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NCompass Live: Installing and Using the OverDrive App: A Day-Before-Christmas Refresher!
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NCompass Live: Installing and Using the OverDrive App: A Day-Before-Christmas Refresher!

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Michael Sauers

‘Tis the day before Christmas and all through the land, librarians brace for the upcoming influx of patrons with new tablets wanting to know how…

Tuesday Tech Tip: Reboot Winows 8.x into Advanced Startup mode
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Tuesday Tech Tip: Reboot Winows 8.x into Advanced Startup mode

Posted on July 1, 2014June 25, 2014 by Michael Sauers

The Advanced Startup tool is an extra, hidden option of the Shutdown service that allows you to perform basic troubleshooting functions during startup, including doing…

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Tuesday Tech Tip: Easy access to the Control Panel in Windows 8

Posted on October 15, 2013October 15, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Need quick access to the Control Panel, Device Manager, Event Viewer, or other system utilities in Windows 8. Just put your cursor in the lower-left…

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First look at Windows 8.1

Posted on June 5, 2013June 5, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Jensen Harris from the Windows Team shows some highlights of what to expect in Windows 8.1 coming later this year as a free update for…

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Windows 8.1 will be a free update via the Windows Store

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Today at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Boston, Tami Reller shared with the audience that the update previously referred to as…

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(Re)Start Me Up: The Great Windows 8 Debate

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Michael Sauers

First, the easy one. The Start menu is not coming back, nor should it. The new Start screen is a superior app launcher, and if…

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