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XBOX MUSIC ON WINDOWS 8

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Xbox Music was initially announced in June of this year and released to Xbox 360 users first. When Windows 8 reached general availability on October 26, Xbox Music became available to all Windows 8 users as well. Like Spotify, Microsoft's new music service can stream full songs on demand, as well as play taste-based radio like Pandora. Here's what you need to know to get started with Xbox Music on Windows 8:
To begin using Xbox Music, click on the orange Music tile on your Windows 8 Start screen and sign in with a Microsoft account.
Streaming songs on demand
To start listening to music right away, click on "Play an artist" and enter the name of an artist you want to listen to. A random selection of songs by that artist will begin playing immediately.
To play specific songs or albums, you can browse music from the All Music and Top Music sections. You can also use the Win+Q shortcut to perform a quick search.

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Once you've found music that you like, you can add it to a playlist by right-clicking on the track/album details. The control bar will appear at the bottom of the screen with the option to add the song or album to a playlist. In addition to playlists, you can also add songs or albums to My Music. When looking at track/album details, you'll see the option to "Add to my music."

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Smart DJ
Smart DJ is a taste-based radio feature, similar to Pandora and Spotify Radio. Just click on "New Smart DJ" and enter an artist. It will begin playing music right away and add the new Smart DJ station to My Music. Unfortunately, Smart DJ doesn't have a rating system, so you can't customize the station as you go along.
Adding your own music
To add your own music to My Music, open Windows Explorer (Win+E) and copy your music files to the My Music library. When you go back into Xbox Music, you'll see your music in the My Music section.

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Managing My Music
You can manage the music in My Music by clicking on the heading. You'll be able edit playlists, delete Smart DJ stations, and remove albums and songs.

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That's it. Don't forget that you can also look at your account details and set other preferences from within the Xbox Music app by using the Win+I shortcut.

Check the battery condition in OS X

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If you have a laptop system, then it helps to ensure the battery is working properly, since as with any system, over time and use the battery will begin to lose its charging capabilities and give you less and less running time. To compensate for the gradual loss in charging capability, it may help to regularly calibrate your battery to ensure its charge is accurately reported to the system, but this will not give you any indication of the battery's overall health.
To check the condition of your battery, first go to the Energy Saver system preferences and check the option to show the battery status in the menu bar (this should be enabled by default on most laptop systems). In the battery menu that appears you will be able to see the power source and estimated charge time remaining in addition to links for opening the system preferences; however, if you hold the Option key when opening this menu, then you will see a Condition option appear that will tell you the health status of your battery.

The battery menu can show you the condition status of your battery.

The available health conditions are the following:

• Normal -- the battery is working as expected
• Replace Soon -- the battery should hold ample charge to allow you to work, even though it holds less than its original capacity
• Replace Now -- the battery will not hold enough charge to give you ample work time
• Service Battery -- the battery is experiencing an error (regardless of how new it may be) that could result in an unstable capacity. While it should continue to function, it is recommended you have it serviced.

With these options available, if your battery is only giving you a few hours of running time or is not charging fully even after calibrating, then be sure to check its health using these options to see if the system is detecting a problem with the battery. If not, then you might need to look into what programs and services are running that could be draining the battery, but if the system does report poor battery health then you should have the battery replaced.

The System Information report will also contain the battery health status (click for larger view).

This information about the battery can also be found in the System Information utility (available by generating a full-system report in the About this Mac dialog box in the Apple menu). By selecting the Power section in the generated report, you will see charge and health information about your battery, including the number of complete charge cycles it has been through and the estimated condition determined from these charge cycles (the same that is reported in the battery menu).
A charge cycle is a full discharge and recharge of your battery, and the system determines the number of these by summing up every partial use and recharge of your battery. For instance, if you fully calibrate your battery and discharge it followed by a recharge, then that counts as one charge cycle. If you use half of your battery one day and charge it, then a quarter of it the next day, followed by a quarter the final day, and then charge it back up, you have in these uses put another charge cycle on the battery.
The number of charge cycles your battery is capable of will vary between 300 and 1,000 depending on the system you own, which under most circumstances should give you at least several years of battery life, but this will vary for each system and how it is used. You can look up the estimated maximum charge cycle count for your system in this Apple Knowledgebase document.

ADDING ADMINISTRITIVE TOOLS IN WINDOWS 8

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In Windows 7, power users could display administrative tools on the Start menu. Now that Windows 8 has done away with the Start menu, you might be wondering where they went. If you happen to know the name of the tool you want to use, you can just search for it from the Start screen. If, however, you prefer to see them as tiles, here's how to get them onto your Start screen:
1. Hit the Win+I shortcut to bring up the Settings charm, then select Tiles.
2. Move the slider under "Show administrative tools" to the right so that it says "Yes."

When you go back to the Start screen, you'll see 21 new tiles for administrative tools.

