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The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets
It’s great to see Windows 7 Beta finally released to the world! We're very proud of what has been accomplished over the last months; in many ways, it sets a new quality bar for a beta operating system release. Building on top of the Windows Vista foundation, Windows 7 adds a great deal of ...
An update is available for Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player in Windows 7 Beta
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Confirmed: Windows 7 'netbook edition' - Crave at CNET UK
crave.cnet.co.uk — Laptops Microsoft has confirmed to CNET UK that it will be providing a version of Windows 7... specifically developed for netbooks and sub-notebook computers, as well as at least one version for consumers, and one for enterprise users. The confirmation ... (more) Confirmed: Windows 7 'netbook edition' - Crave at CNET UK
How to install the Windows 7 Beta
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Windows 7 Secrets
Mobility Site — ... Tim Sneath has published recently a very good article about tricks and secrets that you may want to know about Windows 7, the soon to be released – I hope – new Operating System from Microsoft. ...

Windows 7: 30 top features
D' Technology Weblog — ... together a great list Windows 7 Secrets. If you’re using the Windows 7 beta, this is a must-read. Some of the keyboard shortcuts include moving windows a half screen at a time with Windows+Right (or Left) Arrow, or using Windows+Up/Down to minimize/maximize. You can hit Windows+Home to minimize all the windows except the current one. Windows+T will give focus to your taskbar, allowing you to zip through the windows with the arrow keys. Full Article ...

The bumper list of Windows 7 secrets
SuperSite Blog — ... Microsoft's Tim Sneath has put together a massive collection of Windows 7 secrets, and thanks to everyone that's written in about this. Most of these were previously discussed, to be fair, but it's a great list for those just jumping into the new OS, and there are certainly some new ones in there... ...

Windows 7 secret tips
SolSie.com — ... The first one is from Tim Sneath showing 30 secret cool tips of Windows 7 that you can impress your friends. From keyboard shortcuts to how to get back to the Vista Taskbar and Quick Launch toolbar (but why would you do it?). The second resource is ...

Clearing The Cache [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network — ... Using Windows 7? Tim shares The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets (via ...

Windows Live Messenger upgrade available
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews — ... Update After installing the update (running Win7 Beta), not only Messenger, but Mail, Photo Gallery, and Writer are also updated to 8064.1206.  A quick check shows that Win 7 still treats Messenger in the same "annoying" way, so it's back to running in Vista compatibility mode (see #28, thanks Tim!), at least for now.  Let us know in the comments if you find any changes. ...

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