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QR Codes are found everywhere these days, including on magazines, products, and websites. If you come across a QR Code while browsing the web, and do not have you phone to hand or do not have a suitable reader app installed on it, then you can use QR Code Desktop reader to scan the QR Code and reveal the information it contains.

Looking for a way to run multiple Metro applications (Modern UI apps) simultaneously in Windows 8? For example, more than one website at the same time, then there is a freeware solution available at Windows Store. Called Toolbox for Windows 8, this app lets you run up to 6 apps simultaneously without closing or minimizing any of the app.

If you have dual monitor Windows 8 or Windows RT set up, then you might certainly love these beautiful panoramic themes from Microsoft. Panoramic images are designed to extend across dual monitors (both monitors should have the same resolution settings otherwise, a different image will appear in each monitor). Panoramic themes can also be used on single monitor setups, but only the center part of the image will be visible.

Using the same password with all your online accounts isn’t a right option, but it is also impossible for you to remember so many different passwords. What do you do then? If you find problem for creating and remembering strong passwords, you can consider the PasswordLive – an online app that lets you generate secure password based on keywords. You don’t have to remember all your passwords anymore, just the keyword only.

Usually most people log into many services like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, etc. using autofill feature of browsers. It helps them sig in to the site with a click. However, as they aren’t typing their username and passwords anymore, after a while, most of them can’t remember their passwords. Here is how to view hidden password stored on your browser without any third-party software tool.

The absence of start menu in Windows 8 is not to everyone's liking. Many people still love the classic start menu in Windows 8 for running and searching apps, folders, files and settings. There are several third party programs available to put Windows 7 style Start menu back to Windows 8, here is a new one called StartW8.

The Windows operating system provides some of the most useful accessibility features and assistive technology (AT) applications to help almost anyone to use Windows PC, even those have disabilities. Windows 8 Accessibility Tutorial guide provides feature information and keyboard shortcuts for individuals who want to make their computer easier to see, hear and use.

Compared to the good old mechanical hard disks (HDD), solid-state drives (SSD) are very fast in speed, requires very smaller energy and needn’t periodic maintenance like defragment, etc. so computer manufacturers are now switched to SSD. However, actually SSD drives have a fixed lifespan, after which they just stop working. Most people don’t know about it. Therefore, to keep your data safe, it is essential for you to keep an eye on the health of the SSD drive.