Neat little trick to force the preview images of running programs in Windows 7 taskbar or a so called Aero Peek, to show instantly with no delay at all.
Windows 8 has very functional calendar to remind you about all events you don't want to miss. In this lesson I will show you an example how to add birthday reminder.
If you want your progress bar to look a bit different you can create it in a shape of a circle with counter in the middle. We will create in a so called flat design trend using Adobe Photoshop.