Short Takes Daily: What went on in the world of Microsoft on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Today in the news: We are all about helping you make the most of some of the new features in Windows 10; we analyze the way the new operating system will change how you think about using and maintaining your computer; the Surface 3 with LTE arrives Friday.

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ON OUR SITES:

How To: Use Windows 10's Screen Recording Utility — For those that want to do image and video capture on-the-cheap, Microsoft includes a screen recording utility in Windows 10's new Xbox app. Here's how to use it.

How To: Secure Logon for a Windows 10 Tablet without a Keyboard — For tablets without keyboards, the following command sequence will work just like a Ctrl + Alt + Del procedure …

8 Days to Windows 10 -- 5 ways the new OS will change the base of our computing experience — Microsoft’s approach to Windows 10 is forcing us to change our mindset about the traditional Microsoft operating system in many ways.

Surface 3 with LTE arrives on AT&T this Friday — AT&T will carry the Surface 3 LTE, and the tablets will cost more than their Surface 3 counterparts.

Cortana markets will be added slowly so that the experience is right for each country — Rolling Cortana out to other countries and cultures is not just a flip of a switch.