avast! free antivirus improves support for Windows 8.1

 

avast! has just released a new beta version of avast! free antivirus which brings support to the latest preview version of Windows 8.1.This beta is expected to fix BSOD problems caused by the antivirus app.avast! is a popular vendor which provides free antivirus. And avast! free antivirus is  one of the best and most used antivirus program in the world.

Windows XP to Windows 7 : Benefits

Using Windows XP is no more a good thing as it has become very old and more vulnerable to viruses. I personally recommend all the people to move to Windows 7 or Windows 8.For most of the users Windows 7 will be a great choice and for some the new Windows 8.In this post I will post about the benefits when you upgrade to Windows 7.A brief post on this topic.

 

 

Windows 7 released in late 2009 is now the most popular OS. It has a lot of new features which can make your work easier and faster. The traditional desktop is improved a lot from XP.Windows 7 is also more safe with Windows defender and Windows firewall protecting you by default.

Beyond the beautiful visual effects, Windows 7 offers many things to users. It is a very stable OS.The taskbar has been completely redesigned which gives more power to users. You can pin any program and re-arrange them to your choice. The start button still works with more features than ever with a powerful search option. You can just open it and start typing the name of the file, software or whatever you want, It will come up with results in the same place. The show desktop button got a new place in Windows 7 which makes you more productive than ever with Aero peek.The taskbar and the start button is a compelling reason to upgrade to Windows 7.The aero snap is one of the great new feature which gives you the power of comparing two things in a couple of clicks.

 

Performance of Windows 7 is always better than any XP machine out there. It starts up fast and sleeps way faster than the old XP.Windows 7 uses very less RAM and runs efficiently. You can do multitasking with ease and confidence on any of the today's hardware. You will feel at home with Windows 7.You can run any program that ran on XP with compatibility settings. Windows 7 has new  version of Windows update which keeps your computer up-to date silently.

 

Windows 7 has support till 2020 which means you can continue to use Windows 7 without any problems for 7 more years with Microsoft completely supporting the OS.

Used Internet explorer 10 (desktop version) for a week

I used the latest version of internet explorer for a week under Windows 8.I used the traditional desktop version of the browser which looks very similar to IE 9.Here is my experience with IE 10.

 

 

 I can say that IE 10 starts very fast ,way faster than my Chrome. The UI seems familiar to the people who used IE9 but users from IE8 should learn a bit. For the past week I didn't use any other browser other than IE and it proved very good at most of the time. I used IE 9 on Windows 7 last year which was nice but IE 10 in Windows 8 takes a big lead in speed. In some cases it was even faster than Chrome and Firefox. The tab bar gets crowded a bit with many tabs open but I could easily solve it with the option "show tabs in a separate row" which is a welcome for users like me. I ran some basic tests like peacekeeper,Html5test and more.. IE 10 scored good but not the best out of the game. As a average user, I did not find any compelling problems to move off from IE. Yes it did hang up for a second or two but managed to do well mostly. I really liked the Autocomplete and spell check feature in IE 10 which automatically filled the details in relevant blanks and the spell check feature corrects the word order if you mistyped it. It is an awesome feature for a fast typist who may go wrong sometimes.

 

Overall, IE 10 gave me a really modern web experience. I would even recommend this browser if you are having problems with Chrome. IE has improved a lot since the old aged IE 6 or even IE 8.IE 10 seems the right choice for normal people who just wants to enjoy the web at it's fullest potential. 

Is Windows RT a good OS for Tablets ?

With Windows 8,Microsoft improved the touch feature in Windows and the Windows store was released which now hosts around 111,00 apps.Windows 8 supported touch very well and it had the traditional desktop too but Microsoft has other ideas with Windows 8 RT,the ARM based version of Windows 8 which runs in the tablets with touch only.They decided to take the traditional desktop out thus making Windows RT run completely based on the new touch interface.You can install apps from Windows store but you can not run the old desktop software you used to run in Windows.

Going beyond the point that it can't run desktop apps.There is more you can do with Windows RT.Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT comes in-built for free which means you can create beautiful documents,long going spreadsheets and professional presentations with your finger without needing any additional software.You can use Internet explorer 10 browse the web with your finger gestures.You can download apps from Windows store.

It can do anything that any tablet can do.You can download and watch HD videos with videos app or chat with your best pal with the messaging app. You can take pictures with camera app,listen to your favorite songs with the music app.You can download apps which will help you edit pictures and videos.Windows updates are enabled by default which delivers every single update to your tablet silently and automatically.

Windows defender and Windows firewall help you to protect the tablet from threats and viruses which are very low in Windows RT.

Windows RT is a great OS for tablets and Microsoft seems that it will support and improve this OS in the near future.It has not done anything tremendous till now but it is good to have.Using the ARM architecture,Windows RT consumes very less power and is very fast which means your tablet doesn't need to be charged all the time as your laptops with Windows needs.It can stand for many hours without charging.The time has changed and the world is becoming more mobile than ever,for this Windows 8 RT is a serious option.

Windows 8: Programming tutorial a great app

Windows 8 has a lot of apps in various categories.Programming tutorial  is an awesome free app for students and the people who like to learn computer languages in a very easy way with full video tutorials.The languages you can learn in this app are Android app, C#,C++, HTML5, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Windows Phone and many more.

 There are over 1500 videos to make you thoroughly understand the languages.I really love the way it teaches you computer languages.You can even consider this app as computer professor who is always with you.This app runs great on both Windows 8 RT and Windows 8.

111,000 apps in Windows store !

Windows Store has become home to 111,000+ apps in which most them being free.Windows 8/RT users can use these apps to make the best out of the new OS.Windows store has seen a lot of apps added each and every month in a rapid pace.Now you can't complain of less number of apps for Windows 8/RT.

Now all eyes are in the upcoming Windows 8.1 which brings in a lot of new features for Windows 8 users.It is expected to make users familiar with Windows 8 and it's Modern UI has got many changes which makes it more customizable and easier to use.