Windows 7

One of the features exclusive to the Windows 7 is the use of Search Connectors. These OSDX files are just a snippet of RSS that allows Federated Searches through the Windows Shell, so you can use Explorer to search (just like you would on your local drive) across other sites and databases.…

Remember WindowsBlinds? Back in the day, this was the go-to tool for customizing your Windows user interface. By allowing far more modifications than any theme or desktop background change would provide, WindowsBlinds became a popular way to give your computer a whole new look and feel. Over the…

Tim Sneath put together a great list of "30 Windows 7 Secrets". If you're using the Windows 7 beta, this is a must-read. Some of the keyboard shortcuts include moving windows a half screen at a time with Windows+Right (or Left) Arrow, or using Windows+Up/Down to…

Mike Halsey just came up with an ingenious way to add system icons like the Control Panel, Recycle Bin, Devices and Printers, and more to the new Windows 7 taskbar, all while keeping them separate from the other icons already docked there. Mike’s hack builds off of the WinVistaClub forum tip about…

Impossible de passer à côté du Pilier Infrastructure et Systèmes d’Information avec le parcours Windows 7 et Windows Server 2008 R2 : de la PME à la grande entreprise. Mathieu Bourreau, chef de marché Windows 7, nous présente en détail l’ensemble des sessions de ce parcours.

While Windows 7 supports Solid State Drives (SSD), there is a speed increasing feature that hasn't been leveraged yet. The technology is called a TRIM operation and it makes the drive faster with more complete delete operations and reduces wear. Corsair Memory and OCZTechnology Group…

I’ve been using FileZilla for my FTP needs in the past, but the features built into this new FTP program have me interested in taking a deeper look. The (uncreatively named) “Windows 7 FTP Application” was recently featured on the Life Rocks 2.0 blog where a couple of its specialized Windows 7…

There’s a new program called 7Stacks that lets you add stacks of icons to the Windows taskbar (aka the “Superbar” in Windows 7). Instead of launching a program when you click the icon with your mouse, you’ll see a list of programs appear in an Aero-style menu. The software offers handy way to…

The Eee PC was one of the first sub-notebooks to arrive on the market, launching a whole new trend for computing. These new “netbooks,” as they’re being called, are finding surging popularity as they offer low-cost computing in a time when the economy is putting strain on consumer’s wallets.  On…

Just when I thought we had all the Windows 7 tweaking utilities covered, yet another application appears on the scene. From the creators of the popular Vista tweaker, TweakVI, comes a new application called simply “Tweak-7.” Although still in beta, the application is available for everyone to try…