Windows 7 Ad Kills With Cuteness [Video]
Microsoft has experienced mixed results with its ad campaigns. A Seinfeld-Gates pairing was panned in the tech press, but its “Laptop Hunters” series had a positive impact on consumers’ value perception of Microsoft products (even if Apple did insist that one ad be changed).
Come to mention it, who can forget that bizarre projectile vomiting ad for Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer) 8? Microsoft later attempted to remove the ad, after it had been shared widely around the web.
With the new operating system’s retail release scheduled for next month, it’s time for the Windows 7 ads to start rolling out. Microsoft’s strategy: kill with cuteness. An ad released this week features the return of Kylie, who shows us how simple it is to make slideshows on her new laptop.
via Windows 7 Ad Kills With Cuteness [Video].
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Windows 7 Family Pack
It appears that, after review of Microsoft's EULA for Windows 7, that there will be a Windows 7 Family Pack, which may be legally installed on up to 3 computers in the same home. Here's the exact text from their EULA:
“b. Family Pack. If you are a “Qualified Family Pack User”, you may install one copy of the software marked as “Family Pack” on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there. Those computers are the “licensed computers” and are subject to these license terms. If you do not know whether you are a Qualified Family Pack User, visit go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=141399 or contact the Microsoft affiliate serving your country.”
Read the full story at Crenk.com or KristanKenney.com.
Confirmed: Windows 7 RTM out by July 13th
Microsoft's next major OS will be here soon. I'd suggest pre-ordering it, as right now you save at least 50% by pre-ordering now.
See the original post at Tech-Mania.com. Head over to NewEgg.com to preorder Windows 7.
Sysinternals Process Explorer
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Perhaps one of the coolest, free programs available to revamp your Task Manager is available from Sysinternals, a sub-division of Microsoft.
It enables you to see a tree-view of running programs (especially helpful when trying to understand, perhaps, why a program keeps restarting itself?), as well as viewing of the command lines that start programs.
For power users, this enables you to really take control of the operation of your computer, and more importantly, fine tune what should be running and what shouldn't.
If you're a Task Manager addict, this is one replacement that is worth the minimial effort installing.
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