Windows 7 Tweaks: A Comprehensive Guide on Customizing, Increasing Performance, and Securing Microsoft Windows 7
Mashable (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has never been too modest about Microsoft’s sales numbers; in fact, throughout the Vista era he insisted that the news OS is doing great, selling better than any other Microsoft OS in history. Now, he claims that Windows 7 is selling even better , which we’re inclined to believe based on the fantastic preorder figures . Speaking at Microsoft’s...
Lifehacker (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Microsoft put far more work into the look and themes of Windows 7 than its previous operating systems. Pull down that design work into your non-7-system with Digital Inspiration's simple work-arounds. You can't just grab the files from Windows 7's themes gallery and set them as your own. You can, however, use tools like 7-Zip and John's Background Switcher to pull out each theme pack's files, install...
Download Squad (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Filed under: Windows , Microsoft , Freeware , Social Software When Microsoft introduced us to Silverlight 4 the other day, the demoed a slick Facebook application. It's called Fishbowl , and it's now available for download. Not only does Fishbowl provide a nice, clean display of your stream (read: free of sidebar annoyances), but it's packed with excellent features, responsive, and extremely intuitive...
Adobe Blogs (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
A quick one from your pals at the Adobe Education Technologies blog. . . If you are wondering about our support for the two new major OS releases in the last month or two, Snow Leopard and Windows 7, wonder no more. Follow this link and get the direct scoop from out support teams: Link to the OS compatibility chart
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | yesterday
While some of us are likely to associate the National Security Agency with daydreams of espionage, the organization is also highly involved in improving security standards in software. They've even consulted with Microsoft during the development of Windows 7 . According to the NSA's Information Assurance Director, Richard Schaeffer, it's important for the agency to work with Microsoft and other software...
New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft didn't mention numbers but the news around Windows 7 -- its much-ballyhooed operating system -- is good, very good, according to CEO Steve Ballmer. Windows 7 has sold twice as many copies than any previous version of the operating system ...
Gadget (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer was on hand for the company's annual shareholder's meeting in Washington, and news of Windows 7 sales came up right away. While delivering the opening remarks, Ballmer said that Microsoft has sold twice as many copies of Win 7 as any previous Microsoft OS in a comparable time frame. That's including both OEM sales and boxed retail copies, of course, and though no specific...
Microsoft SharePoint Products and T (Free subscription) | yesterday
TechSpot (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft stepped up its game in more ways than one with the advent of Windows 7. The graphical user interface, for example, looks and functions better in than previous releases and is easy to customize. Without digging deep, even inexperienced users coming from Windows XP and Vista can see that Microsoft really attempted to bring a degree of style to its latest and greatest operating system.
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, has sold very well in its opening weeks. How well? In its first month, Windows 7 has outsold any previous Microsoft OS launch by at least two fold, CEO Steve Ballmer said during the company’s annual shareholder meeting. He declined to offer concrete numbers. This sales ...
Information Week (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
New operating system is building market momentum as PC users upgrade from Vista, CEO says. InformationWeek's RSS Feed is brought to you by NEC Ads by Pheedo
Thomas Net (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Supporting all 32- and 64-Bit MS operating systems, universal IPsec VPN Client Suite for Windows® 7 includes features for remote access such as VPN Path Finder technology, optimization for 64-bit systems, and support for WLAN roaming. NCP Secure Entry Client v9.2 meets needs of VPN Clients and complies with main requirements of companies to only have to use one universal IPsec VPN Client in heterogeneous...
PC Mag (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
What do third-party security software companies think of the Windows Filtering Platform? We ask a half-dozen of the security industry leaders.
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Dell chief Michael Dell is projecting a Windows 7 upgrade cycle that could put PC growth "well into the teens." What's unclear is whether Dell will be able to grab a bigger share of the revenue pie. by Larry Dignan
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
A senior Dell executive is bullish about a recovery in PC demand from businesses, saying the Oct. 22 release of Windows 7 sparked a surge in PC sales for the company. This surge in PC sales led by the release of Windows was preceded by slowdown as customers put off plans to buy new computers. This helps explain why Dell's third-quarter revenue came in below analysts' expectations, said Steve Felice,...
The 3 latest articles published by users on Windows 7 :
richardwilson | yesterday
When Microsoft released its latest operating system, Windows 7, it was perceived as the company's most secure launch ever -- the consumation of a nine-year "Trustworthy Computing" effort to sustain a product line that had been riddled with major security holes. Microsoft had years to enhance Windows XP, but the Conficker worm, which started spreading last year, is now thought to have infected more...
mac recovery | yesterday
In Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Boot Camp is an effective tool, which help you to install Microsoft Windows 7, Vista or XP on Intel-based Mac computers. It guides you through non-destructive hard drive re-partitioning and using Mac OS X disk to install MS Windows drivers. In some situations, this tool does not work effectively and the hard drive re-partitioning process gets...
prmac | 11/19/2009
Kansas based BKeeney Software today announces Slideshow Magic 6.1 , an update to its presentation software for Mac OS X and Windows. Slideshow Magic is easy-to-use and great for online photo albums or business presentations. Version 6.1 has better system compatibility with Snow Leopard and Microsoft Windows 7. Using the latest in multimedia technology, your compiled video has the ability to be uploaded...
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