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- A deep dive into Windows 7
- In this gallery, I look carefully at the new and redesigned features in the pre-beta release of Windows 7 (build 6801). What's changed from XP and Vista, and will it make a difference in the way you use Windows? By Ed Bott by Ed Bott
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Ed Bott, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7
- Image galleries 2008-11-18
- Windows 7, undigested red meat, and a delicate sensibility
- Sometimes actually rather too often for comfort I read something and I just don't know what to make of it - so a "compare and contrast" on two opposing blogs by other people about the miracle, or otherwise, of adding a not-a-lock lock to Windows and the reality that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Blogging, Software, Internet, Paul Murphy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Russinovich
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)
- Microsoft took the wraps off Windows 7 for the first time at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles three weeks ago. Since returning from PDC, I've been installing and using Windows 7 on a variety of hardware platforms eight distinct desktop and portable systems so far. My immediate goal...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott, Network, Change, Backup, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?
- As the e-mail trail in the "Vista-capable" class-action suit continues to unfold, I can't help but wonder whether Microsoft will apply some of the lessons it hopefully learned about working with OEMs to Windows 7 -- especially in the netbook space. The original suit, filed in March...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Passcode, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- News to know: Storm; AMD, Intel; Tech economy reels
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Josh Taylor: Verizon announces BlackBerry Storm availability, pricing Larry Dignan: AMD unveils ‘Shanghai'; Aims to better compete with Intel AMD: Does the resurrection start...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Best Buy Co. Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Shanghai, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Images: Hands-on look at Windows 7 multitouch
- By adding multitouch tech to Windows 7, Microsoft wants to create an OS that feels different from Vista. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-11-12
- Pre-release Windows 7 needs feature switch mode
- I have a dream that one day, little boys and little girls, across this great plain of society, can open up a pre-release version of Windows 7 or Windows 8, and have access to full unstable features which makes them go "oooh" and "ahhh" in excitement, wonder and amazement. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Windows 7 and netbooks: Separating fact from speculation
- Is Microsoft going to take a revenue hit when it releases Windows 7 because of the changing mix of PCs in the market? That's the expectation of many company watchers, though I have to admit I'm not quite so sure. Here's why. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, PC, PC Company, OEM, Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- News to know: Windows 7; Google; iPhone; Storm; iLife patch
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience. Gallery right Michael Krigsman: Sixteen IT failures to remember Garett Rogers: Google makes the blogosphere...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple iLife, Jason O'Grady, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience
- Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experienceProbably didn't want to distract testers...Microsoft probably didn't want to distract testers from focusing on more important items, so they left these trivial eye-candy features hidden.RE: Windows 7 - The"(for 32-bit Vista … no 64-bit version available yet)"Nice slip there ;)Underwhelmed...These features are profoundly...
- Tags: desktop virtualization, Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Developers, virtual desktop, Microsoft Windows 7, desktop, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Compiz
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience
- When Microsoft shipped the 6801 build of Windows 7 some of the unfinished features were hidden from view using an elaborate protection mechanism. This mechanism has now been rendered useless thanks to the work of Rafael Rivera who developed a tool called Blue Badge. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Mechanism, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Feature, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Windows 7 - The Blue Badge experience
- When Microsoft shipped the 6801 build of Windows 7 some of the unfinished features were hidden from view using an elaborate protection mechanism. This mechanism has now been rendered useless thanks to the work of Rafael Rivera who developed a tool called Blue Badge. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Mechanism, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, windows, 7, build, 6801
- Image galleries 2008-11-10
- Images: What else is in Windows 7
- Some features in Windows 7 haven't gotten as much attention as others. Here are some that have caught our eye. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-11-10
- Inside Windows' core: A peek into Microsoft's COSD
- Jon DeVaan -- the "mystery man" behind Windows 7 -- is the Senior Vice President in charge of Microsoft's Core Operating System Division COSD. I had a chance to ask DeVaan some questions last week about how COSD works and about one of COSD's better-known if still largely misunderstood initiatives:...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Team, Microsoft Windows 7, Core Operating System Division, MinWin, MJF, Team Management, Management
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- News to know: Rigged PDFs; Obama's CTO; Android bug; Windows 7
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: Can we finally realize Alan Kay's Dynabook for $100? CNET News: Memo to Intel: Netbooks morphing into notebooks Ryan Naraine: Rigged PDFs...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, CTO, Adobe PDF, E-waste, Microsoft Windows, Robots, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- DirecTV's HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7?
- DirecTV's HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7?Yes I have ....... Have you used a TiVo??I doubt since you actually think that MC has a better interface.TiVo is not perfect, but I had more problems getting MC to do what I actually want/need it to do that I ever...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Blu-ray, OEM-version, TiVo Inc., DirecTV, Media Center PC, SDV Tuning Adapter Support, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2008-11-08
- DirecTV's HD tuner set to debut with Windows 7?
- DirecTV's HD tuner for Media Center PCs, first announced at CES three years ago, has achieved the same notoriety as Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster. The occasional sighting is always enshrouded in fog and mystery, and no one has ever reported spotting one of these mythical creatures...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, DirecTV, Creature, Microsoft Windows, TVs, Media Center PCs, Tv & Home Theater, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Ed Bott, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Satellite, H.264
- Blog posts 2008-11-08
- Windows 7 to arrive by 2009 holiday season
- Windows 7 to arrive by 2009 holiday seasonRe: Windows 7 to arrive by 2009 holiday seasonAnd I was planning to install Vista around 1Q 2009. Might wait it out instead!RE: Windows 7 to arrive by 2009 holiday seasonLet's see Vista was in 2006 after scraping Longhorn and WinFS. It's nice...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- Windows 7's troubleshooting tools
- Windows 7's troubleshooting toolsDear Microsoft.......I've got a novel idea....how about provide an OS that doesn't NEED troubleshooting tools...and if that proves to be impossible...have a few of your 20,000 coders get to work on troubleshooting tools that ARE for the power user. This is NOT the days of Windows...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Troubleshooting Tools, tool, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- The new rules for calculating Windows ship dates
- The new rules for calculating Windows ship datesoctoberthis is when i think windows 7 will come out. i dont think that releasing it in july is a good idea because that will not give then enough beta testing if they release it december 2008, they will be rushing it. ...
- Tags: Operating systems, october, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
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