Windows 7′s taskbar is quite a versatile tool. It acts as both a task switcher and program launcher. Microsoft even allows you to pin certain items, such as Control Panel or websites to the taskbar. Unfortunately, if you try pinning a drive, like your C: partition or a DVD drive, to the taskbar, it will [...]
Windows is in constant communication with the Internet – in fact, dozens of Windows features send data to and from the Internet. So if you need or want more control over what’s flowing through your data pipes, this blog post will help. This is not your typical “Microsoft is spying on you” blog post. Instead, [...]
In last week’s blog post, we performed some early performance benchmarks and compared Windows 7 SP1 with the recently released Windows 8 Consumer Preview. While speed improved in some scenarios, other aspects suffered a bit. However, the important thing to remember is, performance doesn’t just depend on the underlying operating system (OS); it also relies [...]
Don’t let the shiny new Metro interface of Windows 8 fool you—the new operating system (OS) has been improved not just with a spanking new outfit but also in the performance department. For instance, Microsoft’s future OS needs to work with both high-end PCs as well as small-factor devices like ARM and low-powered Intel tablets, [...]
