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Finer Things in PC

All things PC, Windows, apps, tips, and the gadgets that let you work and play faster.

Finer News: Updates to RSS feeds, main sections

Windows 8 has Airplane Mode

Windows 8 can show apps on the lock screen

Windows 8 can selectively sync your settings, personalization, more

BetaNews: 10 Windows 8 features you should know about

Finer Things in PC

Finer News: Updates to RSS feeds, main sections

02 May 2013
David Chartier
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Finer Things Business
Google’s been shutting down services in an effort to focus, and one clearly not long for this world is FeedBurner, the service I
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Windows 8 has Airplane Mode

01 May 2013
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Airplane mode, PC Settings
It’s pretty easy to turn off WiFi, Bluetooth, and any mobile networks your PC or tablet might have in one fell swoop. Just go to
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Windows 8 can show apps on the lock screen

25 Apr 2013
David Chartier
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PC lock screen, Windows 8
Under PC Settings > Personalize, you can pick apps to display things on your Windows 8 lock screen. Developers can build in this
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Windows 8 can selectively sync your settings, personalization, more

31 Mar 2013
David Chartier
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PC sync, sync, tethering, Windows 8
Windows 8 lets you pick quite a few different things to sync between your PCs, including personalization like desktop themes,
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BetaNews: 10 Windows 8 features you should know about

20 Aug 2012
David Chartier
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Windows 8
A collection of some of the good, big changes Windows 8 will bring when it ships on October 26, as well as a couple of the changes that
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Windows 7 prompts you to start backing up

08 Aug 2012
David Chartier
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AutoPlay, external drives
When you plug in an external drive, one of the default options presented in the AutoPlay dialog is to start using Windows 7′s
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Github for Windows

22 May 2012
David Chartier
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GIT, GitHub
GitHub released an official Windows client that supports XP, Vista, 7, and even 8. via One Thing Well
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Shake one window to minimize the rest

14 May 2012
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shake, Windows 7

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There’s a Comic Life 2 beta out for Windows—anyone try it?

22 Feb 2012
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Comic Life, Comic Life 2, Plasq
There’s a Comic Life 2 beta out for Windows—anyone try it? Comic Life from Plasq has been a pretty popular app on the Mac for
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