Enable or disable CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence for logging on to Windows 7

September 2nd, 2010. Filed under: Windows . Tags: , ,
  • Windows

While one can always manually disable Interactive logon viz. Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL, before logging on to a Windows 7 or Vista computer, Microsoft has now released a Fix It which allows you to do so automatically. [Read More...]

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Doodle 4 Google 2010 Contest for India is now open

September 2nd, 2010. Filed under: General . Tags: ,
  • General

Google is  inviting all children in India to participate in this exciting ‘doodling’ competition and get a chance to feature their ‘doodle’ on 14th November on Google. The competition is open for all children from 5 to 16 years across India. [Read More...]

Over 50% in China still use Internet Explorer 6

September 2nd, 2010. Filed under: IE . Tags:
  • IE

Internet Explorer 8 has gained market share all over. However while Internet Explorer 6 has been dropping off everywhere, it is still going strong in China. [Read More...]

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Microsoft releases Windows 7 themepacks, your kids will just love!

September 2nd, 2010. Filed under: Downloads . Tags:
  • Downloads

Microsoft has released 4 new themepacks for Windows 7 and are now available for download from the Windows 7 Personalization Gallery. [Read More...]

Download Family Online Safety Tips brochure from Microsoft

September 2nd, 2010. Filed under: Security . Tags: ,
  • Security

Microsoft has released a brochure on Family Safety, with tips to help keep families safer online. The download offers safety tips for Windows 7, Windows Live, XBOX, Zune & MediaRoom users. [Read More...]

Windows Phone 7 Released To Manufacturing

September 2nd, 2010. Filed under: Phone . Tags: ,
  • Phone

Windows Phone 7 has RTM’d! Microsoft today announced that it had released its new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system to hardware manufacturing partners. [Read More...]

Get Help and Support using Microsoft Easy Assist, a feature of Windows Live Meeting

September 2nd, 2010. Filed under: Live . Tags: ,
  • Live

Microsoft Easy Assist allows a Microsoft support professional to remotely connect to your computer and help you solve a problem. Using a secure connection, the support professional can view your desktop and perform diagnostics and troubleshooting steps. [Read More...]

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Windows 7 Family Pack availability by 3rd October 2010

September 2nd, 2010. Filed under: Windows . Tags:
  • Windows

Windows 7  is by far the bestselling operating system. Right from it’s launch last year in October  it’s been quite a joyful ride for Windows 7 with record number of licenses sold till date. [Read More...]

Windows increases market share; Linux loses third spot to iOS

September 1st, 2010. Filed under: News . Tags: ,
  • News

Linux has lost the 3rd spot, which it held for many years, to iOS. On the other hand Windows has increased its market share to over 91% thanks to the sale of Windows 7. [Read More...]

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Giveaway: Oops!Backup 3.0 Windows backup software

September 1st, 2010. Filed under: Downloads . Tags: ,
  • Downloads

The Oops!Backup Giveaway is back again for the third time by popular demand! Altaro is pleased to offer 10 licenses of their wonderful Windows backup software, to the readers of The Windows Club! [Read More...]

Microsoft Unveils Arc Touch Mouse

September 1st, 2010. Filed under: News . Tags: ,
  • News

Microsoft today unveiled the Arc Touch Mouse, the first mouse designed to flatten for portability and pop up for comfort. The new mouse features Microsoft’s first touch scroll strip for easy navigation. [Read More...]

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Fix: A script on this page is causing Internet Explorer to run slowly

September 1st, 2010. Filed under: IE . Tags:
  • IE

While visiting some websites, your Internet Explorer may report an Error Message – A script on this page is causing Internet Explorer to run slowly ! If you are facing this issue frequently, you may want to read further! [Read More...]

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Manage your Computer Hard Drives with Drive-Thru

September 1st, 2010. Filed under: Downloads . Tags:
  • Downloads

Drive-Thru is an easy to use, portable freeware, designed to enable you to manage your computer hard drives and other storage devices. [Read More...]

Twitter applications will work with OAuth only henceforth

September 1st, 2010. Filed under: News . Tags:
  • News

Starting today, all the Twitter applications will work only with OAuth. If you’re like most twitter users who have used Twitter third-party applications or clients to send and read tweets, here after, all your third party apps and clients wont use the basic twitter login. The basic twitter login uses your Twitter username and password, so to avoid that Twitter has made it to work only with OAuth. [Read More...]

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Gmail unveils new Priority Inbox feature

August 31st, 2010. Filed under: News . Tags:
  • News

GMail has introduced a new Priority Inbox feature! This new Priority Inbox feature in Gmail automatically sorts out emails according to the importance. Google has been introducing a few enhancements to the Gmail user interface. [Read More...]

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How to Add, Remove, Install, Uninstall, Restore desktop gadgets in Windows 7

August 31st, 2010. Filed under: Windows . Tags: ,
  • Windows

Gadgets put stuff like news, pictures, games, RSS Feeds, etc right on your Windows desktop. While they were lined up and attached to the sidebar in Windows Vista, Windows 7 sets them free and you can place them anywhere on your desktop. [Read More...]

Difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

August 31st, 2010. Filed under: Windows . Tags: , ,
  • Windows

What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating system? The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to the way a computer’s processor or CPU, handles information. The 64-bit version of Windows handles large amounts of random access memory or RAM, more effectively than a 32-bit system. [Read More...]

Team Foundation Installation Guide for Visual Studio 2010 Released

August 31st, 2010. Filed under: Downloads . Tags: , ,
  • Downloads

Microsoft has released Team Foundation Installation Guide 2010 and is now available for download. This guide  includes instructions for installing Team Foundation Server, Team Foundation Server Proxy and Team Foundation Build Services. [Read More...]

CrashPlan backs up your files to local drives, other computers and online

August 31st, 2010. Filed under: Downloads . Tags:
  • Downloads

Backup, and you wouldn’t suffer. Write this on a post-it on your desk. Maybe back up the post-it too! While there are several free/paid options for backup software on the computer and online backup services, CrashPlan provides both. [Read More...]

RIM buckles; Gives Govt of India complete access to all Blackberry Services

August 30th, 2010. Filed under: News . Tags: ,
  • News

It was just a few weeks ago that the Government of India, citing Security reasons, had  asked RIM (Research In Motion) to provide complete access to the Blackberry services  to monitor the services  for tracking down possible misuse of the services by Terrorists. [Read More...]

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