WINDOWS.BLORGE » Jonathan Schlaffer http://vista.blorge.com Windows 7 news and tutorials Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:33:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 First impressions of Windows 7 RC1 http://vista.blorge.com/2009/05/04/first-impressions-of-windows-7-rc1/ http://vista.blorge.com/2009/05/04/first-impressions-of-windows-7-rc1/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 02:14:53 +0000 Jonathan Schlaffer http://vista.blorge.com/2009/05/04/first-impressions-of-windows-7-rc1/ untitled-2The general public will have to wait until May 5 to get their hands on Windows 7 RC1. The press and Web sites are being given early access to it. Being a writer for this site does have some privileges and I was able to download the RC early. [..]
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/29/windows-7-tested-and-reviewed/feed/ 7 Four security suites for Windows 7 beta http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/24/four-security-suites-for-windows-7-beta/ http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/24/four-security-suites-for-windows-7-beta/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:02:56 +0000 Jonathan Schlaffer http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/24/four-security-suites-for-windows-7-beta/ Security software for Windows 7 Some people are finding that while testing Windows 7 the older security software used on XP or Vista do not function correctly in Windows 7.  Currently there isn’t much to choose from in the way of security software [..]
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/24/windows-7-public-beta-availability-extended-to-february-10/feed/ 1 Windows 7 may be ready for back to school http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/19/windows-7-may-be-ready-for-back-to-school/ http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/19/windows-7-may-be-ready-for-back-to-school/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:08:47 +0000 Jonathan Schlaffer http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/19/windows-7-may-be-ready-for-back-to-school/ Windows 7 may be ready for back to school If you or someone you know will be in the market for a computer soon and don’t want to get stuck with Vista or continue to use XP Microsoft may have a surprise for [..]
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/19/windows-7-may-be-ready-for-back-to-school/feed/ 2 With Windows 7, Vista may not be worth fixing http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/12/with-windows-7-vista-may-not-be-worth-fixing/ http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/12/with-windows-7-vista-may-not-be-worth-fixing/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:03:55 +0000 Jonathan Schlaffer http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/12/with-windows-7-vista-may-not-be-worth-fixing/ With Windows 7, Vista may not be worth fixing Microsoft is still preparing the final version of Vista SP2 and it will be released at some point before Windows 7.  At least it should be released before Windows 7.  But is anyone really [..]
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/12/microsoft-may-be-recycling-windows-7-activation-keys/feed/ 2 Windows 7 beta trials without keys to last 30 days http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/08/windows-7-beta-trials-without-keys-to-last-30-days/ http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/08/windows-7-beta-trials-without-keys-to-last-30-days/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:27:43 +0000 Jonathan Schlaffer http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/08/windows-7-beta-trials-without-keys-to-last-30-days/ Windows 7 beta trials without keys to last 30 days Microsoft has officially announced MSDN and Technet availability of the Windows 7 beta, as previously reported.  What was a bit sketchy at the time was the limitation of 2.5 million downloads.  The [..]
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/08/windows-7-beta-trials-without-keys-to-last-30-days/feed/ 0 Windows 7 beta available on MSDN and Technet, public release “soon” http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/08/windows-7-beta-available-on-msdn-and-technet-public-release-soon/ http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/08/windows-7-beta-available-on-msdn-and-technet-public-release-soon/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:11:04 +0000 Jonathan Schlaffer http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/08/windows-7-beta-available-on-msdn-and-technet-public-release-soon/ Windows 7 beta available on MSDN and Technet, public release “soon” During Microsoft’s CES keynote the company announced that the Windows 7 beta would be available to MSDN and Technet subscribers.  Surely enough of it is there for those users to download.  Windows [..]
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]]> http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/08/windows-7-beta-available-on-msdn-and-technet-public-release-soon/feed/ 0 Microsoft earned $1.5 billion from Vista Capable program http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/04/microsoft-earned-15-billion-from-vista-capable-program/ http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/04/microsoft-earned-15-billion-from-vista-capable-program/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:12:29 +0000 Jonathan Schlaffer http://vista.blorge.com/2009/01/04/microsoft-earned-15-billion-from-vista-capable-program/ Microsoft earned $1.5 billion from Vista Capable program Microsoft’s ill-fated “Vista Capable” program, which we have covered at length, actually earned the company money.  Some new estimates say that the Redmond based software giant may have earned upwards of $1.5 billion thanks [..]
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