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, Home Articles Farewell to the CD Don Syme on F Microsoft's functional programming language for NET An Outlook mystery resolved : removing the blue bar from quoted replies How to backup Small Business Server 2008 on Hyper-V Is high-resolution audio like SACD audibly better than than CD Simple CRUD with Silverlight 2.0 Very simple VB 2008 database app with databinding A simple Delphi wrapper for Sqlite 3 Microsoft’s Jean Paoli on the XML document debate Scott Guthrie on NET futures A simple VB Web Monitor Counting Primes in Flash and Silverlight Images of Sun Welcome to ITWriting.com Reviews Review : Toshiba NB300 and NB305 Netbook Review : LG GW620 Android Smartphone Review : Belkin Play Max F7D4301 wireless router Review : Logitech Squeezebox Touch Office 2010 Pictorial Review Office
Learn how implementing SDL helps write more secure code by reducing the number and severity of vulnerabilities in your code.
: Home Articles Farewell to the CD Don Syme on F Microsoft's functional programming language for NET An Outlook mystery resolved : removing the blue bar from quoted replies How to backup Small Business Server 2008 on Hyper-V Is high-resolution audio like SACD audibly better than than CD Simple CRUD with Silverlight 2.0 Very simple VB 2008 database app with databinding A simple Delphi wrapper for Sqlite 3 Microsoft’s Jean Paoli on the XML document debate Scott Guthrie on NET futures A simple VB Web Monitor Counting Primes in Flash and Silverlight Images of Sun Welcome to ITWriting.com Reviews Review : Toshiba NB300 and NB305 Netbook Review : LG GW620 Android Smartphone Review : Belkin Play Max F7D4301 wireless router Review : Logitech Squeezebox Touch Office 2010 Pictorial Review Office
, Home Articles Farewell to the CD Don Syme on F Microsoft's functional programming language for NET An Outlook mystery resolved : removing the blue bar from quoted replies How to backup Small Business Server 2008 on Hyper-V Is high-resolution audio like SACD audibly better than than CD Simple CRUD with Silverlight 2.0 Very simple VB 2008 database app with databinding A simple Delphi wrapper for Sqlite 3 Microsoft’s Jean Paoli on the XML document debate Scott Guthrie on NET futures A simple VB Web Monitor Counting Primes in Flash and Silverlight Images of Sun Welcome to ITWriting.com Reviews Review : Toshiba NB300 and NB305 Netbook Review : LG GW620 Android Smartphone Review : Belkin Play Max F7D4301 wireless router Review : Logitech Squeezebox Touch Office 2010 Pictorial Review Office
Personally I’d like to think I know a good bit about Windows 7, I have been an editor here for over a year at this stage, but I always seem to be finding new things in it that make me feel like I know nothing. You’re probably all going to slate me in the comments [...]
Now if you’re looking for a bargain and a half, I think you may have found it. Walmart say they will be offering a 15.6 – inch Windows 7 notebook for under $200 in its post – Thanksgiving “Black Friday” sale. This is one of the best deals I’ve ever seen. Considering if you were [...]
Greg Shultz shows you how to remove Libraries from the navigation pane in Windows 7 Explorer by editing the registry.
We’ve seen a device like this before with the limited edition Toshiba Libretto W100 a couple of months ago. Now though Acer have released a larger Windows 7 laptop-style device with dual touchscreens. The device is certainly interesting to look at but how practical it will be in real-world use remains to be seen. The [...]
Jack Wallen taps into his experience as a consultant to show you how to create a reliable backup using Acronis.
Personalization of the operating system, and offering ways to personalize Windows 7, seem to have been on the top of the feature list over at Microsoft. The Redmond company is regularly pushing out new Windows 7 themes, and while some of the themes look and feel like advertisement, others are related to events, the time [...]
