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What in the name of all that is holy is going on here?!? Sometimes I just can’t help but wonder what is it that makes computers so difficult? Today, I noticed that my Cruise Down and Cruise Up buttons on my Logitech mouse stopped working in Firefox. The odd thing is that they continued to … Read more
I’ve been running Windows 7 on my primary desktop computer for long enough now that things are starting to emerge that I want to be tweaked to my preferences or workflow. One of those things is tweaking the Windows 7 Start Menu to be smaller and more compact, instead of using those large icons. Having … Read more
It appears that HP has decided to abandon several popular printers by not providing Windows 7 printer drivers for them at all. Some devices have been categorized as "Category 6" devices, meaning that HP will not support them under Windows 7. Not today, not tomorrow, not at all. This might be more acceptable if it … Read more
I keep seeing computer ads for PCs or Laptops that have Microsoft Vista Home Basic installed. DO NOT BUY A COMPUTER WITH VISTA HOME BASIC unless you want to pay for your upgrade to Windows 7. Microsoft has said that it will offer free OS upgrades to Windows 7, but only for Vista Home Premium … Read more
Microsoft has released the official (no trojans) version of the Windows 7 Release Candidate on its website. Unlike the Windows 7 beta from earlier this year, there is no rush this time, at least not yet. Microsoft says that the RC will be available until July 2009 and that there is no limit on the … Read more
It looks like Microsoft has every intention of releasing Windows 7.0 in time for the Christmas holiday shopping season this year. While that means December for you and me, it means something closer to September or October for retailers who build and ship their PCs into the channel long before the arrive in the store. … Read more
Over at TechRepublic, they have a poll up asking people when they think Windows 7 will ship. I, for one, have no idea. However, I think the question they have to get right at Microsoft is when SHOULD we ship Windows 7. Right now, I think it looks like Steve Ballmer and the boys have … Read more