Windows 7 RC1: 10 Things You Need to Know
Windows 7′s about ready to come out of the oven, and now everybody can shove their hands in the warm OS pie. And really, you should. Here’s everything you need to know to dive in.
View ArticleMS, Intel "Goofed Up" Win 7 XP Virtualization
clang_jangle writes “Arstechnica has a short article up describing how Microsoft and Intel have ‘goofed up’ Windows 7′s XP Mode, by ensuring many PCs will not be able to use it. (And it won’t be easy...
View ArticleR.I.P. MS-DEBUG 1981 – 2009
AlphaZeta writes “After 28 years, MS-DEBUG is finally being phased out in Windows 7. Over the years, people have been using MS-DEBUG for writing code (virus/malware, you name it) and debugging. “ Read...
View ArticleWindows 7 Anti-Piracy Plans
Slatterz writes “Microsoft has announced that the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system will contain a number of piracy ‘tweaks’ it says are designed to protect the interests of customers. Under the...
View ArticleHands-On Guide to Windows Vista SP2
With Windows 7 due by October and looking good, and SP1 bringing Vista up to the same performance as XP SP2, who’s going to want Vista Service Pack 2? Actually, even Microsoft says this is mainly for...
View Article15 Things You Need To Know About Windows 7
Windows 7 has been making headlines for a few months now. If you’ve read one or two of the stories and reviews dedicated to it, you might think that you know about all that it contains: new touchscreen...
View ArticleLenovo On the Future of the Netbook
thefickler touts an interview in tech.blorge with Lenovo’s Worldwide Competitive Analyst, Matt Kohut, who spoke about his vision of the future of netbooks, which involves Windows 7, bigger screens,...
View ArticleWindows 7 RCs Shut Down to Force Updates
nk497 writes “The release candidate for Microsoft Windows 7 will expire June 2010, and the software giant will let users know they need to pay to upgrade by shutting down the system every two hours for...
View ArticleRe-Enable Grub For Linux After Windows Install
Following the installation of Windows 7 on my desktop machine that was previously running Ubuntu 9.04, I realized that one of my partitions was missing. It was formatted as ext3 so of course it...
View ArticleA Search For A Putty Alternative – Putty Tray and Putty Connection Manager
After getting my beta key for Starcraft 2 I’ve been spending a lot of time in Windows. Windows 7 is a huge improvement over Windows XP but I really miss the transparent tabbed terminals in Linux. I’ve...
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