Performing a “clean” Windows 7 Upgrade

Prior to the Windows 7 release on October 22nd, the big question was “How will the upgrade process work?”  For those of you that don’t know, Microsoft releases new versions of Windows in two available options: full version and upgrade.  The upgrade...

Microsoft Office “Ultimate” Steal

A few weeks back, I wrote about a deal for Windows 7 for students – it is available for $30!  Available on the same site is a link for students to purchase Office 2007 Ultimate Edition for $60…this is a huge savings of 91% off of retail price.  All that is required is...

Got .edu? Get Windows 7 for $30!

As most of you know already, the Windows 7 official release date to consumers is just around the corner – October 22nd.  As an added bonus, Microsoft is offering a deal to college students…Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium edition for $30.  This is a mega-deal, a...

Microsoft Releases “Microsoft Security Essentials”

Throughout Microsoft’s years of developing for Windows, they have released several products to improve security in the operating system including a simple firewall that prevented inbound attacks from outside hackers and a spyware / malware detection application....

Switch windows in 3-D (with Windows Vista and Windows 7)

This week, one of my clients asked me how to “scroll through windows in 3-D”.  What he was talking about was something called 3-D Window Switching in Windows Vista and Windows 7, a feature enabled with the Windows Aero (glass effect) interface. ...