Technical information

Chapter 1: The New Start Screen

Google, and others — the People app grabs all

your contacts, as well as their information, and

stocks itself automatically.

✓ Photos: Covered in Chapter 6, the Photos app

displays photos stored in your computer, as

well as on accounts you may have on Facebook,

Flickr, or SkyDrive.

✓ Reader: This handy app reads documents

stored in the Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF). It jumps into action when you try to open

any file stored in that document. (Most manuals

available on websites come in PDF format; you

can also find them attached to some e-mails.)

✓ SkyDrive: This term describes the Microsoft

Internet cubbyhole where you can store your

files. By storing them online in SkyDrive, cov-

ered in Chapter 3, you can access them from

any Internet-connected computer.

✓ Sports: You can find sports news and scores

here, as well as a way to add listings for your

favorite sports teams.

✓ Store: Covered in Chapter 4, the Windows Store

is the only way to add more apps on your Start

screen. (Programs you install through your

Windows desktop also add shortcuts to the

Start screen.)

✓ Travel: Resembling a travel agent’s billboard,

this app lists travel hotspots, complete with

maps, panoramic photos, reviews, and links for

booking flights and hotels.

✓ Video: This works more like a video rental

store, with a small button that lets you watch

videos stored on your computer.

✓ Weather: This weather station forecasts a week’s

worth of weather in your area, but only if you

grant it permission to access your location

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