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Ready, Set, 7: Windows 7 Released To Manufacturing

July 22, 2009

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 were released to manufacturing (RTMed) today. These will become generally available on October 22nd. IT Pros and developers with TechNet or MSDN subscriptions will be able to download the English version on August 6th, with other languages following on October 1st. If you’ve been waiting to get a [...]

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Windows 7 and Direct Access: The Anywhere Experience

June 24, 2009

Over the past few weeks, Windows 7 Release Candidate has been widely downloaded, used, praised (including by some very vocal critics), and loved. It’s easy to fall in love with the Windows 7 user experience, and I don’t just mean the lovely wallpapers and themes that are in stark contrast to the kind of visual [...]

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Windows 7′s Windows XP Mode: Removing Application Compatiblity From The Equation

April 25, 2009

Earlier yesterday, Paul Thurrott and Rafael Rivera revealed a secret new feature in Windows 7— Windows XP Mode (XPM). XPM allows you to run Windows XP in a virtualized session, and includes a license for Windows XP SP3. As Thurrott & Rivera’s blog post says: Windows XP Mode dramatically changes the compatibility story for Windows [...]

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Released: PowerShell Snap-in For IIS 7

March 20, 2009

The big news from MIX09 is probably the release of Internet Explorer 8, but for shell aficionados, Exchange folks and scripting geeks, the release of IIS Snap-in for Windows PowerShell is not a lesser event. The snap-in has 71 cmdlets to manage IIS, from web application pools to web site configurations, bindings, and SSL. Download [...]

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Windows 7 Beta and Multi-Touch

March 9, 2009

Even before the release of Windows 7, laptops and desktops featuring a touch-based interface have started showing up on store shelves and online. These run Windows Vista, come with a touch-sensitive screen and perhaps a third-party add-on that provides some touch functionality. Notably, HP has a line of TouchSmart PCs, including all-in-one PCs and a [...]

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CNET’s Idea of Tech News

February 6, 2009

Although otherwise very readable publications/sites, some tech media outlets increasingly come up with news that really isn’t news, and certainly not worthy of publication. For instance, this item in CNET’s News.com: Georgetown University bans use of Windows 7 beta Given such media coverage, you can’t be blamed for wondering: “Wow, there must be something wrong [...]

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Evolution of Windows Media Center

January 13, 2009

With the public availability of Windows 7 beta announced at CES 2009, Media Center aficionados are eagerly waiting for the updated Windows Media Center experience in the new OS. For me, Media Center has been the big reason to upgrade home PCs to Windows Vista, and looks like that will continue with Windows 7. I [...]

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Switcher’s Lament: CNET Editor’s Case Against The Mac

January 5, 2009

It’s been a fun year watching those cute Apple commercials urging you to switch to a Mac. Yes, many of us love Apple’s beautifully engineered hardware, and may have fallen for the charms of an iPhone (although strictly as a case study in usability… :), but switching to the Mac OS as your primary computing [...]

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Introducing Windows 7

October 13, 2008

Yes, the product so far known by its codename – “Windows 7″, will officially be called Windows 7. It’s the first time the official/final/release version of Windows will have the same name as its codename. More from Mike Nash on the Windows Vista team blog.

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IIS 7 Authentication: What happened to the IUSR_MachineName account?

July 8, 2008

In previous versions of IIS, the IUSR_MachineName account is created for anonymous authentication. This is an actual user account created on the server (a domain account can be used in domain environments), and like all user accounts— it has a SID, and an account password with the accompanying management costs and risks. One of the [...]

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