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- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- WindowBlinds 7.0 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- (Windows 7's Aero in pictures)
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Sneak Preview: Chrome OS Browser Video Tour
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- First Look: Ubuntu 9.10 beta "Karmic Koala"
- wow... seriously?NOTE: This was supposed to be in response to the "good for poor people" comment, but I screwed up:Do you have any basis for your claims? Have you even used Linux, let alone this version of Ubuntu which is still just a Beta? Why does cost/money...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- PBS.org hacked, serving malware cocktail
- They must be running linux.yes, they are running LinuxSurprise, Linux is not immune...However, to be fair this hack was likely through some application layer vulnerability, not a Linux exploit, unless the admin is really inept. Most likely a SQL injection attack.Linux nor Windows are really hackable when set up as...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- VistaGlazz 1.2 (Windows)
- With this simple application you can easily modify your Windows Vista installation to use custom styles and modify your Aero style to use the glass effect on maximized windows. It's a lot easier than patching your system manually. Version 1.2 supports Windows Vista Service Pack 2, has an improved patching...
- Software downloads 2009-06-04
- Microsoft sees sense, kills "three app limit" on Windows 7 Starter edition
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- Discussion threads 2009-05-30
- Microsoft's forgotten Windows 7 netbook version: Home Premium
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- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- Windows 7 editions at a glance
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- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- A sneak peek at the Windows 7 Release Candidate
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- Discussion threads 2009-03-09
- Netbooks not up to the task? Baloney!
- Netbooks not up to the task? Baloney!Get one and try it.It just amazes me sometimes how people will listen to such claims without trying it for themselves. Maybe a netbook isn't up to the task or maybe it is....try it and find out.I've read a guys blog who claims he...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-20
- Windows 7 - Revolutionary or evolutionary?
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- Discussion threads 2009-01-20
- "Clearly, confidently, not Vista": Windows 7's new tagline?
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- Discussion threads 2009-01-16
- "Clearly, confidently, not Vista": Windows 7's new tagline?
- Cast your mind back a couple of years ago, or for many Vista users, a few decades ago. That'll be when your computer froze and you've been in a dribbling, catatonic, vegetabled mess ever since. I may well be a fan of the operating system, but for many, it's the...
- Blog posts 2009-01-16
- Quero Toolbar 4.5.0.1 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2008-12-24
- AeroNotes 1.2 (Windows)
- AeroNotes is a full featured text editor using the Windows Vista Aero Glass technology covering the whole window and dialogs. It features multi-line find and replace, standard text editor features, configurable fonts and keeps window size and location.
- Software downloads 2008-12-20
- Windows 7 69xx builds - Coming along nicely!
- Windows 7 69xx builds - Coming along nicely!As Cost Falls thru Sub basement....500 gb HDD for $80, 4 gb of DDR2 for $60, todays incredible pricing makes for some HOT Machines at sub $800 lIST. When DDR3 is in same position ~2015 with NT7 architecture advancement, of course it will...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- Windows 7 Aero to take advantage of DirectX 10.1 ... where will this leave NVIDIA
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- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Is holding out for Windows 7 a gamble worth taking?
- Is holding out for Windows 7 a gamble worth taking?People make easy things complicated.The answer is pretty straight forward: Do you need to buy a new PC right now? If you don't stay with what you're using. If you do buy one with Vista. Once Windows 7 has been released...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
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