Windows

An update for Epicurious – which has more than 30,000 recipes from renowned chefs and top cooking magazines – gives you new ways to connect and share your culinary favorites.

If you’re a fan of shows like “Bates Motel,” “Army Wives” and “Pawn Stars,” you can now catch episodes for those and many other programs through the A&E, Lifetime and HISTORY apps available in the Windows Store.

The weekly Red Stripe Deals can save you up to 50 percent off six apps and games for all your Windows devices. With the newest collection you can learn how to play 8-ball and battle samurais in the hereafter.

InstantGo in Windows 8.1, also known as Connected Standby in Windows 8 and Windows RT, replaced the traditional sleep or standby function in many Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 systems. But what you might not know is how InstantGo is fundamentally different and better, writes Kevin A Chin in a post on the Windows Experience Blog.

If you’re gonzo for 3-D printing, then you have to check out the new MakerBot Thingiverse app for Windows. The app gives you access to MakerBot’s Thingiverse, a design community for discovering, making and sharing 3D printable things (hence the name Thingiverse.)