Windows Vista (with Taskbar Shuffle) makes it easy to close programs by middle-clicking their taskbar button. In Windows 7, middle-clicking a taskbar button opens a new program instance. The easy-close solution? Middle-click its preview window.
That discovery comes from Lifehacker reader Felipe, and it adds even more elegant usefulness to the Windows 7 taskbar, and the [...]
We already know that Windows 7 increases the speed of Solid State Drives in comparison to Windows Vista and Windows XP thanks to optimized code in the upcoming operating system. Our colleagues over at Betanews have now published a web browser comparison that is coming to a similar result. Almost every web browser that they [...]
A recent screenshot posted on a Russian news portal (via Download Squad) suggests that Microsoft is already working on the first service pack for Windows 7. That should come as a surprise considering that they have not released the operating system yet. The screenshot shows a control panel window that is listing the Windows edition [...]
The guys over at Hot Hardware ran a performance comparison test of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 hard drive and solid state drive performance. The tests show that there are not differences in hard drive performance between the two operating systems. We already mentioned previously that Microsoft has optimized the SSD performance in Windows [...]
The Microsoft Small Business Community blog published a list of Windows 7 resources and training sessions that might be worth a closer look. The post by Eric Ligman, Global Partner Experience Lead, is basically a link list that is linking to official Windows 7 resources like the Windows 7 Learning Portal, a Windows 7 Quick [...]
Microsoft today revealed information about the Touch Pack for Windows 7 which is a set of three games and three applications that have been optimized for multi-touch computer systems.
The Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 will be made available to PC Makers who have the option to install some or all of them applications on [...]
After a silence Wzor is back in business with the screenshots of Windows 7 Build 7138 with service pack 1.
Yes the first service pack appears before the shipping of Windows 7. It seems redmond giant are working on Service pack with theBeta developement. So what will be the next leak another build of Windows 7 [...]
Here we have a Windows 7-branded MCE entertainment device of some sort. I ran across it in a recent presentation. Looks cool, but I’m not quite sure I would find it usable for much, personally
OK people, it’s over. Clearly, Windows 7 will kill and eat Snow Leopard. Apparently, people don’t give a damn about the kitten, but are drooling over Steve B’s beast. At least, that’s what Google Trends says:
Of course, while Snow Leopard’s new core features were revealed during last WWDC, Windows 7 was just unveiled. That may [...]
Microsoft is making sure that Office 2010 will be available via a familiar experience across the PC, phone, and browser. One of the ways to do that is to have a beta program with dedicated testers who will give product feedback across the family of Office client and server products.
Earlier this month we detailed one [...]
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