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Microsoft Ventures Ties Together Its Different Startup Support Activities

Microsoft Corporation has implemented some changes, they have tied up several different venture programs supported by them, and they have been consolidated into a single division called Microsoft Ventures. The same will now take care of all the startup support activities of Microsoft. Tech expert Rahul Sood of Microsoft announced the release of the new implementation and he calls it as a “coordinated global effort that offers the tools, resources, expertise and routes to market by providing mentorship, technology guidance, seed funding, joint selling opportunities and other benefits." Many have contacted the Microsoft help team to collect more information about Microsoft ventures. Let us check the major changes that you can expect in Microsoft ventures. Microsoft Ventures is accommodating the BizSpark program, which was formed in 2008 and has been a long running program. It enables the access to development of products and software design of Microsoft and it offers trainin

Windows 8 Comes With A Feature To Combine Hard Disk Drives

If you have upgraded your operating system to Windows 8, you might already be familiar with its new features. Apart from the introduction of Metro apps, the operating system comes with numerous features. Windows 8 introduces the Charm bar, which you can find by navigating your mouse to the right end of your screen. Other features include support for touch screen. With this feature, we would witness desktop computers that do not need keyboard or mouse. With the introduction of the new operating system, hardware manufacturers have started to release Windows 8 drivers for their devices like hard disks, printers, scanners etc. Among the major features of Windows 8, you cannot miss out ‘Storage Spaces’. If your computer has many hard disk drives, this feature will enable you to combine these drives to one. This feature can either mirror data or combine physical data. With this new storage feature, users can enhance their hard disk storage capacity to an amount larger than what they actuall

Get Access On Your Apple IPad

Even though they are rivals in software market, many of Windows software applications are supported on Apple devices. However among the public the view is that Microsoft products are not very worthwhile on Apple devices, especially the Apple iPad. The market has loads of watered down versions of Microsoft Office that apparently wok on the iPad. After years of failure, however it seems there is hope for iPad user who wish to avail Microsoft’s software products. Parallels have been able to design a new iPad app called Access, which that could eliminate all the previous issues. Apparently, after two years of tinkering about, Parallels have been able to design a touch sensitive interface, which can be mapped into keyboard and mouse to give something along the lines of the early iPad. Users can launch the Access app on the iPads using Wi-Fi or 4G connections, and that allows remote access of their Mac or Windows computers which run a Parallels desktop agent. The touch gesture interface let

Resetting The Windows Live Password

Most of the users will be familiar with the Microsoft related terms Messenger, Hotmail and Xbox live. Majority of the users would have also made use of these Microsoft services. Well in order to access such Microsoft services, a Windows Live ID is required. If you have forgotten your Windows Live ID password, then you will not be able to gain access to the various services. However, by resetting the password, you can gain access to the services. By making use of the alternate email address or by following the security question procedure, the password can be reset. Follow the below provided Windows live help guidelines and in a few steps, you can easily reset the password. Instructions Access the web browser that is installed in your system. Go to the Windows live help center. Get Help With A Forgotten Password option has to be clicked from the page. I Forgot My Password option has to be selected. Choose the Reset Your Password link. The Windows Live user name has to be inputt

Instructions To Remove Ask Toolbar From Within The Web Browser

Web browser extensions and toolbars are designed to enhance the overall internet surfing experience, and often come coupled with other software. However, many toolbars alter the home page in your browser and take control of your browsing activities. In the worst scenario, these toolbars attract malicious entities to your computer and risk your system security and performance. Ask toolbar is such an annoying browser add-on that invites malwares to your computer. Follow the below given steps to remove Ask toolbar from within the web browser. You can also use the following Ask toolbar removal instructions for removing other extensions or toolbars from the internet browser. Instructions for Internet Explorer users Launch the Internet Explorer application on your computer and click on the Settings icon present on the top right corner of the window. Select Manage Add-on option from the drop-down list. Go to the Toolbars and Extensions section in the resulting window and locate Ask