• Component Services
• Computer Management
• Defragment and Optimize Drivers
• Disk Cleanup
• Event Viewer
• iSCSI Initiator
• Local Security Policy
• ODBC Data Sources (32-bit)
• ODBC Data Sources (64-bit)
• Performance Monitor
• Print Management
• Resource Monitor
• Services
• System Configuration
• System Information
• Task Scheduler
• Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
• Windows Memory Diagnostic
• Windows PowerShell (x86)
• Windows PowerShell ISE (x86)
• Windows PowerShell ISE

i5 complete in 400$

Desktops are a dying breed, but they're still useful for people who want maximum horsepower -- especially for graphics -- at a minimum price.
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This is a seriously loaded desktop -- with one exception. It's powered by a 3GHz Intel Core i5-2320 processor, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and 1TB hard drive. Like USB peripherals? The tower sports a whopping 10 USB ports, two of them USB 3.0. Also included: a DVD burner, a media reader, and 802.11n Wi-Fi -- an unusual but welcome amenity in a desktop.
With specs like that, the Gateway should be able to handle every app you throw at it, from Office to Photoshop to SimCity 5. Well, maybe not every app: the system has only an integrated Intel graphics subsystem (with HDMI, at least), which should be fine for everyday computing, but probably won't handle higher-end graphics stuff.
That's kind of ironic given that people typically buy desktops for exactly that stuff. Still, if you find you need more graphics horsepower, it's a simple matter to drop in a high-end video card. Heck, maybe you've already got one you could pilfer from your existing desktop.
CNET hasn't reviewed the DX4860-UB33P, but it scored at least one Editors' Choice elsewhere, and five Amazon customers rated it 4.8 stars out of 5.
One other thought: the Gateway comes with Windows 7 Home Premium. If you're planning to buy a new PC and don't want Windows 8, now would be an ideal time; it won't be long before the latter is your only option.
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Best windows 8 desktop Dell XPS all in One

Dell has informed us that it has increased the price of the $1,999 and $2,499 models of the XPS One 27 by $100. That means the $1,999 model will now cost $2,099, and the $2,499 model will cost $2,599. Our review unit, the now $2,099 model with a $200 Blu-ray drive upgrade, will cost $2,299 when the Blu-ray drive is available in December. The $1,399 and $1,599 units have not received a price increase.

It was only timing that held back the original XPS One 27 from an Editors' Choice Award. I wanted to see if Apple would unveil a new iMac, and also what might emerge from the PC side in the run-up to Windows 8. Apple's plans will be a mystery for another few hours, but after having seen the new slate of big-screen all-in-ones, I can say with confidence that Dell's updated XPS One 27 is the clear winner among the Windows crowd for its high-resolution 2,560x1,440-pixel display and a still-reasonable price tag.
I can see the pricing questions for this review now, so let's get that out of the way. The XPS One 27 starts at $1,399 for the non-touch model. The touch-screen version starts at $1,599. This review unit is based on the $2,099 step-up configuration, but Dell wanted to show off the big display so it included a Blu-ray drive.
The Blu-ray option is not available with the current $2,099 unit, but Dell says it will start offering the upgrade in December for $200. That puts this exact review configuration at $2,299. Other than the Blu-ray drive, it's identical to the $2,099 model that you can purchase today. If you want an XPS One 27 with a Blu-ray drive now, your only option is the highest-end $2,599 version.
At those higher price tiers, the XPS One 27 enters another pricing level relative to competing 27-inch all-in-ones. Vizio's CA27T-A4 starts at $1,219. The Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 starts at $1,470. Even Acer's high-flying Aspire 7600U tops out at $1,899. But none of those systems offers a 2,560x1,440-pixel resolution display, much less with touch input.
Considering that the touch-screen XPS One 27 starts at $1,599, Dell has the best of both worlds with this PC. It offers high-end options for those who want to pay for them, and it also outclasses its competition by offering the same high-resolution screen with its more modestly priced starting models.

	Dell XPS One 27	Acer Aspire 7600U	Apple iMac 27-inch
Price (at time of review)	$2,299	$1,899	$1,999
Display size/resolution	27-inch, 2,560x1,440	27-inch, 1,920x1,080	27-inch, 2,560x1,440
CPU	3.1GHz Intel Core i7 3770S	2.5GHz Intel Core i5 3210M	3.1GHz Intel Core i5 2400
Memory	8GB 1,600MHz DDR3 SDRAM	8GB 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM	4GB 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics	2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 640M	768MB Nvidia Geforce GT 640M	1GB AMD Radeon HD 6970M
Hard drives	2TB, 7,200rpm	1TB, 5,400rpm	1TB, 7,200rpm
Optical drive	Blu-ray/dual-layer DVD burner	Blu-ray/dual-layer DVD burner	dual-layer DVD burner
Networking	Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n wireless	Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n wireless	Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n wireless
Operating system	Windows 8 Pro (64-bit)	Windows 8 (64-bit)	Apple OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.7

Among Windows 8 launch PCs, the Acer Aspire 7600U is the only other model to approach the $2,000 price point. Even if you throw out the Dell's higher-resolution screen, the XPS One 27 is still a strong competitor to the Acer system. Dell includes more memory for the GeForce graphics card, and also offers a faster, higher-end Core i7 chip, and twice the hard drive space.
Acer poured a lot of effort into the design of its new all-in-one, and it probably looks a little slicker than the Dell. It also has a unique support foot that makes it easier to adjust the display than the Dell's double-jointed stand support. Where Acer is mostly attempting to make a "lifestyle" appeal for its new all-in-one, Dell sticks to its price-performance roots. The payoff is clear in terms of features and performance, and for any serious PC buyer, the XPS One 27 is the clear choice.
Comparing the XPS One 27 with Apple's high-end iMac is harder, given the potential for a new iMac announcement later today. If you discount operating system preference and compare against the existing iMac, the Dell offers more onboard storage, a touch screen, and the convenience of its HDMI input and output jacks.
The iMac's primary non-software advantage might be its Thunderbolt ports, which open up the door to fast external storage arrays and other peripherals that leverage Thunderbolt's faster data transfer speeds. Professional users in particular might appreciate that option. Otherwise, and again, operating systems aside, the Dell looks like a more fully featured offering than the existing iMac. An update from Apple can always turn this comparison on its head, and I will revisit this review in the event that Apple announces a new iMac.