: Home Articles Farewell to the CD Don Syme on F Microsoft's functional programming language for NET An Outlook mystery resolved : removing the blue bar from quoted replies How to backup Small Business Server 2008 on Hyper-V Is high-resolution audio like SACD audibly better than than CD Simple CRUD with Silverlight 2.0 Very simple VB 2008 database app with databinding A simple Delphi wrapper for Sqlite 3 Microsoft’s Jean Paoli on the XML document debate Scott Guthrie on NET futures A simple VB Web Monitor Counting Primes in Flash and Silverlight Images of Sun Welcome to ITWriting.com Reviews Review : Toshiba NB300 and NB305 Netbook Review : LG GW620 Android Smartphone Review : Belkin Play Max F7D4301 wireless router Review : Logitech Squeezebox Touch Office 2010 Pictorial Review Office
Cloud computing is everywhere these days (literally) so it was only a matter of time before Microsoft added a lovely cloud photo theme to its already extensive lineup of theme packs for Windows 7. Regardless of how many people actually use theme packs. Only Microsoft will have access to the download figures, there can be [...]
Thanks for Engadget for spotting this one, thew Windows Phone team have been Twittering about Windows Phone 7 handsets arriving at Verizon this holiday season with more arriving in early 2011. This will be great news for anybody on the network keen to get their hands on Microsoft’s new smartphone OS which I reviewed here [...]
Yup, time really does fly and today, 20th November 2010 is the 25th anniversary of the launch of Windows 1.0. This was Microsoft’s first stab at a multi-tasking graphical user interface and had four versions. 1.02 was released in May the following year with the final version 1.04 coming out in April 1987. The GUI, [...]
When PC performance slows to a crawl, a systematic troubleshooting plan will help you zero in on the cause. Deb Shinder runs through likely culprits and describes steps you can take to improve system performance.
For those in the US (or insomniacs in Europe) gHacks editor Mike Halsey will be the guest on the Computer America radio show tonight for a whole two hours. The show has been running for 19 years and is the #1 daily tech podcast according to the New York Times. The show will be broadcast [...]
Greg Shultz fixes some minor annoyances with Windows Live Messenger 2011 and its icon and default view.
Microsoft have just released a new build of the IE9 Platform Preview and they’ve been working hard on JavaScript performance. This appears to have paid off as it puts their new broswer miles ahead of the current competition in terms of performance. Looking at the graph (above) it’s nearest competitor, Firefox 3.6 is a very [...]
Ever wanted to tell the world how much you love (or hate) Windows 7 and other Microsoft products? Well now you can as the Windows Shop has finally embraced customer reviews. Now you can leave your feedback and comments on Microsoft’s most recent desktop operating system as well at other products such as Office 2010 [...]
Despite our best efforts, every once in a while, Microsoft Windows 7 system files will become corrupted. A simple scan can fix these system errors.
Mike Halsey will be appearing on Craig Crossman’s Computer America radio show on Friday 19th November 2010. The show has been running for 19 years and is the #1 daily podcast in the US according to the New York Times. Mike will be talking about his new book “Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out” from Microsoft Press, [...]
It used to be that many of these games had a tendency to be very solitary. Instead of posting scores outside of the gaming function, people can now offer challenges to others. People can use the gaming function as a new style social network. People start with something in common, a game, and develop into friendly relationships.
An anonymous tipster has tipped off tech blog site Engadget with a flyer circulating to Microsoft employees that a CDMA version of the HTC Trophy will be available in early 2011 for use on Verizon’s network. Other than the HTC 7 Pro, this is the only CDMA handset that’s been ousted publicly. Microsoft employees will [...]
It has long been anticipated, the move by Facebook into a full email. How the world’s biggest social network is holding a press event where they are widely expected to announce a new webmail service to rival Yahoo!, GMail and Hotmail (Live). There can also be little doubt how successful such a service would be too. [...]
Turbo charge your downloads with Free Download Manager. Tutorial 2 - Using Free Download Manager.
Turbo charge your downloads with Free Download Manager. Tutorial 1 - Install Free Download Manager.
I’m sure most of you find yourself constantly plugging in various flash drives into your PC which aren’t necessarily yours, unknown to you there could be viruses lurking on them ready to infect your PC the second you plug them in. At the moment there’s no quick and easy way to scan these drives when you plug [...]
