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Three Windows 7 Applications You Should Replace 17 Aug 2010 | 02:29 am
Windows 7 ships with a host of great features and applications. It also carries a lot of dead weight inherited from its predecessors. The following three applications have received little or no attent...
Gmail Notifier Plus Brings Windows 7 Jump Lists to Gmail 17 Aug 2010 | 02:27 am
Since I use Google Chat to keep in contact with family and friends, I’ve used the desktop version of Chat to alert me when I receive new messages through my Gmail address. While Desktop Chat is nice, ...
Using Windows 7 Backup vs. Remote Backup Services 7 Aug 2010 | 03:32 pm
Windows 7 builds upon Windows Vista’s Backup and Restore feature, making it easier than ever to save copies of your current system image and media files. Several third party companies provide Windows ...
Windows 7 Adoption Picks Up – At Home, At Work, And on Tablets 7 Aug 2010 | 03:27 pm
The verdict is in on Windows 7…and it’s all good news for Microsoft. After taking a beating when it released the buggy Microsoft Vista, the software giant has made giant strides one year after 7′s rel...
Boost Search in Windows 7 with AQS and Natural Language 7 Aug 2010 | 03:24 pm
If you liked the Search feature in Windows Vista, chances are you hate it in Windows 7. Windows Vista had a decent search interface that supported searching by date, name, tag, and author easily. You ...
Use PuTTY for a Better Windows 7 Telnet and SSH 7 Aug 2010 | 03:21 pm
Many Internet users these days are signing up at sites like Dreamhost, HostGator, and similar companies for Web hosting accounts for their blogs. These Web hosts usually provide access to user account...
Internet Explorer 9 Brings Better Performance, But Not Much Else 7 Aug 2010 | 03:20 pm
I’ll be honest: I hardly use Internet Explorer. Google Chrome is my current browser of choice. When that fails me, Firefox is my backup. The main reason I use Chrome is speed: the browser runs lickety...
Android 2.2 update for the HTC Evo is here illegally…expert users only! 31 Jul 2010 | 05:09 pm
The manual install for the Evo 4G upgrade to Froyo (Android 2.2) has just been released. Now you can wait till tuesday to get your OTA version and not have to go through the steps below, or you can g...
Improve Startup Performance with EnhanceMySe7en 30 Jul 2010 | 05:15 am
Once upon a time, I believed that the Windows Startup folder (Start -> All Programs -> Startup) showed me every program that the system executed upon boot. Oh, to be young and ignorant. The Startup fo...
Netflix in Windows 7 Media Center: A Superior Online Movie Experience 29 Jul 2010 | 04:19 am
As Netflix has expanded its online offerings, I’ve found myself watching more programs and movies online, and using their DVD ordering service less. I’m not the only one: according to Forbes, the Netf...
