Introducing Windows 8

Introducing Windows 8
Author: Jerry Honeycutt
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Microsoft Windows (Computer file)
ISBN: 9780735670501

Introduces Windows 8, including new features and capabilities, and offers scenario-based insights on planning, implementing, and maintaining the operating system.

Windows 8 Secrets

Windows 8 Secrets
Author: Paul Thurrott
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2012-08-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118237692

Tips, tricks, treats, and secrets revealed on Windows 8 Microsoft is introducing a major new release of its Windows operating system, Windows 8, and what better way for you to learn all the ins and outs than from two internationally recognized Windows experts and Microsoft insiders, authors Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera? They cut through the hype to get at useful information you'll not find anywhere else, including what role this new OS plays in a mobile and tablet world. Regardless of your level of knowledge, you'll discover little-known facts about how things work, what's new and different, and how you can modify Windows 8 to meet what you need. Windows 8 Secrets is your insider's guide to: Choosing Windows 8 Versions, PCs and Devices, and Hardware Installing and Upgrading to Windows The New User Experience The Windows Desktop Personalizing Windows Windows Store: Finding, Acquiring, and Managing Your Apps Browsing the Web with Internet Explore Windows 8's Productivity Apps Windows 8's Photo and Entertainment Apps Xbox Games with Windows 8 Windows 8 Storage, Backup, and Recovery Accounts and Security Networking and Connectivity Windows 8 for Your Business Windows Key Keyboard Shortcuts Windows 8 Secrets is the ultimate insider's guide to Microsoft's most exciting Windows version in years.

Windows 8.1

Windows 8.1
Author: David Pogue
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 950
Release: 2013
Genre: Microsoft Windows (Computer file)
ISBN: 1449371817

Windows 8.1 continues the evolution of the most radical redesign in Microsoft's history. It combines the familiar Windows desktop with a new, touchscreen-friendly world of tiles and full-screen apps. Luckily, David Pogue is back to help you make sense of it?with humor, authority, and 500 illustrations. The important stuff you need to know: What's new in 8.1. The update to 8.1 offers new apps, a universal Search, the return of the Start menu, and several zillion other nips and tucks. New features. Storage Spaces, Windows To Go, File Histories?if Microsoft wrote it, this book covers it. Security. Protect your PC from viruses, spyware, spam, sick hard drives, and out-of-control kids. The network. HomeGroups, connecting from the road, mail, Web, music streaming among PCs?this book has your network covered. The software. Media Center, Photo Gallery, Internet Explorer, speech recognition?this one authoritative, witty guide makes it all crystal clear. It's the book that should have been in the box.

Building Windows 8 Apps with JavaScript

Building Windows 8 Apps with JavaScript
Author: Chris Sells
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
Total Pages: 1086
Release: 2012-12-27
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0133090582

Building Windows 8 Apps with JavaScript is the definitive guide for every experienced developer who wants to create, ship, and profit from Windows 8 apps built with HTML5 and JavaScript. Written by Chris Sells, former Visual Studio Principal Program Manager who led the team that built Microsoft’s official Windows 8 JavaScript app templates, and Brandon Satrom, expert web/mobile developer, this book covers every facet of development with Microsoft’s new JavaScript framework and WinRT. The authors guide you through building full-featured Windows Store apps that merge the best aspects of desktop, web, and mobile apps into a single user and developer experience. You’ll learn how to leverage the full power of the Windows 8 platform and integrate services ranging from client-side state to offline storage. Leveraging these techniques, you can deliver information to users faster, more clearly, and more concisely, on whatever devices they prefer. Through complete example projects, Building Windows 8 Apps with JavaScript covers Understanding powerful new improvements in Windows 8 developer experience Using Windows 8’s more flexible binding to update the UI as underlying data changes Creating layouts and typography that fit Windows 8 style and leverage its advantages Working with audio, video, captured media, animation, and HTML5 graphics Making your app “connectable” with PlayTo Integrating WinJS navigation services to improve UI control Maintaining app states built up over time, and sharing them across devices Writing highly responsive async apps Supporting true-touch metaphors and interactions, location data, and sensors Designing apps for the Windows 8 design language Extending JavaScript code to integrate existing C/C++ code or to access Windows capabilities that WinRT doesn’t expose Discovering best practices for monetizing Windows Store apps All of the downloadable examples can be created and run with Microsoft’s free Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8, which includes all you need to build, package, and deploy your Windows Store apps.

