Gizmodo:
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 awful (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Microsoft put far more work into the look and themes of Windows 7 than its previous operating systems. Pull down that design work into your non-7-system with Digital Inspiration's simple work-arounds. You can't just grab the (Read More)
Lifehacker:
If you've installed Windows 7 (or Vista) but still don't have a product key, you'll eventually end up with an activation nag screen and "reduced functionality" until you get a proper key. Still not ready to buy? Temporarily b (Read More)
Neowin.net / All:
For years it seemed like every new application and operating system was touting its "skinning" capabilities. Then, abruptly, this trend stopped with the release of Windows Vista as developers began to return to providing a mo (Read More)
Engadget:
Hey, man -- aren't you sick of all the pain and expense of mounting disc images from the desktop? OK, we weren't either -- until we saw this: Umazone's UMA-ISO is a drive enclosure (supply your own 2.5-inch HDD) that features (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Time and time again, people tell me that they've bought an external hard drive to backup their pictures, music, and documents. Great, right? Sadly, that's not always the case. There's one simple rule about backups that everyb (Read More)
Neowin.net / All:
MyDefrag (formerly JkDefrag) is a disk defragmenter and optimizer (a maintenance utility to make your harddisk faster) for Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 2008, and for X64. It is freeware, no time limit, fully functional, no (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Lo! Yet another Windows 7 activation hack appears. This one's a little more creative in that it doesn't require an OEM key at all, and instead bypasses the verification DLL completely. The new hack nullifies sppcompai.dll, an (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Generally speaking, upgrading to Windows 7 is a no-brainer. "But what about my gadgets?" you might ask, eyes watering slightly, "will they be OK?" Yes, yes they will. Here's how to make Windows 7 play nice with all your favor (Read More)
The Portable Freeware Collection:
OpenWithView is a small utility that displays the list of all available applications in the 'Open With' dialog-box of Windows, and allows you to easily disable/enable the applications in the list. This utility works under Win (Read More)
Microsoft Watch:
This desktop now brought to you by Coke.Microsoft announced on Nov. 13 at the Monaco Media Forum in Monte Carlo the rollout of what it's terming "two new exclusive branding opportunities available on Windows 7": branded deskt (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Microsoft holds an annual charity auction with goods and services donated by Microsoft employees. Former head honcho Bill Gates offers up a tour of his futuristic home every year.Last year, a personal tour and appetizers with (Read More)
Microsoft Watch:
Did the designers of Windows 7 draw inspiration from Mac OS X?According to a Microsoft employee, the answer is "yes." That executive--Simon Aldous, Microsoft's partner group manager in the U.K.--told British tech-trade public (Read More)
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW):
Filed under: OSWe've been saying it for years, but everyone thought that we Mac-heads had a chip on our shoulder from the once-sour relationship with Microsoft. Finally, however, the truth has come to light; a group manager f (Read More)
Neowin.net / All:
DeskScapes 3 is an application which gives users of Windows 7, Vista, and XP the ability to display animated wallpapers. DeskScapes 3 is a major update, and offers support for Windows 7 and a host of new features. Features: (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Windows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here's how to set up a dual boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect harmony. By default, Win (Read More)
Lifehacker:
Windows Vista/Windows 7: If you're running multiple operating systems—and if you weren't before the release of Windows 7 you most likely are now—EasyBCD is an simple application for tweaking your bootloader through a clean GU (Read More)
Gizmodo:
If I have trouble concentrating on a 30-inch panoramic monitor, I can't imagine myself in front of the eight monitors the single-slot Matrox M9188 PCIe x16 graphics card can drive, each at 2560 x 1600 pixels. The $1995 Matrox (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Windows 7 has taken some heat for aping a few Mac OS UI features, but it's certainly not a copycat OS—something Microsoft Partner Group Manager Simon Aldous might not know, given his recent quote. Aldous is not a designer or (Read More)
Engadget:
We'll be honest -- before today, we had never heard of Simon Aldous, but it sure seems as if he's trying hard to get his name out there. Mr. Aldous, a group manager at Microsoft, recently sat down for a rather lengthy talk wi (Read More)