Improve the look of your slideshows

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Windows’ native file manager, called File Explorer in Windows 8 and Windows Explorer in previous versions, has a built-in slideshow. Open a folder filled with photos, and you’ll find a Slide show button on the toolbar (Microsoft prefers the two-word spelling—slide show; I don’t). When you select that option, then right-click the resulting full-screen slideshow, you’ll find options to control the order and speed of your show. But you won’t find options for fades, dissolves, wipes, or other transition effects.

For that you’ll have to download additional software. Check out this article from  PCWorld.com

Use Windows’ sorting options to find just the right file

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One of the biggest pains of using a PC is rooting around the file system to find very specific information. Check out the article from PCWorld.com

The 5 Commandments For Choosing The Right To-Do App For Productivity

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If I gave you a collection of 100 coffee mugs and asked you to organize them, how would you do it? Would it be by color? By the image on the mug? By its size? Different people organize in different ways, so something like choosing a to-do app really depends on the kind of person you are. Check on this article from MakeUseOf.com

Troubleshoot and Share Your Wireless Internet in Windows 8

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Wi-Fi problems can be obnoxious, but there are some simple ways to fix most wireless problems without a degree in computer networking. If you’d like to share your Windows 8 PC’s wireless Internet connection with other PCs, that’s also easy. This works whether you want to share a tablet’s cellular data connection, a wired Ethernet connection, or even another Wi-Fi connection. Get some tips on this article from MakeUseOf.com

Nokia’s Android phones are nothing like the Android you’re used to

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BARCELONA—Imagine our surprise when, after months of chasing rumors, Nokia introduces not one, not two, but three different Android-powered devices. Check out this article from Greenbot.com

Make Your Website More Reader, Printer, And PDF Friendly With PrintFriendly

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Printing is becoming less common, and it’s not hard to see why. There’s the growing popularity of going paperless, and there’s the ridiculously high ink prices. Check out how on this article from MakeUseOf.com

Windows 8.1 update due in spring with concessions to mouse and keyboard users

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BARCELONA—At a Sunday press event prior to Mobile World Congress, Microsoft vice president Joe Belfiore led with bright news about Windows 8: Microsoft has sold 200 million licenses (more than all of OS X’s user base, he noted); users have downloaded 4 million apps from the Windows Store; and 40 percent of Windows 8 machines are touch-enabled. Check on this article from PCWorld.com