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Opinion: Fishbowl for Facebook Using the Windows 7 Taskbar for Extra Spice

19 Nov 2009 13:41:15 PST

Written by Yochay Kiriaty
As a WPF application, Fishbowl runs on multiple Windows versions, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, and it integrates with the Windows 7 Taskbar and Multitouch. One of the main ideas behind the Taskbar is to provide users with quick and easy access to their content and he...

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Opinion: CyberNotes: Schedule and Stream Shows from Media Center

15 Nov 2009 05:36:33 PST

Written by Ashley
Microsoft Monday Your Week in Review with Sunday’s SummaryCyberNotes: Multiple Tuners in Vista Media Center (MCE)MyFive: Reasons I Love Windows Vista Media CenterCyberNotes: Skip Commercials in Windows Media CenterHow To Stream Internet Music On Your Pocket PC

Original story at CyberNet Classics .

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Opinion: Lightning Strikes Twice, Microsoft Admits Two Mistakes in the Same Year

13 Nov 2009 18:23:27 PST

Written by the oracle
Microsoft pulled the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from the Microsoft Store on November 10 after a report by “Within Windows” blogger Rafael Rivera that he had found what looked to be open-source code in the tool. Inclusion of open-source code isn’t a no-no, but Microsoft’s decision to...

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Opinion: CyberNotes: How to Edit MP3 Details in Vista

07 Nov 2009 22:07:23 PST

Written by Ashley
Microsoft Monday Your Week in Review with Sunday’s SummaryGoogle Maps Gives Editing Rights to UsersWindows Vista Beta 2 Update AvailableCyberNotes: Your Week in Review with Sunday’s SummaryCyberNotes: iCal vs. Windows Calendar

Original story at CyberNet Classics .

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Opinion: CyberNotes: Windows Vista Tips and Tricks

04 Nov 2009 21:26:23 PST

Written by Ryan
–Disable User Account Control (UAC)– If you get tired of those User Account Control prompts always popping up wanting to get your permission, just disable them. To do this just go to the Control Panel -> User Accounts and Family Safety -> User Accounts -> Turn User Account Contr...

Original story at CyberNet Classics .

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Opinion: 64-Bit Windows 7 Pros & Cons

30 Oct 2009 12:45:13 PDT

Written by Lockergnome
As to your upgrade question, you can purchase the upgrade version of Windows 7 64-bit, but you will have to do a ‘clean install’ (wipe everything out and start from scratch) as you cannot perform an ‘in-place’ upgrade going from Vista 32-bit to Win 7 64-bit.

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Windows Vista news and blogs - November 21, 2009

21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Windows Vista news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Getting Google-eyed, Windows 7 and other stuff… -- by Peter Arts from PalmAddicts
• Opinion: CyberNotes: Do more with your Windows Taskbar -- by Ryan from CyberNet Classics - CyberNotes
• Opinion: DH Quick Look: The Apple Magic Mouse - on OSX and Windows 7 -- by Zardon from DriverHeaven.net
• Opinion: Now Available: Security Baselines for Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 -- by Stephen L Rose from MS Windows Vista Compatible Software
• Opinion: Microsoft offering junkware-free PCs -- by Dwight from TechBlog
• Opinion: Windows 7 RTM Compatibility Center Now Live -- by Softpedia News (Marius Oiaga) from Softpedia News - Global
• Opinion: Windows 7 – Microsoft’s tenancious new offering -- from LarrysWorld.com
• Opinion: Lifehacker's Complete Guide to Windows 7 -- by Kevin Purdy from Lifehacker: Top
• Opinion: Are netbooks a scourge on the PC business? -- by Dwight from TechBlog
• Opinion: Eager To Upgrade To Win 7? Be Sure PC Can Take It -- from Sci-Tech Today

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Opinion: Windows 7 Guides: The Best Of

28 Oct 2009 18:40:00 PDT

Written by John Herrman
Microsoft says that Windows 7 is the "seventh" major Windows version, which it isn't, but whatever. Adding to the mystery, the Windows 7 version number will actually be 6.1, the same as Windows Server 2008 R2. Microsoft has included the option to use BitLocker Drive Encryption without a com...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Opinion: Windows7 Trigger Start Services – Part 1: Introduction

26 Oct 2009 12:42:17 PDT

Written by Yochay Kiriaty
We introduced Service 0 Isolation a few weeks ago as an application compatibility topic. It is only natural that we continue our conversation about services in the context of Windows 7. But this time, we will talk about some of the benefits to service optimization that are available in Wind...

Original story at The Windows .

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Opinion: Windows 7 Gets A Lukewarm Reception Across the Pond

25 Oct 2009 12:44:48 PDT

Written by the oracle
My take: Windows 7 will be a success and restore some lost faith in Microsoft. I also think that Windows XP users should upgrade to something… anything. The Windows XP operating system is a decade old. If you don’t like Windows 7, by all means switch to Mac OS X or load Ubuntu Linux or something, b...

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Opinion: Microsoft's free Security Essentials anti-virus tool goes live

29 Sep 2009 12:13:24 PDT

Written by Scott M. Fulton, III
Both of these effects on the market could contribute toward one very important end goal: avoiding the characterization among consumers of Windows Vista -- technically a much more secure operating system than Windows XP -- as relatively insecure. Other than its fortress icon, Security...

Original story at BetaNews .

