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"Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu"

Obviously, this isn't true. Their underlying architectures are quite a bit different, Gnome looks different than the 7 UI, etc., but to an average 17-year-old, there just wasn't any meaningful difference between the two operating systems. The other day, I posted a blog titled "Windows 7:...

Tags: Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-03

wItem Installer 4.5.5 (Windows)

wItem Installer is a powerful, easy to use, highly interactive tool for creating reliable Windows Installer packages that meet the Windows 2000/XP logo certification guidelines. Professional developers rely on wItem Installer to quickly and easily create reliable MSI installation packages using the latest Microsoft technologies. Version 4.5.5 adds the "Custom...

Tags: Witem Software, wItem Installer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-03

PolyEdit Lite 5.3 (Windows)

PolyEdit Lite is a free word processor that lets you handle a wide variety of word processing tasks. It is designed to be lightweight, reliable, easy-to-use and extremely fast. All the expected functions are featured, including the usual text formatting tools, search and replace, support for images and objects, and...

Tags: Word-processing, PolySoft Solutions, PolyEdit Lite, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Word Processors, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-03

The month ahead: How the iPhone 3GS is faring

With earnings season looming, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz look ahead at July and discuss what's on deck for the big four: Apple, Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. We all know ad spending has tapered, but what does that mean for Google? And will Windows...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Earnings, Apple, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Steve Jobs, iPhone, Carol Bartz, Search, Android, Windows 7

Videos 2009-07-02

Touch in Windows 7: Just for show?

Support for multitouch input is one of the most tangible ways that Windows 7 differs from its predecessors. But will many people actually get their hands on the technology? There's a reason the first thing in Windows 7 that Microsoft chose to show publicly was its support...

Tags: Touch Screen, Notebook, PC, Microsoft Corp., Computer, NextWindow, N-Trig, Software Collection, Microsoft Windows 7, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, Windows 7, Windows 7 beta, touch, multitouch, Ina Fried, News.com, Ina Fried, News.com

News items 2009-07-02

Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade

The dust is beginning to settle a week after Microsoft went public with its Windows 7 retail pricing plans. Now the details and lack of details are starting to sink in with some Windows users. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Pricing Strategy, Microsoft Windows 7, Pricing, Microsoft Windows, Marketing Research, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-07-02

Top 10 videos of the year (so far)

At Cisco Live in San Francisco this week, CEO John Chambers called video "the killer app." Here are the videos viewed most often during the first half of 2009 by  ZDNet members and visitors: 1) The lightbulb of the future? [video=192842] ...

Tags: Google Inc., San Francisco, Video, CEO, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows 7, Marketing, David Grober

Blog posts 2009-07-02

News to know: Facebook privacy, Windows 7, Kindle, Firefox 3.5

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Facebook's privacy settings: users get more control as wall gets torn down Ed Bott: Microsoft to offer Family Pack...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Andrew Nusca, Privacy, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-07-02

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium

Every time the subject of OS licensing comes up, Apple's defenders point to the OS X Family Pack as one of the biggest differentiators between their favorite OS and Windows. But it looks like that difference is likely to go away when Windows 7 is released. I've got the text...

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

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XP

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XPPenny wise, pound foolish.XP is unsecurable. Enterprise AV, all the tools, etc, it is fundamentally broken. All these enterprises deal with constant and unrelenting security threats. It really has no place...

Tags: Operating systems, survey, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7, eventually; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XP

A new TechRepublic survey shows that 96% of IT departments are still running Windows XP as their primary operating system, and 43% plan to keep XP indefinitely and avoid migrating to Windows 7. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Information Technology, Survey, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Why Windows 7 should be free

Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Why Windows 7 should be free

After the Vista fiasco, Microsoft owes its long-suffering customers more than a "screaming deal." They're owed an apology from Steve Ballmer - and a free copy of Vista SP3 Windows 7. The backstory Vista's market failure was not a surprise inside Microsoft. Senior development execs -...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Top 10 galleries of the year (so far)

The first half of 2009 is in the books and not surprising Windows 7 garnered a ton of interest. The Palm Pre and iPhone 3G took a close second and third, respectively. Here's a look at the top 10 galleries through June 30 . 1. What to look...

Tags: Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-01

AutoRuns 9.51 (Windows)

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and...

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

Software downloads 2009-07-01

What technology looks like: The year's 10 most popular galleries

We've published hundreds of galleries so far this year -- images of the products, people and events that matter most to business. The most viewed images include first peeks at Microsoft's Windows 7, the Palm Pre running Palm Web OS, and Installing Mac OS X on a Dell Mini 9...

Tags: Palm Inc., Image, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, galleries, 2009, most popular, windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, David Grober

Image galleries 2009-06-30

News to know: Windows 7; Dell; IT salaries; Enterprise 2.0

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different? Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Photograph, Salary, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Get a handful of useful Windows Vista configuration tips and tricks

Not everyone is going to jump on the Windows 7 bandwagon when it first arrives and many of you who made the move to Vista will stick with it for a while. Chances are good that you are still on the lookout for some handy tips and tricks to help...

Tags: Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista, Chances, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2009-06-30

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...Invitation to Ed Bott:What is the killer feature, according to you?(note: has to be a feature for regular Joe Blow - not something that only admins get wet dreams about)RE: And Windows 7's killer feature is ...My bet for businesses would be XP mode....

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, killer feature, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

And Windows 7's killer feature is ...

I keep hearing about how Windows 7 is going to be just the CPR that the ailing PC industry needs to get itself out of the hole it's in. It seems that folks, both consumer and enterprise, are going to be flocking to their favorite OEMs and throwing cash at...

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

Blog posts 2009-06-29