PC Wizard 2010 is a powerful freeware utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also does some more analysis. It is among the most advanced system information programs on the market. [Read More...]
Dead Pixels are a common problem that LCD screens face. When a pixel goes dead, the LCD monitor does not display the correct color output. [Read More...]
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Looking for a new laptop for your Windows 7 ? The Laptop Scout from Microsoft is there to help you! [Read More...]
The whole world is holding its breath for the Apple tablet. But maybe we’ve all been dreaming about the wrong device. This is Courier, Microsoft’s astonishing take on the tablet. [Read More...]
Different Windows editions have had different upper maximum RAM limits. 64-bit Windows support different amounts of memory as a SKU-differentiating feature, with the low end being 512MB for Windows XP Starter to 128GB for Vista Ultimate and 192GB for Windows 7 Ultimate. [Read More...]
These unique pen-drives are sure to send your PC on a high! [Read More...]
Microsoft has launched the ergonomist-approved Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000, which utilizes a Comfort Curve layout that encourages natural wrist posture with a slight six-degree curve. This new desktop set combines the Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard layout with a soft-touch palm rest to make the PC experience more comfortable. [Read More...]
Geeks, who have been around for long enough, remember their first hard-drives. Some remember their first gigabyte, others remember forty megabytes while even some remember luggage-sized 5 meg drives. It continually shocks us when newer and smaller storage is made available, and we get all giggly when it happens. [Read More...]
SecurAble is a security freeware from GRC. Recent AMD and Intel processors contain three features which can be extremely beneficial to the system’s overall security. [Read More...]
Windows 7 provides you with a Display Colour Calibration Wizard, that helps you set up your computers brightness, gamma, contrast & colour settings easily. [Read More...]
From every kind of memory to A/V input/outputs, processors, and hard drives, this guide shows in easy-to-recognize pictorial form the possible guts in your computer. [Read More...]
DirectX 11 is just around the corner, offering a dazzling array of new toys for game developers and many people would like to know a bit about it. [Read More...]
What can Windows 7 run on?
“I asked if you’d had a chance to run the Beta or Release Candidate version on one of your older machines yet – and I received a welcome deluge of emails from people who had. [Read More...]
Forum member hackerman1 has done something extraordinary.
He has got his Windows 7 to run on a P2 with 266MHz CPU, 96MB RAM & 4Mb graphic card ! [Read More...]
In Windows 7 the lesser used devices including the WaveOutMix, MonoMix, StereoMix are disabled by default.
If your your sound driver supports this feature, you can enable it. [Read More...]
Microsoft Hardware has recently announced that its current line of award-winning mice, keyboards, LifeCams, gaming devices and notebook accessories will be fully compatible with Windows 7 once the operating system is launched to retail customers on Oct. 22, 2009. Making everyday tasks faster and easier, Microsoft Hardware created new, timesaving features for Windows 7 to ensure that anyone using the new operating system gets a better experience. [Read More...]
In general, if your PC can run Windows Vista, it can run Windows 7. But if you’re not running Windows Vista, or are just not sure if your system is ready to run Windows 7, there’s a quick way to do a simple check. [Read More...]
Microsoft is also providing guidance on the minimum system requirements for Windows 7, showing that Windows 7 will work on a broader array of hardware than any other release of Windows at launch. [Read More...]
Windows 7, like Windows Vista, includes most, if not all of the device drivers for common hardware. All you you have to do is plug in the hardware and the drivers will install. [Read More...]
