Jun 27, 2011

If you are impressed by the features and the look of the Windows 7 OS then you must have been waiting for the next upgrade Windows 8 to be launched soon. We are unsure when it will be launched but here is the transformation pack that shall give you the look and feel of the Windows 8 OS in advance. The transformation pack is only for the system having the...

Mar 22, 2011

The first service pack for Windows 7 has been available for nearly a month at this stage and by and large I think the roll out went without too many problems for most users. That was until today when I stumbled across a post on The Register. Apparently a rake of “fatal errors” are hampering Windows 7 computers that have been updated since Microsoft released...

Feb 23, 2011

Starting yesterday, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will be available to everyone via the Microsoft Download Center and start rolling out via Windows Update. Most people will simply get Windows 7 SP1 via Windows Update when it becomes available to them . Remember – for Windows 7, SP1 will help keep your PCs well supported by delivering ongoing updates, many of...

Dec 4, 2010

ViewSonic has unleashed a monitor which has been marked as the first-ever model with Windows 7 certified multi-touch capabilities. Now, this is something new, which company has come up with, something which others weren’t developing. The output device comes with a 22-inch display, followed by a Full HD 1080p resolution and Infrared Optical Imaging Technology...

Nov 29, 2010

Details of a zero-day vulnerability impacting Windows 7 but also Windows Vista and Windows XP have been published in the wild. A security company called Prevx, with the help of some Chinese forum users, have found a zero-day exploit for Windows which bypasses User Account Control, one of the operating system’s primary security features. The problem is with a...

Nov 27, 2010

One of the drawbacks to using a beta version of any software is that it’s typically updated when the next beta release comes along. The nice, but overlooked thing about Windows Update is that Microsoft can update both Windows and other programs and peripherals on your system “on the fly”. As far as I know, till now this was not to be the case for the new...

Oct 24, 2010

Microsoft have now responded to all the recent stories about Windows 7 damaging laptop batteries for users who have upgraded from Windows Vista and the response is: every case we have been able to identify the battery being reported on was in fact in need of recommended replacement But how can that be the case with all these reports of batteries dying when...