Windows 8 Tutorial

Here is a must see tutorial for those new to Windows 8
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheMissingWindows8InstructionalVideo.aspx

Some quick notes
Desktop is an icon
Things pinned to task bar
lower right desk switcher
Windows button toggles between desktop and start screen
scroll wheel scrolls trough the start screen
cntl + scroll zooms start screen
full screen apps from windows store
start typing on start screen searches for app to run
try hot corners
force quit full screen app mouse to top grab and drag down
window + x system controls

Screen Dimming Software

My favorite now is DimScreen. I starts at 50% and puts an icon in the tray with easy adjustments.

http://www.pangobright.com/download.htm
http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/index.html#DimScreen
https://justgetflux.com/news/2013/05/29/beta.html

Please Download Google Talk Plugin Error

When this bug strikes it is maddening. This fix worked great but I've only used it once. After downloading and installing (which windows said did no happen correctly), I refreshed the Gmail page and bingo, all fixed.

I am reproducing the originator's info here in case his page disappears.

Here is the download link for the 32 bit version...

http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/7/7/977B481A-7BA6-4E30-AC40-ED51EB2028F2/vcredist_x86.exe

For 64 bit versions use this one: 
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/7/7/977B481A-7BA6-4E30-AC40-ED51EB2028F2/vcredist_x64.exe

See the full download page here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11895