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Make the most of Windows 7's high-powered taskbar

Microsoft pulled off a rare feat with Windows 7's taskbar, making it far more elegantly useful and customizable, without turning its back on everyone's well-honed sense of what it does. Dig around, though, and you'll find a few features that make the taskbar even more functional.

posted by ITworld tips | Tip | Operating systems | Software | Windows | 11/23/09 at 8:54 am | The Daily Tip, Windows 7


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Ballmer: Windows 7 sells twice as fast as past operating systems

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer said Windows 7 has sold twice as many units as any other Microsoft operating system in the same time period.

posted by ITworld staff | News | Operating systems | Software | Windows | 11/19/09 at 5:55 pm | Windows 7


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64-bits of protection?

Microsoft claims that the 64-bit version of Windows 7 is actually safer than ordinary Windows 7. They actually have a point. Sort of.

posted by sjvn | Opinion | Endpoint security | Operating systems | Security | Windows | 11/18/09 at 10:48 pm | 64-bit, security, Windows 7


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Microsoft confirms first Windows 7 zero-day bug

Microsoft late on Friday confirmed that an unpatched vulnerability exists in Windows 7, but downplayed the problem, saying most users would be protected from attack by blocking two ports at the firewall.

posted by ITworld staff | News | Operating systems | Security | Software | Windows | 11/17/09 at 10:13 am | Windows 7


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Windows 7 migration: Don't rush the prep work

The more you know about the upgrade targets and their hardware details, applications, peripherals, and current operating system, the easier the upgrade process. Don't wing the inventory tracking with sticky notes and hope you keep the details straight, because you can't.

posted by ITworld tips | Tip | Operating systems | Windows | 11/16/09 at 8:58 am | The Daily Tip, Windows 7, windows 7 upgrade


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Microsoft confirms first Windows 7 zero-day bug

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Windows 7 migration: Don't rush the prep work

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Are you ready for a Windows 7 cell phone?

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Crashing Windows 7 & Server 2008 R2 with SMB

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Dell, HP customers rage at Windows 7 upgrade delays

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Cisco warns UC users of limited support for Windows 7

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Windows 7 For Less: Where to Find Discounts

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The Big Windows 7 Problem: XP Holdouts

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Vista's flaws surface again on eve of Windows 7 beta

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Windows 7: Unimproved Security

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Microsoft says turn off Windows feature to protect Windows

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Don't worry, Microsoft. 2009 won't be the year of the Linux desktop... nor will 2010, 2011, etc.

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Windows 7 Nonsense Heating Up

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Windows 7 Nonsense Gets Sillier

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Windows 7 sounds ridiculous

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Windows 7: The Linux killer

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Yo, Microsoft: Ignore Vista to Ensure Windows 7 Success

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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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