Tag: Windows 7
$699 Novero Solana Hybrid Netbook/Tablet Coming To U.S. In April
If the design of the Novero Solana netbook/tablet looks familiar, it is. The last time I saw something like this was the Dell Inspiron Duo. Back then the design struck me as a good idea, but in practice the Duo didn’t live up to its promise. That doesn’t mean the same fate awaits the Solana, [...]
Windows XP Will Reach Its End Of Life In April of 2014, Vista In 2017
Not everyone gets to know the exact date they’re going to die and most people don’t want to know. But millions of computers worldwide are staring a kind of death right in the face. In just over two years Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP. On April 8, 2014, to be exact. That doesn’t mean [...]
Kinect For Windows Starts Shipping Today, SDK Ready For Download
At CES Microsoft head Steve Ballmer announced that the company would release a version of the popular Kinect sensor for Windows machines. Just as promised the units . Currently it costs $249 but an educator version with a $100 discount will apparently come out later. What can you do with a Kinect for Windows? Not [...]
How To Turn Off Or Change Troublesome Keys In Windows
Do you often find yourself accidentally hitting the wrong keys on your laptop because of poor design or just messy typing? I know your pain. Some keys just get in the way. The solution to this problem is simple: re-map troublesome keys so they act like different ones or turn them off all together. You [...]
Windows Notebook Sales Surge At The End Of August
According to research by the NPD Group, notebook sales exceeded expectations this Back-to-School season. The last two weeks of August saw very strong sales, possibly spurred by low prices. After a slow start earlier this summer and lowered sales at the beginning of the year, manufacturers and retailers must have been happy to see a [...]
How to Use Virtualization Software: Virtual PC
Over the past few years computers have gotten extremely powerful, which has made things once possible only on large server computers common on desktops and laptops. Virtualization is one such utility which is now available and affordable on most systems. What is Virtualization? Virtualization is the ability to run more than one operating system on [...]
How to Install and Use Languages in Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate
We recently took a look at how to use input languages in Windows 7. In this follow up, we focus on multi-language support in Windows 7. Unlike Input Language, this allows us to make Windows 7 display and work in a different language apart from the default language. This is great if you are sharing [...]
How to: Working With Fonts in Windows 7
One of the major improvements in Windows 7 is how you manage fonts in the system. With Windows 7 an old relic has also been removed, the Install Font Dialog Box: The Install Font Dialogue Box, circa 1992 Install Font Dialog in Windows Vista, year 2006 Fonts can be installed multiple ways in Windows 7: [...]
How To Diagnose and Resolve Blue Screens of Death (BSODs)
Windows 7 is built on the reliability of the Windows NT code base, which has strong lineage dating back to the early 90’s. With recent releases of Windows such as Vista and Windows 7, the platform is even more robust. However, Windows is still susceptible to instability. But are the root causes of this always [...]
How To Get Support for Windows 7 Activation Issues
Over the weekend, customers who purchased Windows 7 licenses from Microsoft’s Online Store were reporting issues either activating their licenses or genuine licenses purchased years ago from the Microsoft Store suddenly reporting as non-genuine. There seems to be some problems with the Microsoft Activation Center at this time. If you happen to be experiencing this [...]
