Windows 7 Beta to be released worldwide tomorrow
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has announced that a test version of the US software titan's Windows 7 operating system will be available worldwide on Friday. Earlier he had announced that Windows 7 is nearing completion and is almost ready for release. Windows 7 Beta will be available for all users for testing or regular [...]
ShellExView (Tool Tuesday)
A shell extension is an in-process COM object which extends the Windows' abilities. Most shell extensions are automatically installed by the operating system, but there are also many other applications that install additional shell extension components. E.g. Installing WinZip or Winrar or JetAudio on your computer will create a menu when you right-click on a [...]
Operating System in Operating System (Software Saturday)
Imagine the situation that you are running Windows Vista and need to run XP or even Linux. Well, you have two options before you, viz. install Linux or XP as a dual boot or run it within your Operating System as a virtual machine. There are two free softwares available that achieve the second purpose, [...]
I'm a PC
Apple's Ads where an attempt to portray to users that Mac is the cool operating system used by cool people, while Windows is for … Now, the new I'm a PC advertisements are online. The ads don't talk about the operating system or what Microsoft is about. However, they do portray something real. As one [...]
Power Defragmenter GUI + Contig (Tool Thursday)
One thing that is required to maintain the smooth running of your operating system is the regular defragmentation of your hard drives. There are several freeware and shareware programs available for use. However, one that I have been using for a long time now is Power Defragmenter GUI. Power Defragmenter is a GUI (Graphic User [...]
