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For those that need a little help navigating Win8
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I made a set of nine Windows 8 video tutorials for the members of my computer club. I thought I post them here for those that are just starting with Windows 8. Maybe you find them useful.
The controls of the videos are stored in a PDF on Skydrive. If you have the PDF add-in in your browser, you can operate them right there. Else use Chrome or download the one PDF page.
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=475a...cid=475A0A48CA6D4035&id=475A0A48CA6D4035!1783
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Vista and Win7
System Manufacturer/Model
2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
Hard Drives
5 SSDs and 12 HDs
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Thanks Wolfgang.
I've saved the PDF and will give them a go if I can get up the ambition. I was one of the many turned off by the whole idea of Metro and have only played with Win 8 for a few hours.
OS
Window 8 Consumer Preview 64-bit
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-built
CPU
Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard
Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory
4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution
a moving target
Hard Drives
System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
PSU
Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Keyboard
HP PS 2
Mouse
Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
Other Info
Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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Thanks.
OS
Windows 10.0.10122
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
CPU
Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-Plus
Memory
32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
Sound Card
7.1 HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
Screen Resolution
1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
PSU
ThermalTake 1000W PSU
Case
Corsair Carbide R300
Cooling
Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
Browser
IE, FF, Chrome
Antivirus
AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Some wired stuff
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You are welcome guys. Maybe you can make some use of it.
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Vista and Win7
System Manufacturer/Model
2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
Hard Drives
5 SSDs and 12 HDs
Extremely Helpful. Thanks
OS
Windows 8
System Manufacturer/Model
emachine
CPU
intel celeron
Memory
4 gig
Sound Card
Dell
Keyboard
Dynex
Mouse
Dynex
Internet Speed
Broadband
Very good, if you day job is in trouble you definitely have a future in this area. Thanks for the useful tips!
Greg
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Alienware Area 51
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K (6-cores, 15MB Cache, Overclocked to 3.8 GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Motherboard
Alienware Area 51
Memory
16GB Quad Channel DDR4 at 2133MHz
Graphics Card(s)
4GB GDDR5 NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 980
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Recon3Di
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus PB287Q 28"
Screen Resolution
3840 x 2160
Hard Drives
Samsung PM851 128GB SSD 6Gb/s Main + 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s
PSU
875 Watt
Case
Triad Black case
Cooling
Alienware High-Performance Liquid Cooling
Keyboard
Alienware
Mouse
Alienware
Internet Speed
100/5MB Service
Browser
Chrome
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security
Other Info
Logitech Z-5500 THX-Certified 505-Watt 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Speaker System
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Very good, if you day job is in trouble you definitely have a future in this area. Thanks for the useful tips!
Greg
That's a good one, LOL. I have not had a day job since 20 years when I retired.
OS
Vista and Win7
System Manufacturer/Model
2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
Hard Drives
5 SSDs and 12 HDs
Thanks for that, WHS.
Cheers!
OS
Windows 8 Enterprise 64-bit (7 Ult, Vista & XP in V-Box)
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G 'Super-Laptop'.
CPU
Intel Sandy-Bridge i7-2670QM quad-core
Motherboard
Acer
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel 3000HD / Ge-Force GT555M 2 gigs
Sound Card
Realtek/5.1 Dolby built-in including speakers.
Monitor(s) Displays
18.4" full-HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1024
Hard Drives
2x750GB Toshiba internal, 1x500GB Seagate external, 1x2TB Seagate external, 1x640GB Toshiba pocket-drive, 1x640GB Samsung pocket drive.
PSU
Stock
Case
Laptop
Cooling
Air-cooled
Mouse
I/R cordless.
Internet Speed
Borderline pathetic.
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OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
76~2.0
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
Memory
8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
Sound Card
Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LCD Dell SP2208WFP
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samaung 840Pro 128GB, Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb, Seagate 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb,
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling
Corsair H80 w/Noctua NF P12 12cm fan, case fans 2X14cm
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Mouse
CM Sentinel
Internet Speed
Abysmal
Browser
Opera Next
Other Info
Dell Venue 8Pro: Baytrail Z3740D, 2GB Ram, 64GB HDD, 8" IPS Display 1280 x 800, Active Stylus.
Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
Desktop: eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
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You guys are welcome. As long as it serves a purpose, my time was well spent.
OS
Vista and Win7
System Manufacturer/Model
2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
Hard Drives
5 SSDs and 12 HDs