In order to project your Windows 8 screen to a connected device, you do have easy options. Yes you would need to satisfy your dual screen hardware requirements. The Hardware requirements in order to connect an external screen to your windows 8 computer are as good as for any other version of windows. You can connect an external monitor or a projector and use it as a second screen on your windows 8 computer. The Keyboard shortcut key Windows Key + P allows you to open up the Windows 8 charms bar with available options as displayed below.

Connect External Monitor or Projector to your Windows 8 Computer

The Windows 8’s Charms bar can be launched with Windows Key + C Keyboard combination to configure other devices apart from monitor or projector. There are multiple ways using keyboard shortcuts or mouse in which you can launch the Windows 8’s Charms Bar and switch between metro and desktop mode to control your display devices using metro interface or traditional Screen Resolution option of Windows 8’s Control Panel.

Windows 8 Charms Bar with Devices Icon

Using Dual or Multiple Screens with Windows Computers has so many uses and hence Microsoft has created a special icon in the Windows 8’s Charms bar. Yes you can even go traditional Windows way by opening up the Screen Resolution using Right Click on Desktop and configuring your display devices / screens. The Metro Interface only allows you to select the mode of operation of the second screen quickly and easily between 4 options.

Windows 8 Charms Bar Displaying Second screen Icon

• PC Screen Only option disables the second screen connected to your Windows 8 Desktop or Laptop Computer.
• You can use your Second Screen in Windows 8 in either Duplicate Mode where all the display of your primary monitor would be cloned to the second screen and minimum supported resolution by both the screens would be in effect automatically.
• Extend Mode extends your visible area to the second monitor. Screen Resolution of Windows 8 further allows you to control the resolution, location of second screen and other display related parameters.
• Second Screen Only disables the primary monitor and the desktop will move completely to the second screen connected to the windows 8 computer.

Windows 8 is now offering Metro User Interface and traditional Desktop for Windows 8 Computers. Windows 8 users will have to learn new ways to use Metro User Interface of Windows 8 and simultaneously use Desktop and other applications running on Desktop. This post talks about how you can enjoy both Metro Applications of Windows 8 and simultaneously use Desktop Applications for maximum productivity. Switching between Metro User interface and Desktop of Windows 8 can be done using new keyboard shortcuts of Windows 8 and using Left and Right Clicks of Mouse Cursor on Windows 8 Computer. Given below are few desktop shortcuts that you can use to switch between Metro and Desktop Mode of Windows 8 Computer.

• Windows Key on Keyboard can be pressed to switch between Desktop and Metro User interface mode. Pressing and Releasing the Windows Key (Either of Left Windows Key or Right Windows Key on Keyboard) switches from Desktop and Metro interface opens up and closes the Metro Interface.
• Windows Key + Tab Key on Keyboard opens up Switch List. The Switch List in Windows 8 is a new bar on the left hand side containing list of Desktop Icon and Icons of Metro Applications running on your Windows 8 Computer. Similarly Alt + Tab Key can be used to switch between various desktop & metro applications. Switching between Metro Applications and Desktop Applications can be done using Alt + Tab or Win Key + Tab even when Metro Application or Start Menu of Windows 8 is currently active.
• Windows Key + Q Key can be used as a Keyboard Shortcut to launch Windows 8’s Global Search Utility with a Metro Interface. From this Global Search Screen you can use Mouse or Keyboard to launch any selected application. Searching for Applications, Settings, etc can be done by typing in the name of the software you want to launch and use arrow keys to navigate to various application icons. In case you press Windows Key + Q Key when Desktop is active, you will get a full screen Global Search Utility of Windows 8 as a Metro Application.
• Windows Key + M Key allows you to switch directly to Desktop’s Active Application from Metro and this Keyboard Shortcut (Windows Key + M) can also be used to minimize all the applications while in desktop mode.
• Windows Key + C Key Combination opens up Windows 8’s Charms Bar which is a small toolbar with buttons like Search, Settings, Start Menu, etc.

A Free Mouse Clicking Game is presented in this post. This Game allows you to click with left mouse button for 10 seconds and then displays score. The faster you click, greater the score which you can easily share. In order to share your game score with your friends you can capture a screenshot with the button provided in the mouse clicking game itself and you can upload the image to anywhere you want. Have a look at the screenshot of the game below which was captured on a Windows 8 computer.

