MORE ABOUT WINDOWS 7 SEARCH

Oct 21, 2009 | search, Windows7

Windows 7 brings two subtle improvements to searches. As always, search results in Windows Explorer can be displayed as thumbnail images (useful for photos), as a list with or without file details, or as icons. The new part is the default presentation of search...

WINDOWS 7 SEARCH

Oct 20, 2009 | search, Vista, Windows7

Many of you will buy Windows 7 computers to replace aging Windows XP systems. There will be many things to get used to, big and small, but the best change is easy to miss – Windows Search can be used everywhere to speed through almost everything you do on the...

WINDOWS 7 SNAP

Oct 19, 2009 | Windows7

It’s Windows 7 week! Engadget and Gizmodo are working overtime to keep up with new product announcements, advertisements are starting to appear, bloggers and pundits are weighing in, all leading up to the official Windows 7 launch date on Thursday October 22. I’ve...

SPECIAL OFFER – PC TUNEUPS

Oct 12, 2009 | bruceb, computers, security, Vista, Windows7, WinXP

I’m happy to announce a new service available to anyone looking for some help maintaining a Windows XP or Vista PC – office users, home users, my clients, your parents, anyone who could use a hand, anywhere. My colleague Mike Cook of MC Solutions and I will tune up...

WALTER MOSSBERG ON WINDOWS 7

Oct 8, 2009 | Windows7

Influential (and frequently cranky) tech columnist Walter Mossberg weighed in on Windows 7 today in the Wall Street Journal. His article is typical of the media blitz that you can expect in the next 45 days: I believe it is the best version of Windows Microsoft (MSFT)...

WINDOWS 7 PRESENTATION MODE

Oct 8, 2009 | Windows7

Here’s an example of a Windows 7 feature that has two interesting characteristics. It’s increasingly common for a laptop to be hooked up to a projector for a presentation – a business meeting with Powerpoint, a presentation to a jury or a classroom, or any of a...