The taskbar in Windows 7 offers a feature to pin programs to it so that they are always accessible from there. It uses the same principle that shortcuts use with the difference that the programs are added to the taskbar instead and that they might offer additional functionality depending on the developer’s support of additional taskbar features. It is however not possible to add anything but an executable file to the Windows 7 Taskbar

There’s almost a constant flow of rumors floating around the web as to when the next service pack from Microsoft will be released, not to mention what it might possibly include. We’ve heard news that it may include support for USB 3.0 and improved bluetooth support as well as several other things. However we have still been left in the dark over a release date for SP1 and we’ve also been wondering,  Does Windows 7 really need a Service Pack

It’s very unlikely that Windows 8 will see the implementation of 3D technologies, especially as it’s due out of the door in only two and a half years, but the next big thing , at least according to everyone who’s got a vested interest in making money from it, could have some extremely useful repercussions for the desktop. Now I’d like to set aside for a moment the two things that you know already, that a true three-dimensional desktop space is something PC users have been longing for now for many years, and that it would also make gaming, especially first-person online shooters something absolutely amazing.

Microsoft has just been awarded a patent for Compact and durable thin smartphone. This patent is amongst the 90+ it received yesterday from the United States Patent Office

By month’s end, all e-mail support for Windows Live Services will be moved to a forum. Read More: Windows Live Help Read the comments on this post

Everything you need to fine tune your windows 7. A variety of interesting topics on tweaking, modifying and optimizing the operating system.

The CodePlex Foundation has announced the arrival of several new board members, including Jim Jagielski, the Chief Open Source Officer of SpringSource. Jagielski, who was one of the original cofounders of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), brings a lot of credibility and leadership experience to the CodePlex Foundation.

Unlocker has always been one of the first programs that I installed on a new computer system. The software offers a very convenient way of deleting files that are locked by a process. Every Windows user will experience those situations eventually and Unlocker can help the user in this case.

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Microsoft announced today that Office 2010, the latest version of its flagship productivity suite, would go on sale to business customers on May 12. While an exact release date for the general public has not been announced, Microsoft has said that it intends to release the product in June. Windows 7 was also released to businesses a few months before it was released to the general public in an effort to spur corporate adoption of the new software.