Free Mouse Clicking Game for Windows Computers

Whether you are using Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, XP or even Windows 2000, this free mouse clicking game will work just fine. The Game Timer is of 10 seconds and after 10 seconds, your clicking score will be added to the list of records. There is a reset button which empties out the game score and another button allows you to capture the game screenshot in your image editor.

Download this free mouse clicking game and check out how slow or how fast you can click. This Game is provided in a setup and is a small download. You can even write to the support team to get new related features added to this free mouse clicking game. In case you would like to score really good without straining out your finger, you can use Auto Clicker to do the mouse clicking for you.

Depending on the version of Windows 8 you wish to download, there can be multiple ways in which you can download Windows 8. The best way to download Windows 8 is in the form of a .iso file using a download manager software like getright, download accelerator, etc. .iso files are compressed disk image or in other words, they are as good as a physical disk. In order to download Windows 8 in a iso file format using a download manager software, you would need to get a link to iso file of Windows 8 and a good internet connection. As of now, you can download the latest version of Windows 8 totally for free from Microsoft website. Current download of Windows 8 available using direct link is a Release Preview of Windows 8 and the final version of Windows 8 would be released soon by Microsoft.

Installation of Windows 8 comes after you have successfully downloaded Windows 8 and it is as easy as any other software installation. In case you do have a latest computer, there is a good possibility that you would not need to download and install any driver for your new Windows 8 computer. In case you have not installed a Windows Operating System before, it would be a good idea to fully understand the download and installation steps before attempting to download and install Windows 8 on your desktop or laptop computer. The Latest Version of Windows 8 on this date is offered by Microsoft for free which will expire on a future date and hence must be used only for testing and understanding of Windows 8.

64 bit of Windows 8 is available for download and 32 bit of Windows 8 is available for download as well. Some special software applications like Adobe After Effects work only on 64 bit of Windows 8, whereas most of the software applications work fine on 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows 8. Apart from Software Dependence, the maximum amount of RAM your Windows 8 computer can use depends on whether you are running 32 bit or 64 bit of Windows 8. Maximum amount of RAM a 32 bit Windows 8 would be able to use is around 4 GB and in case you want to use more than 4 GB of RAM for your Windows 8 computer, you must download 64 bit version of Windows 8.

Wondering about Windows 8 and want to know what is Windows 8 ? Read on to know everything about Windows 8 and be prepared to explore the world of Windows 8 which is a brand new Operating System from Microsoft. Windows 8 is not just another operating system from Microsoft, yes it’s special and will change the way , we all look for a Microsoft Windows Operating System. The very first and important feature of Windows 8 is the new applications called as Metro Applications distributed by Windows Store (which is another new feature of Windows 8).

Metro Applications in Windows 8 are special applications and are different from a Desktop Applications. Metro Applications in Windows 8 run in full screen mode unlike traditional desktop application. The Metro Applications can be downloaded from Windows Store only and hence you can expect more secure applications. Metro Applications are created by developers in language .NET and other languages. Once Developers are done creating the metro Application, they are supposed to send the Metro Application to Microsoft for testing and approval. Once Microsoft Guys approve a Metro Application to be published on Microsoft Windows Store, they are made available using Windows Store. In case you have read all the text in this paragraph and are still reading, now you know the most important aspect of Windows 8 and an idea about what is Windows 8. You can either continue to read on or download the latest version of Windows 8 on your computer right now for free.

The Start Menu in Windows 8 is totally different and you need to press the Windows Key on your Keyboard to switch from Windows 8 Start Menu and Desktop. You can find lots of tips and tricks about Windows 8 on this blog and various software applications which work for Windows 8 without any adjustment. Most of your applications running on other versions of Windows will work fine on Windows 8 as well. It would take a huge book to fully document every feature of Windows 8 and hence it would be a great idea to experience Windows 8 on your own computer or have a look at some video tutorials about Windows 8, yes Screenshots of Windows 8 can also give you a glimpse about what all new is there in Windows 8.

