How to create a Windows 8 shutdown tile

Learn how to do a Windows 8 shutdown tile from this article on PCWorld.com

Ten Five Forty video series

Do you ever find yourself finishing the day, looking at your computer, and wishing that you had gotten more accomplished?
Well…what if we told you that with a time saving product for computer users, you could earn back 40 hours next year? Think about it – 40 hours. That’s 10 minutes a day, 5 days a week.
With the Ten Five Forty video series, you’ll learn tips and tricks on your Windows 7 computer to help you SAVE and MAXIMIZE the time you spend on your computer. From learning how to uninstall computer applications that you don’t use  to seeing how to go from open windows to your desktop, we’ll show you quick ways to decrease the amount of time you spend dealing with these pesky and tedious time-sucking tasks.
 
Visit www.TenFiveForty.com to watch some of our free videos.

Asus 14.1″ Touch Laptop w/ Core i5 CPU

eBay has this Asus 14.1″ Touch Laptop on sale for $569.98. Chec the system specs from eBay.com

Microsoft rushes Explorer 8 patch release

Just 11 days after issuing an advisory, Microsoft has released a patch for a bug in Internet Explorer 8 that bedeviled the U.S. Department of Labor earlier this month. Check out this article from PCWorld.com

5 Ways To Get Customer Service To Notice You On Social Networks

Your favorite company has dropped the ball, and that $80 subscription you paid for didn’t exactly match its description. Get some tips from this article on MakeUseOf.com

No Chrome-Android merger, at least in the next year or two

Android’s new boss hinted of an eventual merger of Chrome and Android but said the two will remain separate “for the short term,” in an interview posted prior to Google I/O’s opening keynote on Wednesday. Check out more formt his article on PCWorld.com