Tag: Microsoft Windows 7
How To Get Rid Of the HDD Scan / WinHDD Scam Virus
An all-too-familiar scenario: you’re surfing the web with your browser thinking that you’re safe thanks to your secure software, ad blocker and updated virus definitions. Then suddenly you see a pop-up in the notifications area. Something about a disk drive failure or corrupt data. Maybe your browser crashes. Then about 50 warning windows pop up [...]
Is the MacBook Air a Good Windows 7 Notebook?
I use my MacBook Pro as a desktop replacement and my MacBook Air as my mobile PC. When I say PC I mean in the Windows v. Mac sense of the word. At this moment I am writing on Windows 7 using my MacBook Air sitting in a restaurant. That’s nothing shocking, but what might [...]
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How To Get Windows 7 Professional for $29.99 [Student Discount]
If you haven’t upgraded to Windows 7 yet because you can’t afford it and books while in school, Microsoft has a special educational pricing deal for Windows 7 Professional. Right now students can get this deal for $29.99. Windows 7 Professional normally costs $200 to upgrade from previous versions of Windows. The difference between it [...]
How To Install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Public Beta
Microsoft has released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 as a public beta. Should you go get it and install it now? That will depend on a few factors. The purpose of a service pack is traditionally to roll all the previous updates that you get from Windows Update into one installation to save time. After [...]
New Version of Windows 7 Released … For the TV?
Do you have a PC hooked up to a TV in your house? I have one in my bedroom and my wife hates it, but tolerates it because it allows us to watch Hulu and other online TV shows that we may have missed. If Microsoft has its way, my wife may get hers too. [...]
Update to Windows 7 battery issue
Last week we covered the issue about Windows 7 users reporting their battery life has dropped from several hours to 30 minutes after upgrading to Windows 7. Microsoft has issued a statement about this issue on their MSDN blog: “To the very best of the collective ecosystem knowledge, Windows 7 is correctly warning batteries that are [...]
Increasing netbook resolution on Windows 7
We are all looking for that extra bit of screen real estate on our displays, whether its desktop, laptop, notebook or netbook. The vast majority of 9 and 10 inch netbooks with Intel Atom chips and GMA 950 graphics have the same native screen resolution: 1024 x 600 pixels. This is usually more than enough [...]
Windows 7- the Netbook edition?
Windows 7 has been gaining in popularity since it came out late last year. Its all the good parts of Windows and Vista, without all the bulk. Its also the primary operating system that is installed on am majority of netbooks. Now, there is no Windows 7 netbook edition to load on the netbook. Its [...]
How to Add Windows 7 Themes and Unlock Hidden Themes
Microsoft has added new utility add and change themes in Windows 7. If you’re not happy with what your Windows 7 desktop looks like out of the box you can benefit from this feature. Windows 7 comes with several themes, but what’s available to you is different from what users half a world awya see. [...]
How to Turn Your Notebook into a Hotspot with Window 7 and Connectify
If you ever wanted to share your internet connection or files, like photos, with family members or friends without routers then you are in luck. Windows 7, with help of Connectify software from Nomadio Inc, will have you sharing files wirelessly in less than 30 minutes. You can use Connectify the same way as you [...]
