In Windows 8 Sync Up

Windows 8 comes with a plethora of ways to synchronize your operating system to all the various third-party accounts you hold on other sites. The most important one to link up is your Microsoft Account, which you can do when you set up Windows 8 for the first time and via the users menu within PC Settings (Charms Bar > Settings > More PC Settings). By doing so, you’ll be able to load up your preferred themes, settings, languages, and app settings – to name a few – on any Windows 8 machine you touch. Your Microsoft Account also powers Windows 8’s SkyDrive cloud storage, for what it’s worth.
But that’s not all. You can integrate your Hotmail, Linkedin, Google, Facebook, and Twitter accounts with Window 8’s “People” application. And, if it works, you can chat with your Facebook and Windows Messenger friends via the aptly named Messaging application. Just think of it as “Newbie’s Trillian.”