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1.	Essential Windows 8 Shortcuts, Clicks, and Gestures By Michael Miller Apr 9, 2013 Michael Miller provides an invaluable reference to everything you need to know to use Windows 8 to the fullest.
2.	Windows 8 Apps and the Windows Store By Brian Knittel, Paul McFedries Jan 25, 2013 This chapter describes the basic apps that come with Windows 8. It also explains how to get new apps from the Windows Store as well as how to uninstall and share apps.
3.	Managing Files and Folders in Windows 8 By . Perspection Inc., Steve Johnson Jan 24, 2013 This chapter takes a beginner's look at working with individual files in Windows 8 and explains how to find, move, copy, delete, and organize them.
4.	Advanced Windows 8 Configuration Options By Mark Edward Soper Jan 15, 2013 This chapter shows how you can modify Windows 8 settings to customize your specific setup.
5.	Starting and Stopping Windows 8 By Paul Sanna Nov 6, 2012 This chapter walks you through the steps necessary to start your computer and then sign in to Windows in you're new to Windows 8. You'll also learn how to put your computer to sleep and shut it down completely.
6.	Customizing the Windows 8 Start Screen, Colors, and Other Settings By Michael Miller Oct 23, 2012 This chapter walks you through some basic Windows 8 personalization features using lots of illustrated, step-by-step examples.
7.	Wow! Getting Around in Windows 8 By Katherine Murray Oct 17, 2012 This chapter shows you how to get started with your Windows 8 PC and use touch, mouse, and keyboard to perform common tasks.
8.	Switching to Windows 8: A Quick Guide for Current Windows Users By Michael Miller Oct 15, 2012 Michael Miller shows you what’s new in Windows 8, and helps you learn how to do all your old tasks the new Windows 8 way.
9.	Personalizing Windows 8 By Michael Miller Oct 11, 2012 Windows presents a lot of different ways to personalize the look and feel of your system, and this chapter teaches you some of the ways you can do this.
10.	Why We Love to Hate Microsoft By Michael Miller Sep 26, 2012 In this third of four articles about tech companies we love to hate, author Michael Miller addresses the major beefs people have with Microsoft, and tries to determine whether any of this wrath is justified.
11.	What to Expect from Windows Phone 8 By Brien Posey Sep 20, 2012 Brien Posey examines how Windows Phone 8 might compare to Windows 8 and discusses what Microsoft customers can realistically expect from the new devices.
12.	Getting and Staying Connected with Windows 7: Phones, Devices, and Tablets By Katherine Murray Sep 18, 2012 This chapter shows you how to connect your devices and sync your files with your Windows 7 PC.
13.	Catching Up with PC Backup in 2012 By Ed Tittel Sep 12, 2012 What's the best backup regimen for your systems, now that online backup is dirt cheap, and disk drives even cheaper? Quick answer: Multiple backups.
14.	Working with SSDs in Windows 7 and 8 By Ed Tittel Aug 23, 2012 Follow Ed Tittel's guidelines and dig into the various optimization guides he notes to make the most of your SSD switching experience.
15.	Is 8-12 GB the "New Normal" for RAM Size, or Should You Go Bigger? By Ed Tittel Aug 16, 2012 Upping the memory ceiling on Windows PCs is mostly a matter of choosing 8, 12, 16, or more GB. Find out about some important considerations and the uses to which this RAM will support.
16.	Sharing Office Files via SkyDrive By Laura Acklen Jul 9, 2012 SkyDrive is a Windows Live user’s cloud storage, where they can upload their files and then gain access to them from any computer with Internet access. Based on user feedback, the developers have introduced a series of improvements to make it easier than ever to share files.
17.	History Vault for Windows 8: User Friendly Backups By Todd Meister May 25, 2012 Todd Meister tells you the ways in which Windows 8 File History has made backup and recovery of your data a lot easier.
18.	The New Microsoft Account for Windows 8 By Timothy L. Warner May 25, 2012 By the conclusion of this article by Timothy Warner, you will understand how to create a Microsoft Account, how to customize your account settings, and how to use the Microsoft Account with a few key Microsoft services, most notably the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
19.	Microsoft's Unified Vision for Windows 8 By Brien Posey Apr 18, 2012 Brien Posey gives details and a 50,000-foot view of what Microsoft has in store for desktops, tablets, phones, and the TV via the XBOX game console.
20.	SkyDrive for Windows 8: Your Own Personal Cloud By Timothy L. Warner Apr 17, 2012 With the Consumer Preview release of Windows 8, Microsoft gives us a dedicated Metro-style app for accessing SkyDrive-hosted data. Tim Warner notes that we can also tap into SkyDrive from the Metro file browser or from any other Metro-style app.

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