Windows 7 Google Alerts for 19 May 2009

Intel Goes After Windows 7 on Netbooks With Linux
PC World – USA
The beta release comes ahead of Microsoft’s planned release of its next-generation Windows 7 operating system, which will include a version optimized for …
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Install Windows 7 From an External Hard Drive
Washington Post – United States
If your netbook, laptop, or even desktop lacks a DVD drive, fear not: You can install Windows 7 from nearly any USB hard drive. …
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Windows 7 to Turn Your Wi-Fi Card Into Two
Tom’s Hardware Guide – Culver City,CA,USA
One of the things that we love most about Windows 7 right now is the much-improved taskbar. But as much as we love it, it’s not allowing us to do anything …
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Windows 7 Optimized for HyperThreading
Tom’s Hardware Guide – Culver City,CA,USA
But now HyperThreading is back with Intel’s Nehalem and even Atom processors supporting the technology, and Microsoft’s optimizing Windows 7 for it. …
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Install Windows 7 From an External Hard Drive
PC World – USA
Good news, netbook users: There’s a reasonably easy way to install the Windows 7 Release Candidate, even if you don’t have an external DVD drive. …
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Report: Microsoft’s Laptop Hunter ads are working
CNET News – San Francisco,CA,USA
It’s Windows 7 that’s significantly helping Microsoft’s Image in that demographic. The timing between Win7 getting good reviews and the laptop hunter ads …
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LifeCam VX-2000 Plays Nice with Windows 7 RC
Softpedia – Bucharest,Romania
According to the Microsoft hardware Support for Windows 7 webpage, LifeCam 32-bit and 64-bit beta software will play nice with the Release Candidate of …
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Windows 7 improvements make it what Vista should have been
Houston Chronicle – United States
Now it’s time to get down to what you really want to know: How good is Windows 7 at this point in its development, and should you get it when it finally …
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Leaked Office 2010 Technical Preview Infected Just as Windows 7 RC
Softpedia – Bucharest,Romania
There are similarities between the development processes of Windows 7 and that of Office 2010, formerly codenamed Office 14, in more aspects than one. …
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PC market unlikely to recover later this year, broker says
MarketWatch – USA
"We have not seen a major PC upgrade cycle related to an operating system launch since 1995, and we do not expect anything different with Windows 7," he …
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Lifehacker – Windows 7′s Price May be a Barrier for Adoption …
By Adam Pash
Windows 7′s inflated prices may still be a stumbling block for adoption once the new operating system is officially released this holiday season, according to a CNET interview with an executive at computer manufacturer Dell.
Lifehacker – http://lifehacker.com/

Sensor and Location .NET Library for Windows 7 | The Continuum …
By Adam Kinney
Windows 7 includes unique features that can really light up your application and create new possibilities. Yochay Kiraity has been working with the team to create Managed Code APIs making it even…
Channel 9 – http://channel9.msdn.com/

Who Will Be the Windows 7 Early Adopters? | CIO – Blogs and Discussion
By Shane ONeill
Directions on Microsoft analyst Michael Cherry says that the positive feedback on Windows 7 has eased the compatibility and performance fears that still hover over Vista, yet he doesn’t see any industries preparing for a wholesale …
CIO – Blogs and Discussion – - http://advice.cio.com/

Compare Windows 7 with Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 – Rod …
By rodtrent
Compare Windows 7 with Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3. This chart gives a great overview of features between the last 3 version of Windows. Click the image to view regular size… winclientcompare. Published Tuesday, May 19, …
Rod Trent at myITforum.com – http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/rtrent/default.aspx

Lifehacker – Hidden Windows 7 Tool Troubleshoots Sleep Mode …
By The How-To Geek
Windows only: Ever wonder why your laptop’s battery seems to die too quickly? The Windows Help blog points out a hidden command-line switch that generates a report with loads of helpful troubleshooting information.
Lifehacker – http://lifehacker.com/