Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool to be released under GPLv2
Microsoft developers have confirmed that their Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool indeed included some GPLv2 code.
They had pulled away this program a couple of days ago for review.
This tool would be released again in the coming days under the terms of the General Public License v2. [...]
Paint.NET 3.5 final released
Paint.NET developers have released the gold edition of Paint.NET 3.5.
Paint.NET 3.5 has already seen a couple of beta editions and the stable version is now available as a free download.
The changelog is pretty comprehensive as this is a major update:
New: Refreshed user interface with new icons and visual styling. On [...]
Sophos: Windows 7 is still not secure enough
Sophos has stated the obvious in a blog post.
The company said that Windows 7 on its own cannot survive against malware attacks and users would have to rely on anti-virus products.
Sophos did some tests on a brand new installation of Windows 7 with no anti-virus [...]
Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac now available
Parallels has announced that they are now offering Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac to interested customers.
This application enable users of Mac OS X to run other operating systems on their machines.
It supports a variety of operating systems like Windows and Linux.
The latest version costs USD [...]
Intel P55 could create problems between Windows 7 and Apple iPhone
The Register has reported that some Windows 7 users are facing problems using Apple iPhone on their computers.
The problem is connected to the Intel P55 chipset which is involved in these situations.
The most common problem scenario is that the computer would detect [...]
Microsoft explains when a Windows 7 Upgrade is an Upgrade
A couple of online resources are highlighting hacks which enable a user to install Windows 7 Upgrade copy on a fresh hard disk.
This means that the user is no longer required to have an installed edition of a previous version of Windows to use the [...]
Mark Shuttleworth: Windows 7 for netbooks is not worth the price
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth who is the man behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution has stated that Windows 7 Starter Edition which is designed for netbooks is not worth the price.
It is crippled and still pricey for what it offers.
Canonical is all set [...]
Microsoft releases Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
Microsoft has released a software utility which can be used to burn the Windows 7 ISO file on to a DVD or a USB drive.
Burning an ISO file to a DVD is rather easy as many utilities are available in the market to do that. Some operating systems [...]
@MicrosoftHelps on Twitter to help with Windows 7 problems!
Microsoft has a Twitter account named MicrosoftHelps which has been setup to help people with problems related to Windows 7 operating system.
Microsoft has just launched this new edition of the Windows OS and this Twitter account can come handy with problems faced by new users. [...]
Windows 7 touchscreen fail on Japanese television
Here is a funny video from Japanese television.
The show host is showcasing the just launched Windows 7 operating system.
It seems to be working well considering there are no crashes or blue screens.
But the touchscreen display seems to have some issues leading to laughs from the [...]
