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Windows 7 - The Blue Badge experience

When Microsoft shipped the 6801 build of Windows 7 some of the unfinished features were hidden from view using an elaborate protection mechanism. This mechanism has now been rendered useless thanks to the work of Rafael Rivera who developed a tool called Blue Badge. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Mechanism, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, windows, 7, build, 6801

Image galleries 2008-11-10

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The Windows 7 FUD kicks off

The Windows 7 FUD kicks offThis is funny!With all the Linux FUD from the past several years this is a refreshingly funny reversal. Vista deserves the early FUD it got or generated but I hope economic realites force MicroSoft to finally do a polished reliable USEABLE flowup to Vista....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 FUD, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-12-18

Windows 7 build 6956 performance test

Windows 7 build 6956 performance testNetbook? No one would want it.Hey, why don't you install OSX on a calculator?Good ideaI would love to see a comparison of XP vs Windows 7 on a much slower piece of equipment whether it be a netbook or a P4 3GHz with 1...

Tags: Operating systems, Video Conversion, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, netbook, performance

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

A deep dive into Windows 7

In this gallery, I look carefully at the new and redesigned features in the pre-beta release of Windows 7 (build 6801). What's changed from XP and Vista, and will it make a difference in the way you use Windows? By Ed Bott by Ed Bott

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Ed Bott, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7

Image galleries 2008-11-18

Simplified wireless networking (A deep dive into Windows 7)

Simplified wireless networking (A deep dive into Windows 7)Congratulations!You've won today's best SSID award: bottnet!:)RE: Simplified wireless networking (A deep dive into Windows 7)Microsoft Engineers told me back in 1994 that the mission was to go to some kind of subscription format if possible and if not they will...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Wi-Fi, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, wireless networking, Microsoft Windows Vista, wireless, Microsoft Windows, network, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

News to know: Jerry Yang, MLB.com, Mark Cuban, USB 3.0

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo Larry Dignan:  With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Jerry Yang, MLB, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, USB, CEO, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-18

A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)

A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)Sad, but Snipping Tool is still the sameIn classic MS fashion, the snipping tool is not able to capture the borders of all aero themed windows neatly, for e.g. the Firefox "About" dialog box. Sadly this has not changed even in Windows 7...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

A deep dive into Windows 7 (build 6801)

Microsoft took the wraps off Windows 7 for the first time at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles three weeks ago. Since returning from PDC, I’ve been installing and using Windows 7 on a variety of hardware platforms eight distinct desktop and portable systems so far. My immediate goal...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott, Network, Change, Backup, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Why glare is a bad thing on a notebook

PC Magazine Labs decided to install Windows 7 (build 6801) on a new MacBook Pro and although it installed ok, things quickly went down hill after that. When I watched their video I couldn't get past how bad the glare is on these new machines, even indoors....

Tags: Glare, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-16

Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience

Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experienceProbably didn't want to distract testers...Microsoft probably didn't want to distract testers from focusing on more important items, so they left these trivial eye-candy features hidden.RE: Windows 7 - The"(for 32-bit Vista … no 64-bit version available yet)"Nice slip there ;)Underwhelmed...These features are profoundly...

Tags: desktop virtualization, Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Developers, virtual desktop, Microsoft Windows 7, desktop, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Compiz

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

Windows 7 - The "Blue Badge" experience

When Microsoft shipped the 6801 build of Windows 7 some of the unfinished features were hidden from view using an elaborate protection mechanism. This mechanism has now been rendered useless thanks to the work of Rafael Rivera who developed a tool called Blue Badge. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Mechanism, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Feature, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Blog posts 2008-11-10

In-depth look at Windows 7

Given that I knew most of you would be virtually blasted out of your chairs by a "shock and awe" of Windows 7 reviews once the news embargo on the OS was lifted (combined with the fact that I only got my hands on a copy of Build 6801 a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Ribbon UI, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-11-06

That "unlocked" Windows 7 taskbar is also unfinished

That "unlocked" Windows 7 taskbar is also unfinishedCompletely defeats MS' purpose....The whole idea was to show complete features. Unlocking incomplete features will have a negative effect when people start finding the bugs. Good idea MS to keep these features locked that weren't complete, but unfortunately they were unlocked.Thanks for the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, KDE, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

That "unlocked" Windows 7 taskbar is also unfinished

My hat’s off to blogger Rafael Rivera, who returned from last week’s Microsoft Professional Developers Conference and apparently didn’t sleep until he figured out how to unlock the flashy new Superbar interface that Microsoft showed off at PDC but didn't make available to PDC attendees. Rafael's clever hack does indeed...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Rafael, Microsoft Windows, Blogging, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Ed Bott, PDC

Blog posts 2008-11-03

Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after all

Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after allGeee ......Sounds like the stole ... errr "emulated" a page right out of the *NIX playbook ....RE: Microsoft confirms MinWin is in Windows 7, after allMary Jo,After watching the video last week as well, my take away was that the current incarnation...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., MinWin IS, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, kernel, Microsoft confirms MinWin, Microsoft Confirms

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

(Screenshots: Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801)

(Screenshots: Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801)windows7Hope that this version is programmed better and not needed to reviwe that version with updates every day or week. Think how to do it better than linux. That is a small oper.syst. and works perfekt, ALSO SOMETIME with an update for securety reasons. Programme...

Tags: Operating systems, Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801, Windows 7 Ultimate, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

You've got Windows 7 questions, I've got answers

You've got Windows 7 questions, I've got answersNo images in the article.IMAGE is in place of the photos.DPI scaling of gadgetsI'm amazed Microsoft seems to be ignoring the fact that desktop gadgets do not scale with DPI. This is going to become a major problem as screens get larger....

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-29

Screenshots: Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801

CNET News takes a look at Windows 7 Ultimate Build 6801, a remarkably feature-rich and performance-stable alpha version. by CNET News.com

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, CNET News, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Performance Management, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-10-29

Windows 7 prebeta (build 6801)

Although Windows 7 won't be available until 2010, a prebeta version is available to developers. At first glance, it appears to be a more advanced iteration of Windows Vista. Windows 7 also seems to be geared more toward the consumer with many more user interface enhancements. Windows 7 builds on...

Tags: Operating systems, accessibility feature, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Product reviews 2008-10-28

A first look at Windows 7's pre-beta PDC release

Is it a major release or just a revamped Windows Vista? That’s the big question surrounding Windows 7, which made its public debut in a keynote address by Steven Sinofsky today at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. Microsoft executives showed off the new Windows...

Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows 7, Network, Window, Microsoft Windows Vista, Feature, PowerShell Scripting Language, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-28