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Windows 7 Review: You Can Quit Complaining Now

05 Aug 2009 12:01:00 PDT

Written by matt buchanan
In short, Windows 7 is what Windows should feel like in 2009. Media Player still sucks to use, though "Play To" and internet streaming features are nifty The mess that is Control Panel—after all that UI work, what the eff, guys? Microsoft Windows 7]

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Opinion: More Windows 7 RTM impressions, 64-bit edition

05 Aug 2009 07:01:27 PDT

Written by Dwight
At this point, I think 64-bit Windows issues are largely a thing of the past. For those still worried, I'd refer you to this entry I wrote last December about whether to buy a computer that had 64-bit Vista pre-installed. Technorati Tags: windows 7,64-bit,microsoft,operating systems

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Opinion: What are people saying about the Windows 7 Release Candidate?

21 May 2009 16:54:44 PDT

Written by Brandon LeBlanc
We did this before with Windows 7 at PDC and the Windows 7 Beta – I figured it’s time to do it for the Windows 7 RC. Here are a handful of quotes of what people are saying about the Windows 7 RC: Windows 7 RC1 includes a substantial number of productivity and performance tweaks that make an already...

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Opinion: Windows 7 Enterprise - Exclusive features that Windows 7 Professional lacks

12 Feb 2009 16:11:15 PST

Written by Michael Pietroforte
Related ImageX for Windows 7 - new command-line options (2)ImageX for Windows 7 - new features (0)Windows 7 DirectAccess - Experiences (11)Windows 7 DirectAccess - Features (10)Review: Windows 7 BitLocker to Go - Part 2: Manageability (0) Copyright © 2006-2009, 4sysops, Digital fin...

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Review: Windows 7 BitLocker to Go - Manageability

30 Jan 2009 16:45:32 PST

Written by Michael Pietroforte
Because BitLocker is part of Windows, it is the first option to consider if you want to introduce an encryption solution for portable devices. The fact that BitLocker is tightly integrated into Windows makes its management easier. For example, its software doesn’t have to be installed se...

Original story at 4sysops .

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Opinion: Windows Vista Running Slow? Two Proven Ways to Speed it Up

16 Aug 2008 11:35:09 PDT

Written by ShaDow
If you truly want to speed up vista, you need to approach the issue from a few different angles. Simply installing an anti-virus tool or anti-spyware tool isn't going to cut it. That being said, start considering different methods of speeding up your computer -- examine what techniques can...

Original story at Windows Vista Guide .

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Opinion: Speed up Vista

17 Jun 2008 00:22:53 PDT

Written by joshua
What is your opinion on this? Am I wrong? Did these things make a difference to the performance of Vista on your computer? Tags: performance, vista, Windows, windows-vista Related posts Zoom It (3)Zip Repair (2)Yuck new Windows Vista Ultimate Extras (9)Youtube Batch Downloader (11)X...

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Opinion: Comparing Windows to Linux

28 Mar 2008 02:44:35 PDT

Written by James Senior
TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 4 of 6): TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 5 of 6): TechNet Webcast: Windows Compare (Part 6 of 6): Security Development Lifecycle The Microsoft Perspective on Windows Server and Linux for Server Operating Systems Windows PowerShell

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Opinion: My Vista Experience just got sooooo much better

22 Mar 2008 12:09:00 PDT

Written by DotNetInterop
Quietly I've been suffering through an experience with Windows Vista on my laptop. I got my laptop, a HP/Compaq nc8430, in October 2006 and had been running Vista on it since then. In the early days, I used a pre-release version of vista, but I switched to the generally-released (RTM) vers...

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Opinion: 5 Takes on Windows Vista SP1 [Roundup]

21 Mar 2008 12:15:53 PDT

Written by Benny Goldman
Anandtech: "Compared to where we were a year ago, our general recommendation for Vista is unchanged. We are however impressed with the progress of the x64 versions of Vista over the past year, after feeling like it was lagging behind Vista x86 from beta up through the release version of Vis...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Mossberg Reviews Vista SP1: "Don't Expect Much From It" [Windows Vista SP1]

13 Feb 2008 20:09:54 PST

Written by matt buchanan
Today, Mossberg takes a look at the lukewarmly anticipated Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista. It's an odd little beast of a review, its flat, monotonal surface covering a bed of barbs. (Most of 'em are true.) Here's the sharpest one (bold is mine): SP1 doesn't resolve some of the most annoying f...

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Opinion: How to secure a wireless network

19 Aug 2007 10:28:00 PDT

Written by Corrine
Here's a great tip via Josh at Windows Connected: Join the fun at Windows Connected. I'm connected, are you? Computer security news & information, help, tips and more, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Opinion: IE 7 Crashes On Downloading Any File, Using Vista Ultimate

08 Aug 2007 08:50:35 PDT

Written by rEAL.pRO
1) Open Internet Explorer 7. 1) Open Internet Explorer 7. Option 1: Reset Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 7 settings, use Method 4. 1) Open Internet Explorer 7. 6) Exit and then restart Internet Explorer 7. Method 4: Reset Internet Explorer 7 settings 1) Open Internet Explorer 7.

Original story at Technology Questions .

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Opinion: More Vista Bookmarks Added

05 Mar 2007 15:02:00 PST

Written by Corrine
Windows Vista RTM FAQ and Quick Start Guide - March 2007 Edition While you are at Windows Vista User Guide, check out the collection of Windows Vista Screenshots, a gallery of all the applications within Windows Vista Windows Vista Customizations Desktop Wallpaper

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Opinion: Security Garden: Windows Live OneCare Failed VB100 Test

08 Feb 2007 09:12:49 PST

Windows Live OneCare Failed VB100 Test In a report by BetaNews, it was indicated that a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that Windows Live OneCare antivirus failed a test conducted by Virus Bulletin. Windows Vista Business Edition was the operating system used in the test. The BetaNews...

Original story at Security Garden .

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