hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be showing
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you the top 5 things you should know
you the top 5 things you should know about Windows 8 first thing you see when
about Windows 8 first thing you see when
about Windows 8 first thing you see when you unlock your PC is your Start screen
you unlock your PC is your Start screen
you unlock your PC is your Start screen and your Start screen is not just a sea
and your Start screen is not just a sea
and your Start screen is not just a sea of static app icons they’re actually
of static app icons they’re actually
of static app icons they’re actually tiles and we call them live tops the
tiles and we call them live tops the
tiles and we call them live tops the reason why we call them live tiles is
reason why we call them live tiles is
reason why we call them live tiles is simply because these tiles are alive
simply because these tiles are alive
simply because these tiles are alive they’re feeding us with real information
they’re feeding us with real information
they’re feeding us with real information so this is the new start screen that I
so this is the new start screen that I
so this is the new start screen that I was talking about it’s colorful it’s
was talking about it’s colorful it’s
was talking about it’s colorful it’s personalized when my favorite apps I’ve
personalized when my favorite apps I’ve
personalized when my favorite apps I’ve got my favorite people as well pinned
got my favorite people as well pinned
got my favorite people as well pinned here and my favorite websites that I
here and my favorite websites that I
here and my favorite websites that I have here now the next thing I can do is
have here now the next thing I can do is
have here now the next thing I can do is I can pinch and seeing all a few of my
I can pinch and seeing all a few of my
I can pinch and seeing all a few of my Start screen I can navigate quickly
Start screen I can navigate quickly
Start screen I can navigate quickly through it I can also notice I’ve cooped
through it I can also notice I’ve cooped
through it I can also notice I’ve cooped them in different groups my tiles I can
them in different groups my tiles I can
them in different groups my tiles I can move them around by groups and place
move them around by groups and place
move them around by groups and place them wherever I want
them wherever I want
them wherever I want and some people pinch back to zoom in
and some people pinch back to zoom in
and some people pinch back to zoom in and I can flick through my towel here
also what you can do with a tablet or a
also what you can do with a tablet or a PC is go back to the desktop mode that
PC is go back to the desktop mode that
PC is go back to the desktop mode that you’re comfortable and that you’ve used
you’re comfortable and that you’ve used
you’re comfortable and that you’ve used in the past with previous generations of
in the past with previous generations of
in the past with previous generations of Windows if I go back to my Start screen
Windows if I go back to my Start screen
Windows if I go back to my Start screen you’ll notice a towel that says desktop
you’ll notice a towel that says desktop
you’ll notice a towel that says desktop if I tap on it I go back to my desktop
if I tap on it I go back to my desktop
if I tap on it I go back to my desktop mode which I’m familiar
now when you’re using touch you can
now when you’re using touch you can swipe from any sides of your tablet
swipe from any sides of your tablet
swipe from any sides of your tablet whether it’s the right side the left
whether it’s the right side the left
whether it’s the right side the left side the top or down and each side has a
side the top or down and each side has a
side the top or down and each side has a specific feature or function that will
specific feature or function that will
specific feature or function that will allow you to do different things
allow you to do different things
allow you to do different things multitask open the system commands or
multitask open the system commands or
multitask open the system commands or open up the app commands this is the
open up the app commands this is the
open up the app commands this is the people app for example if I want a
people app for example if I want a
people app for example if I want a multitask I can simply flick through
multitask I can simply flick through
multitask I can simply flick through previous apps that I had open snap them
previous apps that I had open snap them
previous apps that I had open snap them on the side here I’ve got two apps
on the side here I’ve got two apps
on the side here I’ve got two apps running side by side if I want to change
running side by side if I want to change
running side by side if I want to change the ratio I simply do this there we go
the ratio I simply do this there we go
the ratio I simply do this there we go if you’re not comfortable with your
if you’re not comfortable with your
if you’re not comfortable with your fingers and you want the precision of a
fingers and you want the precision of a
fingers and you want the precision of a mouse you can always use a mouse in a
mouse you can always use a mouse in a
mouse you can always use a mouse in a keyboard wherever you are whether you’re
keyboard wherever you are whether you’re
keyboard wherever you are whether you’re owning the desktop environment or the
owning the desktop environment or the
owning the desktop environment or the modern Windows 8 environment so if you
modern Windows 8 environment so if you
modern Windows 8 environment so if you want to be fully productive and use
want to be fully productive and use
want to be fully productive and use legacy apps desktop apps similar to
legacy apps desktop apps similar to
legacy apps desktop apps similar to Microsoft Office plug in a mouse plug in
Microsoft Office plug in a mouse plug in
Microsoft Office plug in a mouse plug in a keyboard and there you go you can open
a keyboard and there you go you can open
a keyboard and there you go you can open up Word PowerPoint Excel and actually
up Word PowerPoint Excel and actually
up Word PowerPoint Excel and actually start working
windows 8 comes pre-installed on a wide
windows 8 comes pre-installed on a wide variety of form factors starting with
variety of form factors starting with
variety of form factors starting with the tablets the notebooks that summer
the tablets the notebooks that summer
the tablets the notebooks that summer touched named old or even convertibles
touched named old or even convertibles
touched named old or even convertibles that can convert from tablet into a
that can convert from tablet into a
that can convert from tablet into a traditional notebook you have your cover
traditional notebook you have your cover
traditional notebook you have your cover that’s also a keyboard you have a
that’s also a keyboard you have a
that’s also a keyboard you have a trackpad so you have mouse gestures as
trackpad so you have mouse gestures as
trackpad so you have mouse gestures as well and all-in-one so bigger form
well and all-in-one so bigger form
well and all-in-one so bigger form factors that sit on your desks and that
factors that sit on your desks and that
factors that sit on your desks and that are actually touch enabled as well
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