Fixing Error Code 0x80073cf9 in Windows 8
Every week I'm spending time in Windows 8's store to discover new apps for my weekly column over at Betanews.
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TwinkiePaste: paste text phrases into any application
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Disable the Windows Explorer ribbon interface in Windows 8
The ribbon interface is highly controversial.
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Silence for Android lets you change sound and system settings on schedule
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Google Drive gets file preview feature, mobile gets video streaming
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Sony announces Playstation 4 (PS4) but does not show it
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Add a background wallpaper to Google Search
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How to block new add-on or plugin installations in Firefox
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How to change the internal pdf viewer in Mozilla Firefox
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Outlook.com: ad-free for $19.99 per year
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Keyboard and Mouse Cleaner review
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Mozilla's asm.js aims to speed up compiled JavaScript code in Firefox
Back in 2008 when Google Chrome first appeared on the scene focus suddenly shifted to performance and speed, and one of the areas that saw large improvements in
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Anti Tracks for Windows: delete privacy related data
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Improve Firefox's Add-ons Manager with Quick Search
If you are using the Firefox web browser as your primary browser or as a secondary backup browser, you probably know that one of Firefox's greatest features is
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Firefox 19.0: Find out what's new
Mozilla is preparing to release a new version of the Firefox web browser, Firefox 19.
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Bing updates Facebook photo search
Last year Microsoft's search engine Bing rolled out its "Friends Photos", but today the company announced a huge update to the service, which allows users to se
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Boost Spotify music with Equalify
Spotify is certainly a popular choice when it comes to music streaming services.
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MailStore Home 8.0 update brings Outlook 2013 support
When it comes to backing up emails, MailStore Home is that trusted companion that I have been using for a long time.
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Chrome auto-update error notifications now available
In the past I experienced it several times that several versions of the Google Chrome browser would not update automatically anymore.
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How to open the control panel in Windows 8
Opening the control panel is a pretty straightforward process in all versions of Windows except Windows 8.
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TextRoom: A text editor for writers
If you ever worked hard on a writing related task on your computer, say an essay for your next class, a newspaper article or your next book, you know that it ma
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SkyShellEx: Synchronize any folder with SkyDrive
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Convert video files to VP8, VP9 or H.264 format
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Google Chrome Scroll to next image extension
If you are browsing a lot of images on the Internet, for instance on forums like 4chan, blogs or other websites where several images are posted on a single page
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Firefox: Search or enter address now displayed in address bar
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Notable is an unobtrusive elegant Android reminder app
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Microsoft ties Office 2013 to a single PC
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TripleA Axis and Allies [Game Saturday]
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Bittorrent SoShare: web powered file sharing
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Google Takeout now offering Blogger and Google+ Page exports
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Valve adds offline messaging support to Steam
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Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020
Windows 7 extended support officially ended on January 14, 2020, making it the key deadline for most users, while final Extended Security Updates (ESU) for ente
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Opera's Future: Skyfire acquisition
Norwegian company Opera Software, most known for its line of web browsers it produces for desktop and mobile operating systems, announced two days ago that it w
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How to download your Twitter archive to your computer
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Recuva 1.45.858 update brings support for 3TB drives
The data recovery software Recuva is a popular program amongst users who need to restore files and folders that have been deleted on a Windows system.
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Adobe Reader vulnerability: what you need to do to stay safe
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Display rating previews on YouTube
YouTube like many other websites and services on the Internet uses a rating system that enables users to vote for or against videos on the site.
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Dropsync adds two-way syncing of Dropbox data on Android
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