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Improved taskbar and full-screen previews The taskbar at the bottom of your screen is what you use to switch between the applications you've got open. In Windows 7 you can set the order in which the icons appear and they'll stay put. They're easier to see, too. Click once on the new large icons ...
Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet
brandonlive.com — Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta install?  Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up... for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on! General Win+Up Maximize Win+Down Restore / ... (more) Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet
Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions [jkOnTheRun]
Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions [jkOnTheRun]
jkontherun.com — Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Thanks to a kind Microsoftie at the Tablet & Touch Meetup,... I received an official DVD of the Windows 7 beta. This saved me a ton of downloading time that I don’t really have. I was home from CES for 36 hours ... (more) Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions ...
             Windows 7 is enough to kill Linux on the desktop
Windows 7 is enough to kill Linux on the desktop
theinquirer.net — FOR THE PAST three years I have been a Linux fan-boy using Ubuntu most of the time... and Windows XP when I needed to play games or run CS desktop lay out stuff. In a bid to focus my bile on something other than Apple for a bit I decided to play with the ... (more) Windows 7 is enough to kill Linux on the ...
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Microsoft Windows 7 Beta DVD ISO Direct Download Links
Techlivez.com — ... download it as soon as possible before the servers go down again due to massive traffic or the direct download links get changed.   Direct Download Links for Windows 7 Beta   Windows 7 Beta 32 Bit version English direct download link: Windows 7 DVD ISO x86 Windows 7 Beta 64 Bit version English direct download link: Windows 7 DVD ISO Image x64 Other helpful links: Whats new in Windows 7 Windows 7 Installation instructions ...

Windows 7: A sound of thunder
Between the Lines — ... of this column might note. Yet Microsoft’s recent announcements about “Windows 7″, the new version of Windows, find me sitting here feeling I have no choice but to discuss it, or be drowned out as a hopelessly irrelevant columnist. This is the power of the marketing megaphone of the monopoly player on the desktop, even though it isn’t my desktop. According to Microsoft, Windows 7 is the version of Windows everyone has been waiting for. According to the “What’s New” section of the Windows 7 website   it will be “Faster and Easier”, it will “Work your way”, and give you “New ...

What feature in Windows 7 are you most looking forward to?
Official Windows Magazine | Home — ... and we'll publish the results in Issue 32 of Windows: The Official Magazine, out on 10 June. If there are any that we've missed out that you think should be included, let me know and I'll add it to the list. If you want to find out more about the new features in Windows 7, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/whats-new.aspx .

Microsoft on Windows 7 - No Rush
SEO and Tech Daily — ... Charlie Update 5/5/2009 :  Public downloads of Window 7 RC began last night and most are reporting reasonable download speeds at this time (highly dependent on location).  If you are planning an unattended download, be sure and check your power settings in XP, Vista or Windows 7 Beta.  The download will not stop your computer from going into hybernation or shutting down automatically. More on the changes in the RC can now be found a the Windows website here. ...

What's really new in Windows 7? The answer, not much!
Hardware 2.0 — ... and do, go beyond that and offer the user a raft of features to make doing what you want to do easier. So, the question that I pose with regards to Windows 7 is what new features does the OS bring to the table that you can’t find in other OSes, or couldn’t add easily using third-party apps. Or, to put it another way, we’ll try to figure out what the real advantages are of upgrading your current OS to Windows 7. As the basis for examining new features, I’m going to use Microsoft’s own Windows 7 What’s New pages as a reference. For convenience I’ll group together some of the ...

Microsoft Hardware & Windows 7
Bink.nu — ... new locations. » See this feature in the Wireless Desktop 3000. Windows Flip Easily see a preview of all open windows with the press of a button. » See this feature in the Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000. Device Stage Quickly and easily access common tasks, including product information, registration, settings, and more for devices such as cell phones, cameras, printers, mice, and keyboards. » See how you can manage your devices better ...

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