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July, 2011

The blog of Rob Margel - Windows Help

Microsoftie 4 ever (18+ years) working in Windows Web Services and Content team in the UK. The blog is mainly focused on the Windows family of products and trying to provide help pointers and resources for customers on our products.
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  • The blog of Rob Margel - Windows Help

    Change how buttons appear on the Windows 7 taskbar (video)

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Rob Margel
    • 0 Comments

    There are 3 settings for how buttons appear on the Windows 7 taskbar:

    • Always combine, hide labels

    Picture of taskbar buttons when Always combine, hide labels is selected

    • Combine when taskbar is full

    Picture of taskbar buttons when Combine when taskbar is full is selected

    • Never combine

    Picture of taskbar buttons when Never combine is selected

    Watch this video learn how to change how buttons appear on the Windows 7 taskbar

    Click to watch the video

    Rob

    Technorati Tags: Windows 7


  • The blog of Rob Margel - Windows Help

    Penguins and coral this weeks images in the bing dynamic theme for Windows 7

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Rob Margel
    • 1 Comments

    This weeks images in the bing dynamic Windows 7 theme feature penguins in Antarctica and deepwater mushroom soft coral.

    Young emperor penguin (Aptenoytes forsteri) chick and adult, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

    Young emperor penguin (Aptenoytes forsteri) chick and adult, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

    Deepwater mushroom soft coral (Anthomastus ritteri) off the coast of California, in the Pacific Ocean

    Deepwater mushroom soft coral (Anthomastus ritteri) off the coast of California, in the Pacific Ocean

    One quick note when you download this theme you will see a message like

    subscribe to RSS theme

    make sure you select the Download Attachments option.

    Rob

    Technorati Tags: Windows 7,themes,bing,penguins,coral,Antartica


  • The blog of Rob Margel - Windows Help

    Windows 7 at the Goodwood festival of Speed

    Posted over 2 years ago
    by Rob Margel
    • 0 Comments

    Yesterday afternoon I had the great opportunity to man the Windows 7 supercar stand at the Goodwood Festival of Speed where we are displaying and demoing some of the smart new Windows 7 PC’s that are available today.

    Also on the stand yesterday where a couple of real supercars, a Mercedes SLS and a RUF Porsche.

    Windows 7 Supercar stand at the Goodwood Festival of speed

    I think there will be other supercars during today and the weekend on the stand, they certainly drew the crowds in, so if you are at the festival pop onto the stand and have a look at the PCs that we are demoing. 

    Yesterday the Windows 7 PC’s that drew the most attention where the

    • Dell Inspiron™ duo
    • Alienware M17x
    • Toshiba NB550D

    Rob

    Technorati Tags: Windows 7,Mercedes SLS,RUF Porsche Goodwood festival of speed,FOS


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