Last week Microsoft sent emails to people who had downloaded the 7000 beta build of Windows 7 telling them that it would expire on the 1st June 2009.
Today they have sent further emails correcting this…
Special Beta Edition — CorrectionBecause you signed up to test the Windows 7 Beta, we recently sent you mail about the [...]
I have been a big critic of the new ’super’(yuk!)bar. Looking at things from an end-users point of view there are many things about it’s use and functionality that are just plain dumb. I could rant on for ages about this but for this article I want to focus on the biggest single flaw…
Look at [...]
Microsoft has released the System Update Readiness Tool for the Windows 7 Release Candidate that is fixing a problem that was discovered in the Windows servicing store which could prevent the successful installation of updates, service packs and software. The tool checks the computer system for these problems and tries to fix them if they [...]
Windows 7 Little Tweaker is a very small utility that lets you tweak some normally hard to get features within Windows 7 such as disabling low
diskspace warnings, speeding up thumbnail previews and turning off UAC prompts. The program only works on Windows 7.
Current Windows 7 Little Tweaker options:
Add “Copy To” option in files and folders [...]
Although many Linux users would have you believe that Linux is the greatest operating system ever, most of its variants are pretty ugly to look at. Ubuntu 9.04 users however, may be able to hide this ugliness by downloading the free Vistar7 Transformation Pack for Ubuntu 9.04, which will make Ubuntu look and feel a [...]
Top lists that cover various aspects of the Windows 7 operating system seem to be in high demand lately. Everton just linked to an article that contained 70 useful Windows 7 Tips and Tricks which is definitely worth the read. The next top list has been compiled by Tech Republic. It is called 10 Cool [...]
Microsoft have reported that 40% of PC users in the Gulf have downloaded and are running the windows 7 Release Candidate, and that by the time the product launches 80% of Windows users will have tried at least one build.
“According to our estimates approximately 40 per cent of our customers - including enterprise, mid-market and [...]
The Windows 7 Beta program has been the strongest I’ve ever seen. The Windows 7 RC1 is so good I have to remind myself that it’s not a full release, and that it’s supposed to contain bugs. I’m now running it on all of my PCs, and will probably do so well beyond the official [...]
Here are some of the public evaluation product keys given out by Microsoft:
Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Product Keys for Evaluation
Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Enterprise
Product Code : Q7Y83-W4FVQ-6MC6C-6QQTD-TPM88
Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Standard
Product Code : V4KRB-QDWK2-GVT4X-BV4XG-34TV4
Windows Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate Datacenter
Product Code : WXGKX-XXW8X-P8KTJ-PFX7T-DPYYW
Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Release Candidate
Product [...]
A hot topic in the last days has been the new Windows 7 logo that appeared on various websites, groups and boxshots lately. While the new logo has not been confirmed by Microsoft yet it has been used in several official Microsoft documents and presentations. The last appearance has been documented by Stephen over at [...]
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