Windows 7 Tweaks: A Comprehensive Guide on Customizing, Increasing Performance, and Securing Microsoft Windows 7
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Munich - Windows 7 is here. One of the ways the new operating system from Microsoft stands out is that it doesn't need powerful hardware to run well. This makes it suitable for use in netbooks, which typically come preinstalled with Windows XP. Wind...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | yesterday
March, 2007 : Windows Vista 's initial sales are great, "more than doubling" those of its predecessor, Windows XP . Flash forward to November, 2009 : Windows 7 initial sales are 234% higher than Vista's. Those numbers sound awfully similar... What does this all mean? To be honest, not all that much—mostly, it means that there are just more computers out there every year. But what's...
Mashable (Free subscription) | yesterday
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...
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news. Here were the top stories: Inside "MinWin": the Windows 7 kernel slims down : Back in 2003, Microsoft assembled a team of engineers to rethink the lowest levels of Windows, so that the OS could be more easily slimmed down and secured to run in servers and embedded applications. That project, called "MinWin," has now started...
oussamedia (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Microsoft Windows 7 Drivers All-In-One Audio Realtek R2.30 Video AMD/ATI Catalyst 9.7 WHQL x32 AMD/ATI Catalyst 9.7 WHQL x64 Nvidia 186.13 Notebook WHQL x32 Nvidia 186.13 Notebook WHQL x64 Nvidia 190.38 Desktop WHQL x32 Nvidia 190.38 Desktop WHQL x64 Chipset Intel Chipset Driver 9.1.1.1015 x32/x64 AMD/ATI Catalyst 9.7 WHQL x32 AMD/ATI Catalyst 9.7 WHQL x64 NVIDIA nForce Windows 7 Driver v.15.37 x32...
Thoughts from the Sidelines (Free subscription) | yesterday
Richard Schaeffer is the NSA official who said before the Senate’s Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security that the National Security Agency has been working closely with Microsoft to enhance Windows 7’s security guide, igniting fear that the software giant has deliberately coded a backdoor into the newly announced operating ...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hey now! Just because the NSA helped Microsoft hone the security of Windows 7 doesn't mean Microsoft designed special backdoors for the organization to spy on us...right? In a response to Computerworld's article on NSA involvement in Windows 7 development, Microsoft stated: "Microsoft has not and will not put 'backdoors' into Windows." Not to nitpick here, but doesn't this denial leave another...
BlogsDNA (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
In past we had covered guide on upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7. Unfortunately there is no direct upgrade path from Windows Xp to Windows 7 and you have to use Windows Easy Transfer utility if you want to move your user and program files from XP to Windows 7. There are couple softwares offered [...]
Adobe Blogs (Free subscription) | yesterday
Looking for information about the compatibility of Premiere Pro with Windows 7 or Snow Leopard? Wondering what system hardware you need to run Premiere Pro CS4? This is where to find the info.
TechFlash (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer got lots of attention yesterday when he announced that the company has sold twice as many copies of Windows 7 as it did any previous version of the operating system in its first month. It's "a fantastic start," he told shareholders at the company's annual meeting.
GigaOM (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Windows 7 trumpets are blasting with gusto, with Steve Felice, president of the small and medium-sized business (SMB) division of Dell, claiming that Microsoft’s new operating system is fueling a surge in demand for PCs, according to Computerworld. “As soon as Oct. 22 hit, both our consumer business and our SMB business had a [...]
Valleywag (Free subscription) | yesterday
A National Security Agency director just bragged to a Senate subcommittee about his agency's close "cooperation" with Microsoft to, err, "enhance" how Windows 7 guards a user's privacy. Doesn't that...
Internet News (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
But cozy ties between spy agency and tech industry have some privacy advocates worried.
eWeek (Free subscription) | yesterday
Microsoft issued an official response to news of Google releasing its Chrome Operating System to open source for developers. Although the Chrome OS will not be available to end users for at least another year, Microsoft is already citing Windows 7 as a more viable alternative for working on both the Web and the desktop. The initial target of the Chrome OS will be netbooks, whose always-on data connection...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ranging from "netbooks" to super-sized "all-in-one" desktop computers.
The 3 latest articles published by users on Windows 7 :
richardwilson | 11/19/2009
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 | 11/19/2009
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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