Archive for March 18th, 2010

Windows 7 Taskbar Thumbnail Customizer

One of the new features of the Windows 7 operating system is the taskbar preview feature which will display a thumbnail of taskbar items whenever the user moves the computer mouse over the icon in the taskbar. Windows 7 will then display thumbnails of the program windows plus additional information that include the title of each window

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Deploying Windows XP Mode – Download Guide from Microsoft

Windows XP Mode is a new benefit of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate. It helps small and midsize businesses upgrade to Windows 7 by providing a virtual Windows XP environment in which…

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IE9 – Preview Platform for Windows7

Microsoft has release a platform preview of Internet Explorer for Windows 7. This platform preview is intended for Developers.

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What’s wrong with Internet Explorer 8?

Some Instability! How many other folk besides myself are having problems with IE8’s instability? In my recent blog “ Doing and Doing ” several comments were made, not in relation to the actual content of my blog, but instead serious complaints were made about the stability of IE8. One commentator suggested the problem is with Windows 7 News website itself but I would have to disagree with that.

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Microsoft to appeal $106 million VirnetX patent verdict

VirnetX , a software corporation founded in 2005, has prevailed in a patent-infringement lawsuit accusing Microsoft of willfully infringing on two patents for automatic and secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology. The Texas jury recommended an award of $105.75 million, which is less than half of the $242 million that VirtnetX asked for. Still, the verdict was a very positive one for VirtnetX.

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