Friday, June 26, 2009

More New Windows 7 Information

Pre-order Windows 7: Find participating online retailers in the US

Microsoft's Windows 7 pre-order is up, and in addition to Amazon, there are a number of retailers offering Home Premium and Professional at significant discounts.

Thumbing Windows 7 onto Netbooks

Microsoft is considering offering Windows 7 on a thumb drive to allow Netbook owners to more easily upgrade their machines. The move, which is still under consideration, is one of several things Microsoft has looked at to try to make it convenient to upgrade machines that don't come with a CD or DVD drives.

Power-Management Changes in Windows 7

Microsoft has done much to make Windows 7 all the things that Vista should have been, but perhaps one of the least heralded improvements is in power management. Windows 7 includes a host of enhancements that change how the OS interacts with hardware to make the most of the power going to your home PC and of what you use when you're on the road with your laptop.

FTC Is Ready to Pounce on Dishonest Bloggers

Good news, the Federal Trade Commission has cleared its decks and now has time to address one of the most pressing issues in society: Bloggers who get free products, write about them and then fail to report that they got a free product. Thank goodness. We're all saved.

Monitor your Intel CPU temperature with Real Temp

Sure, you know that your CPU heats up when you ask too much of it. But do you know just how hot it gets? Real Temp can tell you.

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