This post outlines how to create a Keyboard Shortcut for a Desktop Shortcut or any other file on your Windows Computer. The procedure outlined here applies for all Windows Versions including Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, XP, etc. This way of defining a keyboard shortcut gives you a global keyboard shortcut or in other words, this keyboard shortcut will work irrespective of the application or window under focus. However if you are using a full screen game or any other Direct X Application (playing in full screen mode), this way of defining keyboard shortcut will not work.

Keyboard Shortcut for Windows using Desktop Shortcut Properties

In order to define a system wide or global keyboard shortcut, right click on the shortcut and click on the properties menu option. The properties of a desktop shortcut are as displayed above and out of all the tabs, you would need to navigate to the Shortcut tab and look for the field labelled Shortcut Key. The Shortcut Key field will be empty by default for a new Shortcut. Click with Mouse in the Edit Box near Shortcut Key and Windows will automatically add Ctrl + Alt to your letter. In the screenshot above, author pressed the letter H and windows automatically defined Ctrl + Alt + H as the global keyboard shortcut to launch the shortcut and hence the application pointed by the shortcut.

In order to remove or delete the Keyboard Shortcut, you can press the Backspace key on Keyboard with focus on the Shortcut Key edit box, alternatively you can delete the keyboard shortcut and then onwards the keyboard shortcut defined will not automatically launch the software. Windows adds Ctrl + Alt automatically to avoid any possible keyboard shortcut duplicacy. In case you would like to define keyboard shortcuts without Ctrl + Alt like function keys to launch any software or open any document, you can use the Keyboard Shortcut Software utility which presents a graphical user interface and gives you flexibility to define Keyboard Shortcuts with any of none modifier keys.

Yes you can get a Windows 8 upgrade directly from Microsoft at a really cheap price of $14.99 in case your computer does qualifies for the Windows 8 upgrade offer. As of now Microsoft has released Windows 8 beta version under the name of Windows 8 Release Preview and actual launch date of Windows 8 is still to be confirmed by Microsoft. In case you are planning to get hold of new Windows 8, but you are planning to buy a Windows 7 computer, you may qualify for the Windows 8 upgrade offer. The Windows 8 upgrade offer will be valid for your original Windows 7 computer (with either of Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional or Windows 7 Ultimate) purchase made between 2nd June 2012  and 31st January 2013. In case you are planning to upgrade to Windows 8 from Windows 7 Starter edition, then unfortunately this Windows 8 upgrade offer does not applies for your computer running on Windows 7 Starter Edition. You must read on carefully and understand all the terms and conditions to get this Windows 8 upgrade offer from Microsoft.

The Windows 8 upgrade offer is valid only in 131 countries (e.g. United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, India, South Africa, etc) for original Windows 7 computers purchases made between 2 June 2012 and 31 Jan 2013. This Windows 8 upgrade offer will be available in 37 language and in case you are looking forward to get Windows 8 english version, you do not need to worry about the language and you should be only concerned about whether the Windows 8 upgrade offer is valid in your country or not. The price for Windows 8 upgrade from Windows 7 will be different as per country of the purchase. You will be able to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 at around $14.99, take or give few pennies or keep a few dollars spare.

This Windows 8 upgrade offer from Windows 7 will get you Windows 8 Pro (Upgrade) Edition. In case you would like to have a Windows 8 upgrade edition on a DVD, yes you will be able to order a Windows 8 DVD at additional cost along with shipping charges, taxes and other applicable charges. In case you do have a good broadband connection, you might not be very much interested in purchasing a Windows 8 upgrade DVD and a faster option would be to just download Windows 8 iso file and burn it on a DVD yourself.

Windows 8 Media Center would count as an extra purchase on a Windows 8 upgraded computer. With so many Free Media Playback software applications in market working fine for Windows 7 already, you might not need to pay for Windows 8 media center pack, but depending on your requirements, you might have to pay extra dollars for getting Windows 8 Media Center Pack. Windows 8 need a minimum display resolution of 1024 by 768 and yes that’s a minimum and yes it is always better to grab a Monitor with much larger screen resolution.

You cannot register for Windows 8 upgrade offer from your mobile and you must use a Desktop or Laptop Computer to register for Windows 8 Upgrade offer. Most recent browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox can be used to signup for the Windows 8 Upgrade.

