Archive for August 1st, 2011

People Hub Windows 7 Theme for Windows 8

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This Windows 7 Theme displays updates from Facebook Friends under People Hub, a feature see in Windows Phone. Download mosaicwin8.codeplex.com

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Windows 7 Tutorial – Creating and Editing Documents

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Learn how to create a quick and simple document within Windows 7.

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Easy Sound, Voice Recorder For Windows

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Simple things that get the job done are often a better choice than complicated tools.

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Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack Just Released

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Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips As of August 1, the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is available for download. This is a suite of technologies that helps improve compatibility and increase asset management, reduce support costs, and improve policy control.

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Windows Phone gets a new logo

A few weeks back we had reported that Windows Phone was likely to get a new square logo. This appears to now be confirmed

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Upgrade “in-place” from XP to Windows 7 for $0.99

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Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips Laplink software will this week reduce the price of their PC Mover  software to just 99 cents.  With prices currently starting at $29.99 this is a significant discount for people still looking to upgrade Windows XP systems to Windows 7.  The price cut is expected from Tuesday 2nd August. In a statement the company said… “We will be giving away licenses of PCmover Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant for $.99 a pop!  PCmover will perform an in-place upgrade from XP to Windows 7, something that Microsoft doesn’t even support; it is the most complete way to upgrade to Windows 7. No need for external media, no need to reinstall programs, it keeps the PC personality intact

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Create restricted files and folders like CON, AUX, NUL in a click in Windows

Most of you may be aware that MS-DOS Device Driver names cannot be used as file names in Windows.

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nSpaces, Virtual Desktops With Password Protection

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I have reviewed my fair share of virtual desktop solutions in the past years here on Ghacks. Among them Desktops from Sysinternals or Finestra Virtual Desktops . Virtual desktops are basically virtual copies of the Windows desktop that can be customized in a different way.

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How To Play Flac Files In Windows 7

Posted on Windows 7 News & Tips My main codec solution for Windows 7 for around the last 6-12 months has been centered around the Shark007 codec pack .  However, I’m now using TMT5 to play my mkv files because it now includes full subtitle support , so my need for a ‘bloated’ codec windows 7 codec pack has been diminished. After reviewing my codec needs I realised that the only codec support I was missing was FLAC; Windows 7 supports its own lossless WMA format but not other loseless audio formats

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How to Schedule a Task in Windows 7

In Windows 7 you can schedule any task to initiate automatically using the Task Scheduler utility. Task Scheduler is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. It allows you to create a task that…

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