Apple has taken advantage of the Windows 7 hype by using Microsoft keywords to generate cheeky Google ads for Macs. One sponsored ad appears only when “Windows 7” or “download
According to recent research more than half of all computer users customise the look and feel of their desktops and if you like cars the chances are that your background picture is of your favourite car! Now Infiniti, the Japanese performance car maker has teamed up with Microsoft to provide Infiniti-inspired backgrounds, slide shows, screen savers for Windows 7.
When I did finally upgraded to Windows 7 yesterday (and since my PC needed a good clean out) I decided to do a fresh install rather than upgrade from Vista. One thing that made my new install a lot easier was Ninite. Ninite is a simple installer which downloads and silently installs up to 59 of the top freeware programs that are essential for any PC.
Although we all knew it would happen, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) like Dell haven’t said much about how they will use Windows 7, I guess because it wasn’t offically out yet, but now that Windows 7 has been released OEMs are starting to move all their products over to the new version of Windows. Dell has announced that they now have 80 models of computer from the 10-inch Inspiron Mini 10 netbook to the ultra-powerful Dell Precision T7500 workstation that ship with Microsoft Windows 7 pre-installed.
So, despite the postal strikes, and the fact you have maxed out the credit card, you are now the proud owner of Windows 7. The sensible thing to do now, is rush over to the PC, open the DVD drawer, put the disk in, and restart the computer. Or is it? Well yes, because Windows 7 is pretty good. Though here are few things you might like to know before taking the plunge.
October 22nd has finally arrived, the public launch of Windows 7. To mark this launch two of the big anti virus and security software companies, Pandaand Kaspersky, are giving away for free 1 year licences to their Internet security and anti virus products.
So Windows 7 is finally going to hit the shelves and perhaps you are tempted to pop down to your local computer store tomorrow and get yourself a copy. The question is can your PC run Windows 7? If you are considering upgrading Windows on your current PC, then there are two ways to check if your PC will work with Windows 7. The first is the manual way, read the system requirements and compare them to your PC, the other is the automatic way, run the Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade advisor.
Thinking of getting a new PC or laptop with Windows 7 pre-installed, then checkout PC World, they are offering up to £250 off new PCs running Windows 7. As you probably know Thursday sees the launch of Windows 7 to the general public and to mark this PC World is reducing the price of a number of Toshiba and Dell laptops by £150. The company is also offering a further £100 if you trade-in your old PC, meaning you can save up to £250 off the cost of your next laptop. If you don’t want a laptop, PC World are also offering £150 off the RRP of the Packard Bell iXtreme quad core PC desktop.
