Sandeep Agarwal

Recently Microsoft updated the Bing apps for Windows 8. One of them to receive the change was the News app. And, if you have been using it right from start, you would surely appreciate the ease of use the new update has brought.

Evernote does not need any introduction, does it? Most of you are probably using it already to organize your notes. The flexibility with which it allows you to clip notes, sync and share them is incomparable. While the notes help you stay up to date

We have witnessed the gradual change from storing all things local to using backup devices in the form of pen drives and hard disks, and from there the shift to using online storage and syncing data with our devices. Definitely, online storage servic

You cannot deny the fact that your internet browser is almost always open when your computer is switched on.

When you maintain an Excel sheet, I am sure you do not feed in data just for the sake of storage. Most of the times you intend to analyze and organize that data , right? Now, MS Excel has got a beautiful feature called Pivot Table that lets you su

If you are a parent, let us begin by mentioning that we’ve already covered the steps to enable parental controls on Windows 7 and Windows 8 . It’s easy to set it up, and change the settings whenever you need to. But the latter requires you to do

We have already seen how Google integrated Google Drive with Gmail and Microsoft integrated SkyDrive with Outlook Mail to help you send out attachments that have sizes beyond what email services can send by default (usually 25 MB). Yahoo Mail, th

When we introduced you to Windows 8 task manager we showed how it is more than just a task manager and is more powerful than the ones we have used on previous versions of Windows. It was then that we also mentioned you could manage Services using t

MS Excel isn’t just about maintaining data in an organized row and column fashion. It’s real power lies in data manipulation . Let me share an example. I stay in a rented apartment with 4 other friends. We maintain certain monthly expenses on

We recently told you about Windows 8 Skype app permissions while detailing out the process to manage them. Well, today it is time to understand and make yourself aware of another layer of settings. We are going to talk about the application’s beh

The Skype app for Windows 8 is pretty neat. It’s got all that is required on a single screen. The best thing about the app, I feel, is the way it allows you to be available and manage your permissions . Meaning you can receive calls even if you ha

Yesterday we talked about activating two-step verification for your Microsoft/Outlook.com account. If you have done that, it’s good because now your account is more secure. However, there’s a caveat. The problem is that if you use desktop email cl

In the past we have shown you few tricks that can help you deliver presentations smartly. A few among them were how to integrate a website to a slide , how to insert YouTube videos and how to zoom in and out of slides in presentation mode. Today

Windows 8 is still a new thing. Though it has been in the market for a while, not everyone has had a feel of it. However, if you didn’t think it through and have already bought it only to find that the new UI experience isn’t turning out to be su

Photography is one art. Photo editing is another. People possessing any one of those skills can come up with images you can’t look away from.

The backstage view or the file menu as you might call it, is something I like on Office 2013 and would like to use always. It gives that metro feel. More importantly, it carries new features. For example, it is easier to view the list of recent do

Among all browsers, I love using Mozilla Firefox the most. The reason is straightforward – it gives me a lot of flexibility to customize things the way I like them. Of course, it being not as bad a resource hog as Chrome (in my experience of usin

Some people love the concept of hot corners on Windows 8. It is indeed a quick way to switch between running apps, open the power menu or the charm bar. While it is quick and promising, when we say “some” people, we mean that it’s not a favorit

Lately, Microsoft has made it a point that you register to a Microsoft or Outlook account if you are using any of its services or products. You are compelled to do that in the latest releases like Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, MS Office 2013, Office

Using multiple email accounts is far from uncommon these days. Not all of them are necessarily important but you still need to check them now and then, and deal with the incoming mails. The phrase to note here is ‘now and then.’ Right, not all