Windows 8 In Depth

Windows 8 In Depth
Author: Brian Knittel
Publisher: Que Publishing
Total Pages: 1779
Release: 2012-10-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0133118010

Windows 8 In Depth Do more in less time! Experienced with Windows? Don’t let Windows 8 make you feel like a beginner again! This book is packed with intensely useful Windows 8 knowledge you won’t find anywhere else. Full of new tips and shortcuts, it’s the fastest, best way to master Windows 8’s full power, get comfortable with its radically different interface, and leverage its new tools for everything from business to video, security to social networking! • Take a quick guided tour of everything that’s new in Windows 8 • Survive without the Start menu • Navigate the new Windows 8 interface (and customize it to make yourself more comfortable) • Learn hidden shortcuts you’d never find on your own • Quickly locate and use files, media, apps, websites, and management tools • Set up your Web connection, and discover Internet Explorer 10’s latest improvements • Get comfortable with Windows 8’s built-in apps, from Calendar and Finance to Weather and Windows Store • Save time by monitoring Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn through one unified app • Make the most of Windows 8’s supercharged media and imaging tools • Profit from Windows 8’s built-in support for business presentations • Maximize the performance and efficiency of hardware, storage, and software • Protect yourself from viruses, spyware, data theft, fraud, spam, hackers, and snoops • Use SkyDrive to access your data from anywhere—and use Remote Desktop to access your computer, too • Get even more power with Windows 8’s command-line interface • Use Hyper-V to run other operating systems alongside Windows 8 • Troubleshoot the most common Windows 8 problems—and the toughest ones In Depth offers: • Comprehensive coverage, with detailed solutions • Breakthrough techniques and shortcuts that are unavailable elsewhere • Practical, real-world examples with nothing glossed over or left out • Troubleshooting help for tough problems you can’t fix on your own • Outstanding authors recognized worldwide for their expertise and teaching style • Quick information via sidebars, tips, reminders, notes, and warnings In Depth is the only tool you need to get more done in less time! CATEGORY: Windows Operating System COVERS: Microsoft® Windows 8

Windows 8

Windows 8
Author: Nancy C. Muir
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013
Genre:
ISBN: 9789043026505

How to Do Everything: Microsoft Office Online

How to Do Everything: Microsoft Office Online
Author: Carole Matthews
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2015-04-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0071850082

Master Microsoft Office Online and OneDrive How to Do Everything: Microsoft Office Online shows you how to use this versatile, free platform to create and save documents, presentations, and spreadsheets online and easily collaborate with others. You’ll also get tips for storing and sharing photos, videos, and more on OneDrive and organizing your notes with OneNote Online. You'll see how to manage your email, contacts, and calendar using Outlook.com. Access and share your files anytime, anywhere from Windows, Mac OSX, Apple iOS, and Android devices. This practical guide covers it all! Connect to and sign up for OneDrive Add, manage, and share files and folders on OneDrive Navigate and customize Office Online Create, format, and edit documents in Word Online Enter, edit, and format data in Excel Online Use Excel Online formulas, functions, and tables Create impressive presentations in PowerPoint Online Collect and organize notes in OneNote Online Work with Outlook.com and manage your email, calendar, and contacts

Windows 10

Windows 10
Author: David Pogue
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Total Pages: 704
Release: 2018-07-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781491981917

"Microsoft's last Windows version, the April 2018 Update, is a glorious Santa sack full of new features and refinements. What's still not included, though, is a single page of printed instructions. Fortunately, David Pogue is back to help you make sense of it all--with humor, authority, and 500 illustrations."--Page 4 of cover.

Windows 8: The Missing Manual

Windows 8: The Missing Manual
Author: David Pogue
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 930
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449314031

"Covers all versions, including Windows RT"--Cover.

What's New in Windows 8.1 For Dummies

What's New in Windows 8.1 For Dummies
Author: Brian Underdahl
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118837924

What's New in Windows 8.1 For Dummies Pocket Edition provides a brief, inexpensive, and focused guide for Windows 8 users upgrading to 8.1. Chapters include: It's all about you: An exploration of the customization features, from flexible sizing on icons to shared wallpaper to boot options. We can build it better: Review of the updates to applications with special emphasis on communications and media apps Shiny new toys: Walkthroughs of the new features added to Windows 8.1, including the start button and search function Ten reasons you were smart to upgrade: In the spirit of the For Dummies Part of Tens feature, a list of the reasons why Windows 8.1 is a superior experience to Windows 8.