Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 6:03PM Here is a video link and links to other support information provided by Microsoft about many Windows 7 topics. This video describes installation and configuring devices in Windows 7. Topics that are discussed include:
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 8:28AM Microsoft is bringing back the Windows 7 Family Pack for this Holiday Season. It will become available sometime in October and will be available “while supplies last”. Come on Microsoft, just make more copies…
Here is the official Press Release:
All summer long we’ve given you some great reasons to purchase a new PC and make the move to Windows 7, an operating system loved by a whopping 94% of folks who use it! Here’s one more: starting October 3 in the U.S., Windows 7 Family Pack will be available for purchase at participating retailers and online at the Microsoft Store. Purchasing the Windows 7 Family Pack gives you three upgrade licenses of Windows 7 Home Premium for the low price of $149.99. To take advantage of Family Pack, you’ll need a PC running a genuine copy of either Windows Vista or Windows XP that is capable of running Windows 7. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor can tell you which features and editions of Windows 7 will run on your computer(s).
For those of you who don’t live in the U.S., Family Pack may be coming your way too. It goes on sale in Canada, UK, Germany, France, Australia and many other markets on or after Oct. 22 (Windows 7’s 1 year anniversary!)
According to IDC’s Consumerscape 360 data, there are 2.1 PCs per household in the U.S., but, as we all know, networking isn’t easy. Windows 7 has built in features – like HomeGroup- that make it easy and quick to get all of your home PCs connected and sharing files, music, photos and printers.
So, don’t delay. The Windows 7 Family Pack will be available soon while supplies last.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 8:45PM A quick post from Channel 10, here is a link you’ll want to share with any college students (or parents of college students) that you know. Window 7 is only $29.99
for those enrolled in a U.S.-based educational institution. To qualify, the student must be taking at least 0.5 course credits and have either an @EDU.com email address or attend one of the institutions listed here. If so, the deal available here, will let them grab the Windows 7 Professional Upgrade edition for digital download. Backup media can be optionally added to the order, too, if desired.
The deal is currently being featured on www.microsoft.com/student, which is a valuable resource for finding great deals on Microsoft software, with links to Office 2010 for $79.95, all the student deals on the Microsoft Store site, all the free downloads fromDreamspark (professional development tools), and more. This almost makes me want to go back to school myself. Well, almost.
Monday, August 23, 2010 at 2:30PM Two things will be be going on this fall and Christmas season, first Intel is releasing its new dual-core Atom processor for Netbooks and we are about to see Netbook Manufacturers like Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Toshiba and others releasing new models with this processor installed. This will begin to take the Netbook for internet browsing status to a system with a little more clout. The dual core will help manufacturer’s provide more energy efficient models for us to play with and hopefully we will see a whole slew of these products with full size keyboards and 11.6-inch screens. This will be a great boon for someone that wants a reasonably priced Netbook that will allow them to do more functions more easily…
Friday, July 30, 2010 at 5:20PM The availability of Windows 7 presents a great opportunity for you to consult with your customers and grow your business. With higher levels of reliability, security, performance, administration, and support offered by Windows 7, you can make a strong business case for the Windows 7 operating system.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 1:22PM Microsoft has announced for quite awhile now that they were ending support for Windows XP SP2 next month. Not to worry though, Windows XP SP3 is still going to be supported until 2014 and it has been recommended for a long time that you upgrade to this service pack if only for the security updates that it supplies.
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 6:16AM Microsoft has released to manufacturing (RTM) its new version of Windows Embedded Standard 7. Not jumping up and down? Well, this product when incorporated into your TV’s and other desktop devices will enable them to be better integrated into all of your media centric systems in your home including, well, your Windows 7 based PC’s through the magic of Windows Media Center. Read on to see what else it can do.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 11:36AM I have always been a big proponent of keyboard shortcuts going all the way back to my Windows 3.1 days…. I love moving around quickly and getting things done whether I am in an application or just bouncing around the operating system. Here are a list of short-cut keys that may make your life easier when using Windows 7 and your keyboard.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 7:41AM I pretty much have it down to a science on how I can backup my movies to my Media Center Movie Directory so that all of my DVD’s are now available on demand from any of my Media Center Devices. The one piece that was missing was the addition of all of the Metadata about the movie that Media Center allows you to access if it has been collected for the movie.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 7:54AM Always great with their reviews, this one provides a solid comparison between XP, Vista and Windows7.
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 7:06AM Well not quite true, you must have Windows 7 professional, Ultimate or Enterprise, but the requirement that you have hardware Virtualization Technology built into your computer is not necessary anymore. Microsoft announced on Thursday that it is updating XP Mode in Windows 7 to no longer require the use of hardware virtualization technology. If your PC does have hardware virtualization technology, such as Intel VT or AMD-V, XP Mode will still use it, and you won't need the update.
