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About 8GadgetPack 8GadgetPack is an utility that installs the original Gadget program files on Windows 8 / 8.1. FAQ I want to upgrade / already upgraded to Windows 8.1. Will 8GadgetPack still work after the upgrade? If you have Version 7 or later installed, yes. If not you should update 8Gadgetpack to the current version. Simply download the installer and run it. No need to uninstall first. You can also do this after you have upgraded to Windows 8.1. All gadget settings should remain. You should note though that Windows 8.1 introduced a bug that prevents gadgets to work if you have a high dpi setting enabled. I enabled a workaround in 8Gadgetpack to disable DPI scaling for Gadgets in Windows 8.1. So the gadgets keep working, but depending on your DPI scaling they might look smaller than they did on Windows 8. Microsoft probably won't fix this, but I keep trying to make a better workaround. Is it free? Yes, completely I didn't really use gadge...

Over the past few months, we’ve regularly talked about the growing number of users accessing publisher content via mobile devices, and the importance of creating a positive user experience across all devices. In this same spirit, we’re happy to let you know about mobile anchor ads for smartphones, a new feature we’re starting to make available that’s focused on giving users a better experience with ads on mobile devices. Mobile anchor ads work by allowing a 320x50 banner ad unit to be anchored to the bottom of the smartphone screen, staying there when your users scroll up or down the page. At the same time, users remain in control -- they can dismiss an ad when they find it’s not relevant or want to free up the screen space, simply by swiping the ad left or right. When this happens, the anchor ad will fade and be dismissed and no other anchor ad will display unless the user reloads or visits another page. The mobile anchor ads experience reflects our continued focus on providing...

As the holidays approach, you can expect an increase in smartphone usage, especially in activity with gaming apps. Each year around this time, millions of new mobile devices are activated and billions of apps are downloaded. A recent AdMob study* also revealed that downloading and playing gaming apps are users’ top priority when getting a new smartphone, which represents a special opportunity for developers. A new strategy for game-app developers can help them make the most of this increase in usage. Game developer Izumi Artisan used this strategy to increase his revenue by 60%, and so today we’ll share the details on how he achieved these results. Step 1)  Create a strategy guide for your game and post it on your website Game guides, strategy manuals, and walk-throughs have become commonplace for gamers looking to get the edge or just take the easy path through a tricky section of a game. As a result, numerous third party game-strategy sites have popped up, and are attractin...

1.- Instagram comes to Windows Phone. The long awaited Instagram app has finally launched for Windows Phone , leaving numerous Windows Phone fans whooping for joy. The popular photo editing app which first appeared in the App Store in 2010, and has since revolutionised smartphone photography.  Over 150 million users have downloaded the app, which is now owned by Facebook, and soon Windows Phone apps will be able to wonder in the delights that Instagram has to offer too. According to the Windows Phone website, the app allows users to take photos and videos using the app itself, though some suers have already reported difficulty doing the latter. A spokesperson from Instagram has revealed that this is not the finished version, however, and additional features and functions will be added to Instagram for Windows Phone as an on-going development.   2.- Why 'One Microsoft' also means one Windows - for everyone. There's a lot of buzz around recent statements by Julie Lar...

The long awaited Instagram app has finally launched for Windows Phone , leaving numerous Windows Phone fans whooping for joy. The popular photo editing app which first appeared in the App Store in 2010, and has since revolutionised smartphone photography.  Over 150 million users have downloaded the app, which is now owned by Facebook, and soon Windows Phone apps will be able to wonder in the delights that Instagram has to offer too. According to the Windows Phone website, the app allows users to take photos and videos using the app itself, though some suers have already reported difficulty doing the latter. A spokesperson from Instagram has revealed that this is not the finished version, however, and additional features and functions will be added to Instagram for Windows Phone as an on-going development. Getting Instagram on Windows Phone devices marks a major breakthrough for Microsoft, as it furthers its aim to offer the most popular apps across all mobile platform...

There's a lot of buzz around recent statements by Julie Larson-Green , at last week's UBS Technology Conference in Sausalito , where executive VP of Microsoft's devices and studios said "We have the Windows Phone OS. We have Windows RT and we have full Windows. We're not going to have three." Many commentators have suggested that she's saying that Windows RT will be going away. But her next couple of sentences (and much of what else she said) are just as important, as they seem to indicate a very different - and much wider - future for Windows. "We do think there's a world where there is a more mobile operating system that doesn't have the risks to battery life, or the risks to security. But, it also comes at the cost of flexibility. So we believe in that vision and that direction and we're continuing down that path." It's clear then that Microsoft's commitment to a sealed-case OS like WinRT isn't going to go away. Micr...

With Windows Flip 3D, you can quickly preview all of your open windows (for example, open files, folders, and documents) without having to click the taskbar. Flip 3D displays your open windows in a stack. At the top of the stack, you'll see one open window. To see other windows, you can flip through the stack. Windows Flip 3D To switch windows using Flip 3D Click the Switch between windows button on the taskbar to open Flip 3D. Click a window in the stack to display that window, or click outside the stack to close Flip 3D without switching windows. You can also rotate the wheel on your mouse to quickly cycle through the open windows. Tip You can also open Flip 3D by pressing CTRL+Windows logo key +TAB. You can then press TAB to cycle through the windows. (You can also press RIGHT ARROW or DOWN ARROW to cycle forward one window, or press LEFT ARROW or UP ARROW to cycle backward one window.) Press ESC to close Flip 3D. Flip 3D is pa...

For many years, I switched between a whole range of email clients. First I went with Outlook Express . Then I bought a new computer and decided to test the waters with Thunderbird . Once Gmail became popular, I became an avid Gmail user for years. More recently , I’ve started experimenting with Thunderbird again. I keep gravitating back to Thunderbird, because of all email clients it really appears to be the most powerful and robust, with the ability to easily handle and organize as many email accounts as you want, The one thing that always bothered me about Thunderbird though, compared to using Gmail, is the fact that Gmail simply does a better job at organizing email threads. Only recently did I learn that there are actually a number of very cool Thunderbird add-ons that make Thunderbird rival even Gmail in terms of simplicity and organization. Thunderbrowse, Most decent email clients these days have the ability to quickly display webpages of URLs that are embedded in E-mai...

In this jQuery collection we share some great jQuery 3d image gallery and image slider. Free jQuery Plugins. 1. 3D Flipping Circle with CSS3 and jQuery. The idea is based on the sweet paper effect found in the video of the Google Developer Stories. Maybe you have created these kind of paper effects when you were a kid; basically something opens or rotates when pulling or pushing some handle. 2. Triple Panel Image Slider. In this tutorial we will create a jQuery triple panel image slider with a 3D look. The idea is to have a main panel and two lateral panels that are rotated slightly in 3D space. When navigating, we will slide in the respective next image in each panel. We’ll be using CSS 3D Transforms with perspective and CSS Transitions. 3. StackSlider: A Fun 3D Image Slider. StackSlider is a highly experimental jQuery image slider plugin that explores a different and fun viewing concept for thumbnails, utilizing CSS 3D transforms and perspective. The idea i...