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We are getting ready to see INKHEART at the movies after having read all three of the books as a family. Can�t wait!
Until then, here are a truckload of Windows 7 links you might find interesting.
Presented in no particular order.
- Windows 7 � Defending the �Superbar� from the Tech Press - The Stone Blog - Windows Connected
- Measuring up Windows 7�s new �super� taskbar � istartedsomething blog. Turns out it isn�t as honking-big as it looks. Just a user-perception thing. Nice work by Long Zheng.
- Nostalgia: �Programs Explorer� in old Windows 7 M1 builds - Within Windows blog
- Songsmith doesn�t install on Windows 7, why and a workaround - Within Windows blog
- "Feature Complete" Windows 7 Beta, features still hidden, missing - Within Windows blog
- Blue Badge rev. 3 adds registry override bits, �Aero Peek� enabled - Within Windows blog (doesn�t seem to do much in the Windows 7 beta release)
- Device Stage � A New Way of Interacting with Devices in Windows 7 - Windows Experience Blog. This looks to be a really cool feature of W7 that will display all the applications, services and information related to your supported device. Too cool!
- Deep inside the Windows 7 Public Beta: an in-depth tour � ars Technica post is a must-read for both W7 Beta testers and the curious. It really defines what makes W7 different from previous OS versions.
- Shuffle your Desktop Backgrounds in Windows 7 - Windows Experience Blog
- Windows 7 - Additional Microsoft downloads � 4sysops blog. Links to supporting files and stuff for sysadmins as we wrap our heads around W7 and deployments.
- Windows 7 beta drivers for Microsoft hardware - Ed Bott�s Windows Expertise blog. Source link for specialized Microsoft hardware drivers for W7. Looks like they are trying to meet the driver-issue that Vista encountered head on.
- File Management: Windows 7 Tells You Why You Can�t Touch That File � Lifehacker. I wish all Microsoft OS versions had this feature. Windows 7 finally gets it.
- User Account Control (UAC) � quick update - Engineering Windows 7 blog. How the Windows 7 development team arrived at the modifications and default settings for UAC in W7. Interesting.
- Understanding Print Notifications in Windows Vista - Ask the Performance Team blog. Nothing that anyone but network and system administrators will find interesting and helpful. Good to see they are thinking these issues through.
- Windows 7: Deep Inside Windows 7 with Tech Guru Mark Russinovich � Lifehacker links to a Mark Russinovich video with more internal details on Windows 7. Warning High Geek factor!
- SQM Client Causing Crashing in Windows 7 - Chris123NT�s Blog. Fix for a random crash issue in W7.
- Engineering the Windows 7 �Windows Experience Index� - Engineering Windows 7 blog. News on the tweaks for the WEI ratings on systems. Looks like it is being refined a bit.
- Windows 7 Beta takes another crown, besting Vista in SSD performance - Engadget
- Social Engineering Autoplay and Windows 7 - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab. Nope. Windows 7 isn�t immune for autorun shenanigans. Too bad.
- Win 7 testers find (and fix themselves) troublesome installer bug - All about Microsoft ZDNet.com. We are a clever lot, after all!
- Group Policy Cmdlets in Windows 7 - Windows PowerShell Blog. What with PowerShell included in Windows 7 now, this will be kinda neat.
- Follow-up: Accessibility in Windows 7 - Engineering Windows 7 blog. Thoughts on making and tweaking Windows 7 for the on-screen zoom Magnifier tool.
- Paradigms lost: The Windows 7 Taskbar versus the OS X Dock � ars Technica does an in-depth comparison of OS X Dock and the W7 Taskbar. Both come up winners�in their own way.
- Windows 7 Beta - Windows Incident Response blog. Harlan goes into some issues and observations from a forensics perspective after playing with Windows 7 briefly. I have no doubts he and others will uncover many neat things in this OS build!
- Yes, you can install the Windows 7 beta, but should you? � Chron.com TechBlog�s Dwight Silverman tries to kindly steer noobies and the curious away from the allure of installing the Windows 7 Beta. Leave it to the professional idiots!
- How to remove Windows 7 Send Feedback, Watermark text - Download Squad. I personally don�t care, but if that�s your thing, the D-Squad shows you how to accomplish it.
- Review: Windows 7 AppLocker - Part 1: Overview and Windows 7 AppLocker - Part 2: Tips � 4sysops blog.
- General availability for the Windows 7 Beta to end - Windows 7 Team Blog. Hurry up and get it while you still can!
- 20 Windows 7 Tweaks & Tips � Every Secret Uncovered to Date - Maximum PC.
I�m enjoying my personal explorations of W7 Beta. So far it is quite stable and seems to accept most Vista/XP compatible applications with few complaints.
Some utilities don�t play well, particularly ones that deal with networking, but overall, it is a nice build and hopefully will overcome most of the issues Vista had during it�s public release.
Besides, Vista already did the hard work getting folks to upgrade their hardware, RAM, and system CPU�s.
Windows 7 looks to be gravy.
--Claus V.
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