Getting rid of spyware and malware is no easy task, but you should now rely on Windows Defender alone, here are some better programs you can try
With the shutdown of Google Reader, many RSS tools are emerging to help support those who want an easy way to sort through different RSS feeds. RSSOwl is one such tool, but it is hardly the only one out there.
Tablets and smartphones are the last bastion of hope for a struggling newspaper industry. By getting news out to people via the devices they use every day, newspapers remain relevant, and can continue to deliver quality content.
For those who were interested in seeing the latest Windows Phone from Nokia known as the Bandit, they will have to wait longer.
Many Windows Phone users are on the go, and being mobile, they always need to know where their next beverage, food, or convenience shopping might be located.
This weekend many people will finally install Windows 7 on their PC’s. I hope you all have a hassle-free weekend installing and using Windows 7. Should you run into any problems, you can either read through our site (I suggest to check out the category “tweaks”), leave a comment, use our forums or contact me via Twitter.
So, have you received your very own copy of Windows 7 yet? (Poll inside).
Yay, it’s finally out! Now that Windows 7 is finally available in stores, Microsoft re-designed their websites. The starting page is now green and filled with quotes of Twitter users.
Microsoft will open a “Windows Café” in Paris on the date Windows 7 will be released. They are also opening several offline stores in the US this fall, right next to the Apple stores. Stores in other countries are also planned.
They plan to have a “Guru Bar” in their stores so that people can get professional help with their products whenever they need it.
Microsoft setup a new twitter acount solely for support services:
http://twitter.com/MicrosoftHelps
Microsoft’s Twitter Customer Service:
Some of the people behind the Twitter customer support are:
Andrea ^AC, Andrew ^AC, Brian ^BK, Zahn ^ZB
This new concept of support services has been very successful for companies like Dell before, why shouldn’t it work for Microsoft?
Google has been working on a new OS for a while now – Google Chrome OS.
Just a few days ago it was available for download over at chromium.org
Image Source: techcrunch.com
By now the download has been removed by Google. Google’s OS might become pretty popular – it might become the first choice for netbooks!
While Windows 7 is about to be released, Windows Mobile 7 is still in development. It’s Microsoft’s chance to make a really decent mobile Windows. The release date has been pushed back to 2010 (was supposed to be late 2009) by now, the expectations are high.
Windows 7 is about to launch. For new Wndows 7 users it might be interesting to find out if your hardware will be supported by Windows 7. As a rule of thumb, you can say that everything that worked on Vista will also work on Windows 7.
To simply the process of finding incompatible hardware, there’s a official compatibility test site from Microsoft. This site allows you to quickly find out what will run on your system and what not.
Some new WHQL-certified drivers for Windows 7 have been released today.
NVidia forceware can be used for the following graphic cards:
Nvidia 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.
Many games (Aion, Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, ..) get a performance boost ranging from 8% to 34%. Isn’t that a reason to install the latest Nvidia drivers?
It will add SLI support for Aion, Darkfall, Dawn of Magic 2: Time of Shadows, Dreamkiller, Fuel, Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim, Need for Speed: Shift.
If you have clients that want to upgrade Windows 7, you should read the latest entry over at TechNet.
At a glance:
Did you know that Windows is on Twitter as well? Well, for every 2000 new followers they will give away one copy of Windows 7 to one of their followers. Their aim is to get 77,777 followers.
You can also win a lot of other prizes, including pizza! Yum, Yum, get me one ;)
Here’s the list of contest rules and prizes:
Download PDF Windows 7 Contest
Ok, if you are living in the US you might have already seen it. I’m talking about the Windows 7 commercials on TV.
To be honest, I’m not a big fan of those commercials. In the very first spot they showed on TV they combined some quotes from popular sites like ZDNet, a random Chinese girl “Kylie”, “cute” animals (rabbit, unicorn, cat) and “The Final Countdown” from Queen. What the hell? A disaster!
Do I really have to explain what WindowBlinds is? Most people will know that it’s the best utility for windows themes. Stardock’s WindowBlinds is probably one of the biggest sources for Windows XP, Vista and soon Windows 7 themes. Many of the best themes that you will find online are for WindowBlinds. Without it you can’t apply them.
WindowBlinds 7 is in beta now and will support Windows 7.
I wrote a 15-page eBook about Windows 7 – I called it “The Ultimate Windows 7 eBook”.
Yesterday, Microsoft released a 90-day free trial of Windows 7 Enterprise.
The trial is fully operational, so there are no features missing. So, where’s the catch? The supplies are intended for IT professionals, but basically anyone is eligible to receive a copy. If they don’t run out of keys the download should be available until March 31, 2010. There are limited supplies, but considering that they say it’s available until 2010 makes me believe that they are giving away *a lot* of them and it’s just an attention grabber. Another decent move of Microsoft to enter the freebie market again. This is the first time in their company history that they are giving away a real trial of a fully functional Windows.
If you are in a hurry and you want to get your copy, here you go:
Microsoft plans to release Windows 8 in 2012. It looks like Microsoft hasn’t made a final decision what the name of the next OS is going to be.
A roadmap revealed that Windows 8 is the “codename”. If there had been a final decision that Windows 8 will be called Windows 8, then it would simply state 2012: Windows 8. Makes sense, right?
Here’s the Windows 8 roadmap:
Windows 8 Roadmap
The roadmap has been leaked by an Italian subsidiary, that’s why the text is not in English.
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December 29, 2009 | oliversk |
| Windows 7 eBook | 7
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September 9, 2009 | oliversk |
| Consider replacing your battery: Solution | 4
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February 2, 2010 | oliversk |
| How to run old games & programs on Windows 7? | 3
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February 25, 2010 | oliversk |
| Assassin’s Creed for only $5 on Steam (until Thursday) | 3
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November 18, 2009 | oliversk |
| Windows 7 Build 7260 RTM Download | 3
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June 20, 2009 | oliversk |
| Windows 7 Service Pack 2 Release Date | 3
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January 27, 2011 | oliversk |
| Windows 7 Beta 1 download | 2
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December 28, 2008 | oliversk |
| Disable Windows 7 Expiration | 2
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June 2, 2009 | oliversk |
| Zattoo – an alternative to built-in Windows 7 Internet TV? | 2
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November 2, 2009 | oliversk |