Windows 8 Tips
Windows 8.1 Search — Everywhere versus Files
WINDOWS KEY then typing is good for apps and general search
BUT..
What is useful to me is WINDOWS KEY + F which not only searches files but the text within documents
I used to use google desktop which is a great indexer of files on my computer. Lately it isn’t working as well. So i have turned to the built in search.
Enjoy,
Marcos
Garudio Productions and Technology
Pop Out Window YouTube — Chrome Extension
I was a TV kid. Remember TV? Now I watch most of my media on the desktop.
Here is a quick and easy way to get a YouTube pop out window for Chrome Browser (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/popout-for-youtube/pofekaindcmmojfnfgbpklepkjfilcep?hl=en)
Once the window is popped out. It can be re-sized to fit your screen space
I then use topmost (http://www.alonkadury.com/projects/topmost) to keep the window on top of my other windows.
So I have my little TV in the corner of my work space.
For those of us who need a little something going on in the background.
Enjoy,
Marcos Levy
Garudio Productions and Technology
Widows 8.1 files no longer in location — trouble deleting a file
Recently I had a file that would not delete or move to the recycle bin. It was able to be deleted by using the command prompt. My research led me to this page which I have quoted down below. original page
I had this problem with a file in Windows 8. Here’s how I solved it.
The file that wasn’t responding was in C:/Users/myname/Downloads. So I opened Command Prompt and typed the following:
cd downloads
dir /x
[long list of files and folders in \Downloads, with each given an additional short name, in the case of my file it was FILE~1]
del FILE~1
…and that did it. Apparently some have had more success renaming the file:
ren FILE~1 newname
del newname
Windows 8.1 Start Screen — Moving From one monitor to the other
Windows changed the shortcut key in windows 8.1
It used to be the Windows Key + PageUp or Page Down
Now it is
Win + SHIFT + left or right Arrow
I use this all the time in my two monitor set up.
Enjoy,
Marcos Levy
Adding your own shortcuts to the Windows 8 start screen
I have recently started using Windows 8. So far the experience has been just fine. I wanted to get my own shortcuts on the start screen and finally found this on one of the forums. You can find the original post here.
Try this:
1. Create a shortcut on your desktop pointing to the Access DB
2. Move that shortcut to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
3 . Say Continue or Yes if prompted
4. Go to Metro and search for the name of the shortcut you created
5. When it appears, right click it and choose Pin to StartThat is the only method I’m aware of in the Metro/Modern UI to add a shortcut to a document or file.
This definitely works.