about 8 months ago - 2 comments
A rather silly “trick” ( and really that’s all it is, has been making headlines over the last few days. From what I can tell it was really brought to the forefront by Ina Fried from CNET who says: “By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it with a certain text string
about 10 months ago - No comments
Whoever does the advertising for Apple is amazing. The commercials keep getting better and better (yes yes yes, I’m still a PC guy… but these are hilarious). WPvideo 1.10 Download! Broken Promises WPvideo 1.10 Download! Teeter Tottering Related posts:Apple might attempt to bomb the Droid launch party Windows 7 USB Download Tool Lets You Install
about 10 months ago - No comments
The Evil Maid Attack is an attack type against whole system disk encryption in a form of a small bootable USB stick image that allows to perform the attack in an easy “plug-and-play” way. The whole infection process takes about 1 minute, and it’s well suited to be used by hotel maids. The Invisible Things
about 1 year ago - No comments
Geoff Chappell published an article explaining how the 4GB memory limit for 32-bit Windows (he is writing mainly about Vista) is more of a licensing preference than an architectural limit. The article outlines how Chappell unlocked his system to use all the memory that is present, but cautions that such hackery is ill-advised for several
about 1 year ago - No comments
Back in 2006 Apple launched its “Get a Mac” ads, and they were amazing. Even being a PC developer I thought “holy hell those are funny”. Microsoft seemed to be attempting to fight back with it’s Laptop Hunter ads. The ads show how an equivalent PC laptop costs less than it’s Mac counterpart (which is
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
MaximumPC has an excellent article where they dive in depth in 80+ different benchmarks on Windows 7 versus the other relevant flavors of Windows. The article is long, but worth a read if you’re into this type of thing. Listed below though are snippets from the benchmarks where they show benchmarks and their percentages. APPLICATION
about 1 year ago - No comments
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always dropped files directly on the quick launch buttons to quickly and easily open them in the application the shortcut points to, but now Windows 7 doesn’t let you do that—by default, at least. When you try and drag a file onto a taskbar button in Windows 7,
about 1 year ago - No comments
The bits are available now! WINDOWS 7 versions available for download on TechNet and MSDN download sites no longer carry the Release Candidate (RC) label. While the software will not go on general sale until October 22, the full version of Windows 7 is now available to hundreds of thousands of potential users. There’s still
about 1 year ago - No comments
So the previously thought RTM date didn’t happen but Mary Jo Foley apparently has the official scoop on dates from Microsoft on when Windows 7 will hit the streets. So who gets it and when? OEMs: Two days after RTM ISVs and IHV partners: August 6 (downloadable via Microsoft Connect or MSDN) Microsoft Gold certified
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
The Upgrade for WIndows 7 is available on Amazon.com as well as the Microsoft Store for Pre-Order. Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade will only cost you $49.99, a savings of $70 from the suggested $120. Windows 7 Professional Upgrade will set you back $99.99 for a savings of $100. All versions of Windows 7 will