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Productivity

Keep Windows’ Blue Screen Of Death From Automatically Restarting

In the event of a serious problem with Windows, a blue-screen error code can help you figure out what’s wrong. If your system reboots too quickly to see what the code is, disable automatic restarts.

23 May 2013

Cloud

Azure Adding Data Centres In China, Japan

We know that Australia will get an Azure data centre at some point next year. That’s not the only expansion happening. Japan will also get a pair of data centres around the same time, and China is getting in even earlier, with trials for its two new centres beginning in June.

Deployment

Windows 8 Users Don’t Run Windows 8 Apps

Windows 8 apps are radically different in design and approach to their Windows predecessors, but Windows 8 can also run older apps. New usage figures suggest that most people running Windows 8 are taking full advantage of that, with more than half of them rarely running Windows 8-specific apps.

Productivity

Librarian Makes Windows’ Libraries Much Easier To Manage

Windows: Libraries are a great feature of Windows 7 and up that allow you to pool several folders in one place. Librarian improves on the concept by allowing you to manage those collections more easily.

21 May 2013

Productivity

CupCloud Saves Tabs And Documents, Instantly Loads Them On Another PC

Windows/Mac: CupCloud makes it easy to save and stop your work on one computer and pick right up where you left off on another. You can also save your session so you can reboot your computer and get back to work without opening your tabs or applications again.

Cloud

Windows Azure In Australia: Everything You Need To Know

As we reported this morning, Microsoft is planning to launch two local Azure data centres in Australia. When will they launch? Will there be a cost difference? Lifehacker got the answers direct from Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s global president for Server & Tools.

Cloud

Microsoft To Launch Australian Azure Region

Microsoft has confirmed plans to launch Australia as one of its Azure regions, with data centres to be located in Sydney and Melbourne. That means that rather than having to locate cloud projects in the nearest Azure data centre (Singapore), they can remain on Australian shores.

Productivity

How To Uninstall Windows Or Linux After Dual-Booting

We’ve talked a lot about running multiple operating systems on the same computer — whether it’s Windows and Linux, Windows and OS X or something else — but what happens when it’s time to get rid of one? Here’s how to delete Windows or Linux from your system after you’ve dual-booted them.

20 May 2013

Developer

Publish An App In The Windows Store: Win A Trip To TechEd Australia With Lifehacker And Microsoft

FINAL ROUND! Good news developers: you still have tonight to complete and submit your app and chase the dream. Simply submit your new app to the Windows Store (even if it’s an Android or iOS port) and you could win the chance to present your app to thousands of industry-types at Microsoft’s TechEd 2013 on the Gold Coast. Then there’s the HP laptops, Xbox bundles and Microsoft peripherals that we’re also giving away…

Design

SmartDeblur Easily Fixes Blurry Photos

Windows: As good as camera phones are these days, they can still produce some blurry images, especially of moving subjects or in low light. While you could try to sharpen them up in a feature-rich app like Photoshop and futz around with a bunch of sliders and settings to get decent results, SmartDeblur does a great job with a lot less fuss.

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