Today was the official launch of Windows 7, Microsoft’s long awaited “Vista fix up OS.” While I’m still waiting to get a student discount on the super expensive operating system, Apple has come out with 3 new ads that attack Windows 7.
Windows 7: It’s a-coming!
May 11, 2009 — Daylen
We recently put the release candidate of Windows 7 through its paces, and we have to say, we’re impressed. But when does it hit the shelves? Microsoft claimed that Windows 7 would be “available to customers in time for the holiday shopping season.” In a nutshell: this year. We can’t wait!
UPDATE: Microsoft has recently announced that it is going to be released on October 22. Thanks to reader Kevin who brought this to our attention.
[via Download Squad]
GarageBand for Windows
April 17, 2009 — DaylenAll Macs come with GarageBand, which allows you to mix and match music loops to create your own masterpieces. What if you’re on Windows? Or Linux? Thankfully, LMMS lets you do just the same.
As you can see here, LMMS is a pretty full featured tool. You can get it free of charge at lmms.sourceforge.net.
Update: Now with video!
Add Thumbnails to Taskbar Tooltips
March 21, 2009 — Daylen
In Windows Vista, you can pause your mouse over an item in the taskbar and you get a visual tooltip, showing what’s actually going on inside that program. For Windows XP, you can install a free program called Visual Task Tips to do the same. Awesome.
Systm: How to Boot Windows or Linux off a Flash Drive
March 4, 2009 — DaylenEver wanted to boot an entire OS off a flash drive? Systm shows you how. If you want to see the Linux part, scroll to the middle.
