Iconize Windows vista's Taskbar (Sort of ala Windows 7) [Windows vista]
Windows vista only: If you like the look of the icon-only taskbar in the Windows 7 Preview, you can get (almost) the same thing in vista. The IntoWindows tech site explains that using a free utility, ....... Read more 9 days ago
Install the Windows vista Sidebar in XP [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: If you're in no hurry to adopt Windows vista but you've taken a shine to the vista Sidebar, Joshoon over at Deviant Art has uploaded a port of the actual application to Windows XP. Usin ....... Read more 3 days ago
Iconize Windows vista's Taskbar (Sort of Like Windows 7) [Windows vista]
Windows vista only: If you like the look of the icon-only taskbar in the Windows 7 Preview, you can get (almost) the same thing in vista. The IntoWindows tech site explains that using a free utility, ....... Read more 9 days ago
Shut Down Windows from the "Sleep" Button in vista [Windows Tip]
The video bloggers at Tekzilla aren't keen on the way the Power button in the vista Start menu sleeps your computer by default rather than shutting it down, and neither are we. As the video above demo ....... Read more 9 days ago
Microsoft Lowered vista Hardware Requirements to Appease Intel [Class-action Lawsuit]
The class-action lawsuit against Microsoft for its misleading "vista Capable" marketing let loose another scandal when emails between Microsoft and Intel execs surfaced (PDF link), suggesting Microsof ....... Read more 4 days ago
Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in Windows 7 [Lifehacker Top 10]
While the next iteration of the ubiquitous Microsoft desktop operating system, Windows 7, isn't a dramatic overhaul of its predecessor Windows vista, it does fix several sore spots and add a few welc ....... Read more 11 days ago
Windows 7 to Extend Laptop Battery Life by Minimum of 11% [Windows]
In the growing pile of reasons why Windows 7 will be a thousand times better than vista, Microsoft has reported internal power specifications in which they tested an identical laptop playing back DVDs ....... Read more 13 days ago