The beta of the new Windows 8 operating system has now been released and rumours suggest that the new OS will be available to buy at the end of this year, so what can we expect from Microsoft’s latest offering? Windows 8 runs both Metro and Desktop interfaces; desktop being an updated version of what [...]

This is the last of three posts about some of the new Windows 7 features, and it introduces you to ‘Peek’. The Peek feature allows you to see through all your open windows back to the desktop, without having to minimise all your windows one-by-one. If you need to see past open windows to the [...]

This is the second of a three-part blog series on the new features of Windows 7. You may have read the last one on how to Aero Snap, and this time we are looking at another Windows 7 feature; Shake. Shake is a tool made with multi-tasking in mind; it allows you to quickly focus [...]