Okay, so I’m not being completely fair here. Analysts Gartner Inc. have published some research for their clients who are still stuck using Internet Explorer 6, as reported by IT Expert Voice. Gartner say that organisations are still standardising on IE6 because “they’ve built up sizable installed bases of line-of-business applications that are IE 6-dependent” [...]
It’s only a week out of the door and already Microsoft’s new smartphone OS has had the jailbreak treatment. Long Zheng has reported that an Australian hacker called Chris Walshie has discovered a way to run “native, unmanaged code” on the handsets. This will allow users to run whatever software they want. The method involves manipulating a [...]
A new beta of Microsoft’s free anti-virus product, Microsoft Security Essentials has appeared just as Panda Anti-Virus looks set to complain to the EU about Microsoft offering the package to Windows users who have no or out of date anti-virus protection as an optional update. The new beta reportedly adds a new improved scanning engine [...]
Jack Wallen highlights the features of four free alternative online meeting applications and then picks the one that stands out as the clear favorite.
Greg Shultz shows you how to use Windows Task Manager to track down detailed information about any process running in Microsoft Windows 7.
One of the biggest disappointments people have expressed about the first release of Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 7 smartphone OS, if the lack of tethering, the ability to connect your computer to the Internet using your phones data connection. Now it has emerged that Windows Phone does support tethering after all, up to a point, after a fashion [...]
Microsoft has been side stepping the issue of bundling its anti-malware solutions with Windows. But in one sense shouldn't it be doing it any way? After all, it is their software design that is open to security breaches, so shouldn't they be responsible for fixing them?
There’s been a great deal of concern over the update policy for Microsoft’s new smartphone OS. Initially it was understood that Microsoft would push updates directly to users. News later emerged however that carriers would be able to delay updates while they confirmed they would work with handsets and any bespoke software the carriers had added. [...]
Organise your photographs and videos with the Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011 - Tutorial 1 - Install Live Photo Gallery.
So the time has come! I’ve had my HTC Mozart review handset for a week now and I’ve written here about various aspects of Microsoft’s new smartphone operating system. If you missed any of the previous parts of this review, you can catch up with them here… Windows Phone 7 Review, Part 1 – Unboxing [...]
For customers who want to build their own private clouds on top of existing infrastructure investments the Microsoft experience can be invaluable.
Favorites is one of the group that is displayed in Windows Explorer on Windows 7. The group lists several folders by default including the user profile folder, recent places and downloads. While it is possible to add new folders to the Favorites group, it is not possible to do the same with program links. The [...]
On the Marketplace's first day there was a whopping 86 total apps to browse through. How many do we have now?
So far in this review series I’ve covered the main OS, the handset I’ve been provided with by Microsoft and the main apps. But what’s a Windows Phone like to live with on a day to day basis? This after all is the most important factor to any consumer when deciding whether to buy one [...]
While many businesses say they wont be upgrading to Windows 7 anytime soon, as they want to continue running their legacy applications, or in some cases, they just don’t need to. But the US Military is leading by example, keeping up to date with the latest technology and now also the latest operating system. The [...]
My week with my test Windows Phone from Microsoft continues and I have to say I got used to using the phone very quickly. In this part of the review I thought I’d write about the main applications that are built into the core operating system. The main way these apps work is through panels. [...]
Yesterday I published part one of my hands on review with Windows Phone 7, and this isn’t like the early hands on where people played with one at a Microsoft event, I got the Redmond giant to send me a phone so I could give you all a real understanding of the OS and what [...]
At Windows 7 News we’ll always bring you the best and latest news so I’ve secured a review unit from Microsoft of a new Windows Phone and will be bringing you a complete in depth review of Microsoft’s new smartphone operating system over the next couple of weeks. The handset I’ve been sent is the HTC [...]
The news about Windows 7 in the corporate space has been confusing in recent months, with 50% of businesses saying they were making the switch or already had. New research by Forrester today and reported by Ed Bott, shows a very different picture though. The chart above (click the image to view it full size) [...]