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Content: use HTML Edit Content <h1 style="text-align: center;">hanselminutes #381</h1> <ol> <li><strong>] LJ - <a href="http://hanselminutes.com/381/whats-the-deal-with-windows-81" target="_blank">hanselminutes podcast# 381</a> - whats the deal with windows 8.1</strong></li> <ol> <li>] discussion on the windows 8.1 update with Pete Brown(@msft)</li> </ol> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>] transition between start screen &amp; desktop eased&nbsp;</strong></span></strong></li> <ol> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">] set start scr bg = desktop bg</span></strong></li> </ol> <li><strong>] start button is back,</strong></li> <ol> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">] goes to start screen&nbsp;</span></strong></li> </ol> <li><strong>] win x - adds (power users menu)</strong></li> <ol> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">] powershell (replacing c:&gt;),&nbsp;</span></strong></li> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">] mobility center and&nbsp;</span></strong></li> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">] network center -&nbsp;</span></strong></li> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">] shutdown option&nbsp;</span></strong></li> </ol> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>] search is global=</strong></span></strong></li> <ol> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">] inet alt search app canvas= alt search within app= -</span></strong></li> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">&nbsp;dev can put search button back monitor multi -&nbsp;</span></strong></li> <li>] with both using the same &nbsp;bg</li> </ol> <li><strong>] added option to boot directly to desktop if user desires</strong></li> <ol> <li>] how = ...right click on task bar hit propertiesp;</li> </ol> <li><strong>] search revised</strong> -&nbsp;</li> <ol> <li>] developer 'design &nbsp;guidelines' were revised, so each app can have its own 'search' box to search just within that app VS</li> </ol> <li><strong>] charms bar moved closer to the hot corner the user enters</strong></li> <ol> <li>] VERSUS centered vertically, where it can disapear when you reach back to click it</li> </ol> <li><strong>] apps can have commands on 'canvas'</strong></li> <ol> <li>] they no longer have to have them in a command bar</li> </ol> <li><strong>] multiple monitor support</strong></li> <ol> <li>] seperate dpi per monitor, &nbsp;</li> <li>] taskbar spans multiple monitors correctly</li> </ol> <li><strong>] bluetooth&nbsp;</strong></li> <ol> <li>] usb com serial interface&nbsp;</li> </ol> <li><strong>] built in support for 3d printing&nbsp;</strong></li> <ol> <li>compare with winprint model,&nbsp;</li> <li>result cheaper, better consumer printers</li> </ol></ol>