Rating:
Author: Preston Gralla
ISBN : B00AF57IL4
New from $11.49
Format: PDF, EPUB
Download file now Free Windows 8 Hacks from 4shared, mediafire, hotfile, and mirror link
Windows 8 is quite different than previous Microsoft operating systems, but it’s still eminently hackable. With this book, you’ll learn how to make a variety of modifications, from speeding up boot time and disabling the Lock screen to hacking native apps and running Windows 8 on a Mac. And that’s just the beginning. You’ll find more than 100 standalone hacks on performance, multimedia, networking, the cloud, security, email, hardware, and more. Not only will you learn how to use each hack, you’ll also discover why it works.
- Add folders and other objects to the Start screen
- Run other Windows versions inside Windows 8
- Juice up performance and track down bottlenecks
- Use the SkyDrive cloud service to sync your files everywhere
- Speed up web browsing and use other PCs on your home network
- Secure portable storage and set up a virtual private network
- Hack Windows 8 Mail and services such as Outlook
- Combine storage from different devices into one big virtual disk
- Take control of Window 8 setting with the Registry
Direct download links available for Free Windows 8 Hacks [Kindle Edition]
- File Size: 15609 KB
- Print Length: 422 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (November 28, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00AF57IL4
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray:
- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #367,786 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
Free Windows 8 Hacks
Windows 8 Hacks is a nifty little task-oriented volume. It is not an overview or introductory text to Microsoft's latest Operating System. And, granted, much of what is contained within these pages can be found online. However, I fall into the category of not knowing enough about Windows 8 and it's underpinnings to know what to ask the Great Google to fetch for me. So, I looked through this book and thought that it would be a great instructional guide to learning the ins and outs of customizing this OS.
As I continued to browse, I noticed that some of the hacks I was interested in require Windows 8 Pro or Enterprise to be installed on my machine. Microsoft has eliminated many of the command-line utilities we all love to use to get `under the hood' in the edition of the OS that comes installed by default on a new computer. Sadly, even the first hack, Disable Windows 8's Lock Screen, just won't work for me because gpedit.msc is not accessible on my new laptop. I feel as if I just bought a cripple-ware computer! But, enough wining.
This book contains an abundance of useful step-by-steps for making Windows 8 more efficient for you. Even more important, there are great explanations of how the particular subject of the hack works. For example, Hack 70: Hack DNS to Speed up Web Browsing (a way to speed up your web browsing using any type of connection). This hack has a succinct explanation of the Domain Name System and how to implement the free OpenDNS service on your computer and/or entire network. It's simply a matter of changing the DNS addresses in Internet Protocols on your PC or router.
Windows 8 keyboard Shortcuts are listed nicely in a table in Hack 38. This is really handy for us non-touchscreen users.
-
Download Link 2