Windows 8 also brings a very transparent tool for examining global indices, where you can also optionally keep track of the value of individual shares.
By default the command line outputs are displayed onto a screen, but you can easily redirect into a text file or even make it to be used as an input for the following command.
A less known but very useful feature that works since Windows XP has been released. You can easily rename a bunch of files in a matter of seconds, let me show you how.
Windows Explorer does not have menu displayed by default like you were used to in previous versions. To activate and keep it permanently visible follow this tutorial.