Get back your Start Menu in Windows 8 with Start8

Are you missing the Start Menu in Windows 8? Same here, we too. 

As you know that Microsoft has dropped the Start Menu in Windows 8 to make an OS that will have same look and feel on both computers and touchscreen systems. This information was released a time ago this year. 

Start Menu in Windows 8 provides functionality and ease of access. On hitting, it will take you to the list of pinned apps on Start Screen. Although it is useful, but most of us are missing the old conventional Start Menu, because you know it can display all programs, and frankly speaking, its easier to use than Start Screen. 

Those of you who'd want the old menu back, here's an option to recover it. Start8 gives you an option to add Start Menu.

The program has only recently moved to a stable development build, but it started making waves online since it was in beta. Stardock’s Start8 is not free and the price tag indicates a $4.99 fee. You can try it for 30 days with all features enabled. ObjectDock, another product from Startdock has all features of Start8, but also has few more options such as 

It's easy to install the utility. It has simple and clean user interface and can be easily operated. Before you jump to reboot the system, you can customize its looks and set the permanent shortcuts you want in the right hand side of the Start menu. Also configurable are the actions available for the classic environment, as well as for Modern UI.


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Screen shots

 1. Start8 About Window. 

2. You can choose between Windows 7 and Windows 8 styles. 

3. Windows 7 styled Start Menu.

4. Windows 7 styled All programs menu (It is not detailed because we don't have lot of programs installed).

5. Windows 8 styled Start Menu.

6. Start8 app in Start Screen.

Latest Intel & AMD processors in Market

Welcome. This time we are providing you a list of processors available in the market (India). Hope these will help when you are buying a new on or assembling your PC.

Intel

NAME	NO. OF CORES	CLOCK SPEED	MFG PROCESS	TDP	PRICE (INR)
Intel Pentium G620	2	2.60 GHz	32 nm	65 W	3,708
Intel Pentium Dual Core E5700	2	3.00 GHz	32 nm	65 W	4,790
Intel Core i3 2120	2	3.30 GHz	32 nm	65 W	7,416
Intel Core i5 2500 K	4	3.30 GHz	32 nm	95 W	13,339
Intel Core i5 2320	4	3.00 GHz	32 nm	95 W	11,176
Intel Core i5 2500	4	3.30 GHz	32 nm	95 W	12,824
Intel Core i5 3450	4	3.10 GHz	22 nm	77 W	12,051
Intel Core i5 3550	4	3.30 GHz	22 nm	77 W	13,236
Intel Core i7 3770 K	4	3.50 GHz	22 nm	77 W	21,424
Intel Core i7 2600 K	4	3.40 GHz	32 nm	95 W	18,643
Intel Core i7 2700 K	4	3.50 GHz	32 nm	95 W	19,467
Intel Core i7 3820	4	3.60	32 nm	130 W	19,055

AMD

NAME	NO. OF CORES	CLOCK SPEED	MFG PROCESS	TDP	PRICE (INR)
AMD Sempron 145	1	2.8 GHz	45 nm	45 W	2,266
AMD A4 3400	2	2.1 GHz	32 nm	65 W	3,354
AMD Athlon II X2 260	2	3.2 GHz	45 nm	65 W	3,657
AMD A6 3500	3	2.1 GHz	32 nm	65 W	4,584
AMD Phenom II X2 560	2	3.3 GHz	45 nm	80 W	5,047
AMD A6 3670	4	2.7 GHz	32 nm	100 W	6,901
AMD FX 4100	4	3.6 GHz	32 nm	95 W	6,901
AMD A8 3870K	4	3.0 GHz	32 nm	100 W	7,210
AMD FX 6100	6	3.3 GHz	32 nm	95 W	7,983
AMD FX 8120	8	3.1 GHz	32 nm	125 W	10,249
AMD FX 8150	8	3.6 GHz	32 nm	125 W	12,309

How to customize Windows Start Menu

Are you got bored with the traditional Windows Start Menu? Well, here's a way to customize it.

The shareware tool Start Menu 7 offers a good alternative to the standard start menu; this can be downloaded from startmenu7.com.

According to the developers, Start Menu 7 runs on both XP and Vista in addition to Windows 7 as its name suggests. For installation, double-click on the downloaded file in Windows Explorer and follow the instructions given by the setup wizard.

You must have a user account with administrator rights during the process as the setup routine involves accessing important system files. Once the installation is complete start the Program using the command ‘Start> All programs> Start Menu 7> Start Menu 7’. Now, when you click on ‘Start’ you will not see the usual start menu provided by Windows, but instead, a menu that has an extensive collection of links: It has a different visual effect and enables direct access to all the programs and files on your system in an alphabetically sorted sub-menu format, for instance ‘Programs’, ‘My Documents’ or ‘Computer’. In addition to this, the various entries use additional sorting and display tools.

Thus, for instance ‘Program’ offers the structure known as ‘All programs’ as seen in the usual Windows Start menu and on the other hand, the ‘Program’ links can be found under headings such as ‘Quick start’ and ‘Autorun’. 

You can add your own menus and commands using the option ‘Add entries to the menu’. Click on ‘Options’ and ‘Configuration’ so as to complete the experience as per your own taste. Use the option ‘System integration’ and remove the tick in front of ‘Start the Start Menu 7 with Windows’ if you do not wish to activate the tool automatically at every system start. 

You can add more power management buttons in Start Menu 7 using the option ‘Buttons’; this is done to turn off the computer, to restart it, or to enable the use of power management commands in a time-controlled fashion. For this, click on the corresponding button in the Start menu, select the desired function in a menu, for instance ‘Turn off the computer’, and define the period for action in a simple and an intuitive dialog. Finally, click the ‘Start’ button to save the settings.

Save large websites as PDF and read offline

You visit websites. You like them. You read articles on web. You want to read them later. But how to do so?

The browsers that we use provide us the way to view HTML pages in an ordered look. But when we save them and open them to read again offline, they need an internet connection otherwise content gets disordered. So here’s the option to save webpages as PDF without losing the quality. This service is provided by pdfcrowd.com.

Launch the website. Enter your desired URL in the ‘address’ field of the ‘Convert webpage tab’. Click on ‘Convert to PDF’. It will convert the webpage to PDF and will let you download the PDF. However, it will not work when the required webpage requires you to register.

But still you have a great functionality to save your favorite webpages as PDF to your hard disk. What’s the icing on the cake is, you can upload it to Dropbox, Google Drive etc. and also read it on your Smartphones and tablets.