the PCs I use are for productivity and some are for fun and I like to identify them by how they are personalized. One trick I like to use for desktop computers running Windows 8 is to move the tile representing the desktop to the upper left position on the Start Screen. At that position, all I have to do is press the Enter key and I'm on the desktop. 3. Trust your computer: This suggestion is an extension of the Personalization idea. If you want to propagate your personalized settings across your various computers via the cloud, you will need to establish the trustworthiness of your Windows 8 computers . Setting up the Trusted PC feature is also important if you plan to take advantage of SkyDrive. 4. Trim tiles: Despite Microsoft's recent peculiar attitude toward the "Metro UI" nomenclature, the fact is that tiles play an important role in how Windows 8 works. So, it only makes sense that you should spend some time arranging the tiles on the Start Screen. For example, I seldom use instant messaging, so I remove that tile entirely. Depending on your preferences, there are bound to be more than a few tiles that can be removed, or at least re-sized. You may have to trim and arrange times from time to time as you add and subtract applications. 5. Turn on Administrative Tools: As part of the tile trimming process, I like to add the Administrative Tools tiles to the Start Screen