The verdict is in on Windows 7…and it’s all good news for Microsoft. After taking a beating when it released the buggy Microsoft Vista, the software giant has made giant strides one year after 7′s release. Web analytics firm NetApplications says that Windows 7 installations have (slightly) eclipsed Windows Vista. Since we can assume that [...]
If you liked the Search feature in Windows Vista, chances are you hate it in Windows 7. Windows Vista had a decent search interface that supported searching by date, name, tag, and author easily. You can get some of these options from the Explorer Search box when you search in one of your Libraries folders [...]
Many Internet users these days are signing up at sites like Dreamhost, HostGator, and similar companies for Web hosting accounts for their blogs. These Web hosts usually provide access to user accounts in two ways: through a graphical user interface (or Control Panel), and through a Unix command-line shell account. It used to be that [...]
Once upon a time, I believed that the Windows Startup folder (Start -> All Programs -> Startup) showed me every program that the system executed upon boot. Oh, to be young and ignorant….
As Netflix has expanded its online offerings, I’ve found myself watching more programs and movies online, and using their DVD ordering service less. I’m not the only one: according to Forbes, the Netflix on demand service has…
Most Windows users know that you can use the ALT and TAB keys in combination to cycle through your open applications. What you may not know is that ALT+TAB works in conjunction with your mouse to make selecting the right window a piece of cake. ALT+TAB and Aero Microsoft introduced the Aero windowing system with [...]
One feature of Unix windowing systems that I cherish is the virtual desktop, which allows you to create multiple desktop work spaces each containing its own set of windows.
Windows Search regularly checks all registered hard drives on your computer indexing their contents. This is an automatic function but if you add an external hard drive or partition a hard drive, you need to register it with Windows 7. Once you do this, you can allow Windows 7 to index its contents. Let us [...]
So, you are finding that Search is not working very well. Maybe it’s time to give it a tune-up. Now this is where another of Windows 7’s useful Problem Solvers can help. Click the Start button. In the Search box, type “search problem”. Search offers a problem solver called “Find and fix problems with Windows [...]
Many businesses who thankfully skipped Vista are now considering upgrading their aging XP desktops to Windows 7.
When Microsoft added the User Account Control feature to Windows Vista, it became one of the features causing annoyance to users.
Well, Microsoft’s Preview Pane in Windows 7’s Windows Explorer is a winner BUT it’s still a no go area for Word and Excel in Office 2007. I am also running the Beta version of Office 2010 and the same problem still applies in Word 2010. What a @#!@ bummer! Well, I was determined to track [...]
When searching for a particular file and you draw a blank, it is possible it’s saved in the wrong location. Being human, we often make mistakes!
Microsoft has released to manufacturing its Windows Embedded Standard 7 product, which is targeted at OEMs who want to include Windows 7 features and capabilities in their TVs, set-top boxes and other specialized devices.
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