-tiled Start screen and aren’t able to find the Start menu on the desktop, so they feel lost. If there’s no tile for it, it can be extremely difficult to locate and run the program that you know is on your machine. The solution is amazingly simple. Just start typing. With the tiled Start screen visible, just start typing the name of whatever program you’re looking to launch. In the example above, all that I’ve done is type two letters: “c” followed by “o”. (I’m looking for Control Panel.) On the left, Windows...

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Windows 8.1 Tip: Optimize for the Desktop

After a couple of years, I am back blogging. I had some urgent personal matters to attend to but am back with a few pointers for the newest Windows OS. When Microsoft first released the “touch-first” Windows 8/RT in late 2012, customers cried foul. Here was an OS that seemed designed almost solely for the non-existent audience of Windows tablet users while ignoring the needs of over a billion traditional PC users. Well, Microsoft listened. With the Windows 8.1 update, Windows 8/RT users finally have a first-class desktop experience in which you can almost completely obliterate every trace of...

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