You can download the current latest version of Windows 8 from Microsoft for free right now. All you would need is a good internet connection and probably an extra hard disk to install Windows 8. The Windows 8 Beta Edition will stop working as and when Microsoft Releases the full version of Windows 8 with some reminders and with forced shutdown of Windows 8.

Mouse and Keyboard Scripting is now easy to do with almost all the types of Mouse Clicks available to automate. Have a look at the given below figure with which you can automate almost any type of mouse clicks. The Software presented here can automate simple or complex keyboard typing as well. Example Mouse Click types are as listed below which can be added to a Mouse and Keyboard Automation Script. It is basically permutation and combination of mouse click types which can be automated along with modifier keyboard key combinations.

• Left Click
• Right Click
• Ctrl + Left Click or Ctrl + Right Click
• Alt  + Left Click or Alt + Right Click
• Ctrl + Alt + Left Click or Ctrl + Alt + Right Click.
• Shift + Left Click or Shift + Right Click
• Ctrl + Shift + Left Mouse Click, Alt + Shift + Left Mouse Click

Auto Ctrl + Click, Shift + Right Click, etc

The Software Application displayed above is Auto Mouse Clicker which has tons of other Mouse Automation and Keyboard Automation. Small or Big Automation Script can be created by adding Mouse Clicks (With or Without Keyboard Modifier Keys), Automated Keyboard Typing, Website Opening, Application Launching, Window Control actions and much more.

Software Applications from various software companies help lots of people across the globe every day. With increasing number of software companies, software applications for every purpose can be found with little search. When there are multiple applications for your software requirement, it can be really time consuming to download every software application, install it on your Windows, Mac OS X or any other operating system version, verifying whether it suits your purpose or not. With increasing display resolution of monitors day by day, lots of software developers try to utilize as much screen as possible and hence, a monitor with big resolution can be of real help for almost every purpose.

A new website has been launched trying to help computer users with big monitors to simply search and have a look at the various software applications available for a particular search word. Yes in today’s competitive world, every software company offers as many software applications as possible for you to select the best according to your needs. The Software Screenshots website provides software screenshots in actual size and does utilises the whole screen area. In case you do have a monitor with big resolution, you will find this new website really easy to use with search functionality. Within few minutes, you can find out the best software according to your needs, review them easily and quickly and download only the best software which does satisfy your requirements. This quick review of the software without download can be really handy and new software applications are being added as well. As of now the website lists screenshots of various software applications as visible on Windows 8 and more or less the software applications will appear the same in other Windows Operating Systems such as Windows 7, Windows Vista, etc.

Automatic Mouse Clicking on Windows 8 is now easy with Auto Clicker presented here.  Whether using Windows 8 or even Windows 8.1, download appropriate Auto Clicker and let it do Mouse Clicking for you. This post presents Keyboard and Mouse Automation Software utilities which work fine on Windows 8 and other version of Microsoft Windows. Yes the Software applications presented here work fine on Desktop and even on the new Metro Interface of Windows 8. You can switch from desktop to metro interface on windows using left mouse click at the bottom left or top left corner of the screen. For Multiple Monitor Users, switching between desktop and metro user interface should be as simple as doing a left mouse click on either of the left or right corner of the display on which metro interface of Windows 8 is being displayed.

Given below are few screen shots along with their short descriptions and software download links. You can download any of the auto clicker on your windows 8 computer and try it for free. The first Software presented below is one of the simplest and easiest mouse automation software which can be used on desktop applications, flash or non flash games running on desktop, metro applications of games on Windows 8 or in any other related scenario. This Auto Clicker provides the functionality of clicking mouse cursor controlled by a configurable HotKey and offers fixed / random delay and target location is configurable from fixed to current cursor position.

Simple Mouse Automation Software for Windows 8

In case you would like to have more control and automation over your Windows 8 computer, do consider the given below software. Given below screenshot has been captured on Windows 8 and the software given below allows you to add mouse clicks, keyboard typing, application launching, etc into one script / macro which can be assigned a keyboard shortcut to execute. Auto Mouse Clicker is the software name but yes it does offers lots of other functionalities for automating your Windows 8 Computer. Whether you want to automate any Metro Application with Mouse Clicks, Automated Keyboard Typing or anything else, give this free to try software a try.

Macro Software to create Script with Keyboard and Mouse Actions on Windows 8