Microsoft Dropping Start Button In Windows 8 User Interface

Microsoft is performing a face lift on their windows operating system. Among the many changes is this important doing away of the legendary “start” button. “Start” button was there on every windows operating systems since the introduction of the same in Windows 95. Normal windows users used this button mainly to access the control panel, accessories and other installed programs.

“Hot corner” is what Microsoft considers a replacement for the Start menu which usually resides on the left hand side bottom corner of Windows user interfaces. Hot corner facilitates similar user experience. When the user touches or clicks on any of the four corners of the interface a menu similar to what we usually find after clicking the start button can be obtained using this “Hot corner” system. However the live bar however continues to perform in  the Windows 8. The screen shot of the interface is obtained from PC beta which indicates the removal of the button.

Finally An Untethered Jailbreak For iPhone 4S and iPad 2

Finally the hackers triumphed in jailbreaking the iPhone 4S and iPad 2. This has taken unusually long time and obviously had been a difficult task. The developers at Green Poison yesterday announced an untethered iPhone 4S and iPad 2 jailbreak on their website. However the site now seems down probably because of the great demand which they could not meet.

So what it is a jailbreaking and what difference it does to your Apple device. Jailbreaking lets you access some great application which otherwise is not available for a normal user. If you think of jailbreaking your iPhone you must be aware of few things. Apple’s warranty expires if you do so and you will no longer get updates from the company. And if the jailbreak does not work and you device goes down you are in a serious trouble. Perform the act only if you seriously need to jail break the device.

Brookstone’s 2GB Cufflinks Which Doubles Up As A WiFi Hotspot

Imagine you are at an event and the WiFi router goes down leaving every one at the event without internet connection. This is difficult situation it the internet connection at the spot serves some meaningful purpose. Brookstone now has introduced a cufflink device with 2GB storage capacity and can act as a WiFi hotspot for multiple devices. If you had this device during the above mentioned event you should have overcome the difficulty with ease. So how does it work? It is simple let me explain.

If you have a laptop or a portable computing device plugin the internet connection cable to the device. Then use the cufflink and plug it to the usb port of the device. That’s it! Now your laptop has become a WiFi hot spot that can share the internet connection to all WiFi enabled Smartphones, iPads etc. and offcourse at a great speed. Another advantage of the device is that it can share the the files in the parent device which is an ideal feature in meetings. The device is ideal for corporate executives and travelers.

There is a software which needs to be downloaded and installed. The cufflink is available at Brookstone store for $249.99.

Dimensions: .75″ L x .75″ W x .25″ H