You can download the updated version of the software from Microsoft's Web site—the 32-bit version is here, the 64-bit version is here. You must pass windows validation for this update to work on your machine.
Friday, January 15, 2010 at 6:54AM Just finished an interesting article in TechRepublic by Mark Kaelin that discusses a hidden feature in Windows 7 that provides some extra control over your Windows 7 Operating System. The first one that I looked at is called the Monster Control Panel that provides access to 278 items that you can tweak on your system. Microsoft creates these undocumented shortcuts to make it easy for them to test systems.
| To create one of these GodMode files manually, create a New Folder in Windows Explorer, and when it asks for a folder name, type in a name followed by a period and then one of the codes. The resulting file folder will take on the characteristics associated with the code. For example: Monster Control Panel.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} |
| Monster Control Panel | {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} |
| Enter a default location | {00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} |
| Use biometric devices with Windows | {0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} |
| Select a power plan | {025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} |
| Select which icons and notifications appear on taskbar | {05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} |
| Store credentials for automatic logon | {1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} |
| Install a program from the network | {15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} |
| Choose the programs that Windows uses by default | {17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} |
| Assembly Cache Viewer | {1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43} |
| Manage wireless networks | {1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87} |
| Network | {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} |
| Computer | {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} |
| Devices and Printers | {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} |
| RemoteApp and Desktop Connections | {241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} |
| Windows Firewall | {4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} |
| Windows Explorer | {62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} |
| System | {78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC} |
Hope you find this as interesting as I did.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 8:31AM One of my favorite sites these days for learning about new things both techy and nontechy alike is Lifehacker. Though there is a genuine bent towards the tech side of things there is a great amount of information being blogged by numerous writers about all sorts of things. However, this posting is a little on the tech side. If you are curious about some of the new features in Office 2010 that is coming out soon, here is a quick overview of the Beta that has been reviewed by Kevin Purdy. There are some interesting new features, and for those of you that have fallen in love with Windows 7, you will see better integration with the task bar and other features that I can’t live without now. Enjoy!
Hands-On Look at What's New in Office 2010 - Office 2010 - Lifehacker
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 4:31PM Here is a simple video showing you how to map a network drive in Windows 7
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:19AM Microsoft TechNet is a great resource for you to be able to quickly get up to speed on different Microsoft Operating Environments. Microsoft TechNet features articles and videos on Windows Client features and how to best take advantage of those features. Currently highlighted are videos on Windows 7 Walkthroughs and Windows 7 Application Compatibility Roundtable Part 2: Virtualization. Watch "Part 1" for even more tips.
If you want a free 90 day trial of WIndows 7 Enterprise jump to the Springboard Series Windows 7 Trial Page.
TechNet Springboard: Windows 7 - Service Pack - Client TechCenter
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 8:00AM There have been a lot of questions about whether you need to purchase a full install package or an upgrade package when upgrading your machine to Windows 7. You will be able to perform a full install if you go through the custom settings so don’t hesitate buying the Upgrade Package and save the money if you already have a previous Vista or WinXP package on your machine. For more detail on procedures and lots of answers to nagging questions take a look at the following two blog posts:
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 7:41AM For all you techies out there that want a little helping hand to make sure your are covering all of your bases for your Windows 7 upgrade/installation, take a look at this article/flowchart by Rick Vanover that will guide you through each decisional step. Included in the zip file is both a .vsd (Visio) and .pdf documents showing the same information. Choose the one that will work best for you. The .vsd will allow you to make your own changes to the information that you need for more detail in the process that you determine works best for you.
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Friday, October 16, 2009 at 6:10PM I’m sure we are going to see a lot of these “10 of” articles coming out. Here a couple of keyboard shortcuts that can help you speed through screens and programs in Windows 7.
The 10 most useful Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 3:03PM If you have been reading any of my earlier articles on upgrading to Windows 7, I had created a checklist to follow before starting the upgrade process. Microsoft will launching a new site that will be listing those applications and hardware products that are compatible with Windows 7.
You will want to bookmark this site if you are planning on moving to Windows 7. It will come live on October 22nd which coincides with the official launch date of the Windows 7 product.
You will be able to enter your own feedback on your experiences with Windows 7 and its compatibility issues or non-issues…
There is a little something for everyone on this site. There are sections for Application Developers, Hardware Developers, “IT PROS” and for Consumers. Pick you category and go for it. If you want to see if your hardware can handle Windows 7 download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to see if your system is compatible.
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