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 Is Windows 7 better than Ubuntu 9.10? Or is a free OS really as good as one that you pay for? Let's take a look at several aspects of using operating systems and examine the various strengths and weaknesses of each OS.
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 Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 9.10
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Microsoft is going to release six security patches on November 10, 2009. Three of them have been labeled as Critical! These updates will patch Remote Code Executions and DoS (Denial of Service) flaws in the Windows XP, 2000, Vista, Server 2003 and 2008.
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 3 Critical Patches for Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Coming |
Posted by: Razor VinT | Posted in: Windows 7
Chuck Anderson is the creator of Windows 7's default wallpaper, login screen and box art. He is the embodiment of the dreams of thousands of DeviantArt users—he started out in screenprinting just after high school, worked for t-shirt maker Threadless by day and began creating a name for himself in the online art community by night. Under the pseudonym NoPattern (now the name of his design shop), he achieved incredible success at a startlingly young age: You've seen his work before on projects with Pepsi, Urban Outfitters, Reebok, and many more.
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How Windows 7's box art, default wallpaper and login screen evolve |
Posted by: Liskiller | Posted in: Windows 7
A researcher at Sophos reports putting Windows 7's User Account Control (UAC) feature to the test and finding the technology failed to block numerous pieces of malware. Microsoft, however, stresses that UAC is only one part of Windows 7's security.
Windows 7 is vulnerable to no less than 8 out of 10 viruses currently spreading in the wild. All the Windows users are recommended to use an anti-virus.
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Windows 7 UAC can't stop viruses |
Posted by: The Silent Warrior | Posted in: Windows 7
According to NPD's weekly tracking service, Windows 7 software unit sales in the U.S. were 234 percent higher than Vista's first few days of sales. Revenue growth wasn't as strong though. A combination of early discounts on pre-sales and a lack of promotional activity for the Ultimate version resulted in dollar sales that were 82 percent higher than Vista.
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NPD: Windows 7 retail sales exceed Vista sales by 234% |
Microsoft issued a "Fix it" patch on Tuesday for a Windows 7 upgrade problem that results in a system hang. The problem, for Vista users upgrading to Windows 7, is that the installer program never completes the upgrade. Instead, some users get a system hang after 62 percent of the upgrade has been completed.
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"Fix it" Patch Released for Windows 7 Upgrade Hang Issue |
Posted by: USG Ishimura | Posted in: Windows Vista
One of the features of Windows 7 is DirectX 11, which is a superset of DirectX 10.1 already used in Vista Service Pack 2.
Microsoft had promised that Vista users wouldn't be left in the cold, and would be able to download and use DirectX 11. It included DirectX 11 in a beta version of its "Platform Update" available in September. The final version is now available via Windows Update.
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DirectX 11 Now Available for Windows Vista - KB971644 |
Posted by: pcHuntqwerty | Posted in: Windows 7
 According to Wzor, Microsoft has been hard at work on Windows 7 SP1 since the end of September 2009. At the start of 2010, members of the company's Technology Adoption Program around Windows 7 will be the first to get access to the SP1 Beta bits. But end users won't have very much to wait either. The Redmond company will reportedly release a public Beta of Windows 7 SP1 early in January 2010.
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Windows 7 SP1 Beta by the End of 2009 |
Posted by: K.L.Devine | Posted in: Windows 7
Over the past several days there have been various posts, etc. across a variety of social media engines stating that some "hack" (be it a person or a procedure) shows that a Windows 7 Upgrade disc can perform a "clean" installation of Windows 7 on a blank drive from a technical perspective.
Eric Ligman from Microsoft posted in his blog that, they often forgot to mention a very basic, yet very important piece of information… "Technically possible" does not always mean legal.
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Microsoft: Clean installation from Windows 7 Upgrade Disc Is Illegal |
Posted by: DiTECH | Posted in: Windows 7
Using Vista Style Builder to build visual styles for 7, UXStyle to enable custom, non-Microsoft visual styles on your system, you can already begin skinning Windows 7. For many people, desktop customization plays a huge role in their OS experience, and if 7 is new and doesn't have any stylish skins, these customization enthusiasts may be reluctant to switch.
Although, with some poking around, we've found some pretty sleek and stylish skins for Windows 7 that you're sure to enjoy.
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7 Stylish Visual Styles for Windows 7 |
Posted by: secastrah | Posted in: Widgets/Gadgets & Desktop apps
BumpTop is a 3D Desktop Organizer which allows you to keep your computer desktop organized and productive similar to a real desktop. You can perform functions like file-stacking, pin-up reminders, tossing files for easy emailing, printing, copying and even uploading to social-media networks. It also works with touch-screen enabled computers running Windows 7 so you can use touch-gestures to perform these functions.
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Bumptop a 3D Desktop For Windows 7 |
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