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Windows 7 has a lot to offer for developers. If I had to pick the 7 most relevant or the 7 “sexiest” I would go with James’ list. Over the past week Jim O’Neil wrote a series of blog posts about his 7 favorites. Learn how to take advantage of these cool Read More...
Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 9:11 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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New Efficiency Launch Event Live on Monday

Experience The New Efficiency Microsoft Launch Event Live from San Diego October 26th Virtually! www.thenewefficiency.com/live View and download 18 IT Professional and Developer focused live sessions from San Diego starting at 9am PDT October 26th . Focusing Read More...
Posted Friday, October 23, 2009 2:49 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments

Windows 7 Application Compatibility – an IT Pro Guide

App Compat is only for developers, right? Not quite. If you are an admin you know what I am talking about. Lots of application – many of them still on Windows XP – need to be migrated to support the rollout of a new OS. Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit Read More...
Posted Friday, July 24, 2009 4:30 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

New Windows 7 UI features for developers

There’s a series of great screen casts up on Channel9. In just 10 minutes you will get a basic aunderstanding on how to implement/use the new feature. Each episode also includes downloadable source code : Windows 7 Taskbar Icon Overlay Jump Lists Preview Read More...
Posted Monday, May 18, 2009 8:45 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 hit RC today

Yes! Find the latest and greatest about both release candidates (RC) on TechNet Edge . TechNet Edge, your source for up to date news, interviews and screen cast for IT Professionals worldwide. Some links IT Professionals (and developers as well) will Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:08 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Windows XP to Windows 7 migration over wireless

TechNet Edge video demonstrating migration of 20 laptop computers from XP SP3 to Windows 7 over WIRELESS! Video . Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:46 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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Sysinternals now on Twitter

Too good to be true? @ sysinternals on Twitter (since December 2008). Read More...
Posted Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:28 AM by Volker Will | 1 Comments

Snappy Windows 7 installation

Just finished installing Windows 7 on an ASUS 1000HE netbook. 23 minutes from inserting the install DVD to first boot into finished OS. While I use this netbook for a week with Win7, a reinstall was necessary because I “found” an SSD disk, 64GB. I want Read More...
Posted Friday, March 20, 2009 2:14 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Meetings and email

Here’s a look at the summary of application usage on my netbook (1000HE) this morning between 7:00am and noon. I run Windows 7, Aero Glass is enabled and the power settings are left at “Balanced”. The morning was filled with meetings, not so much email Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:33 PM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Size matters

Size matters when it comes to netbooks. See the picture of my last 3 generations of laptop, notebook, netbook bags. The netbook is almost completely sunken in the small cross body bag right of the apple. No, not what you might think. I put the apple there Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:33 AM by Volker Will | 2 Comments
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Netbook or Notebook?

I can tell you, I love Windows 7 on the ASUS 1000HE . I mentioned it already? All this rah rah about netbooks are netbook and not notebooks and you only use them for web surfing. Windows 7 (Win7) and the 1000HE make all the difference. At least for me. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:22 PM by Volker Will | 5 Comments
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Netbook memory upgrade

Just upgraded the 1000HE from ASUS from 1GB to 2GB. No obvious difference in Win7 performance. Apps seem to run faster now. I just had to install Office 2007. Runs very well with the built-in 1GB but feels snappier with 2GB. TaskMgr still shows only 700MB Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:18 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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Netbook and Windows 7

A combination that goes together extremely well. Over the past months I read a lot about netbooks and the Twittersphere is full of netbook enthusiasts twittering about their experiences and the fun they have. So I decided it was time for me to try one Read More...
Posted Monday, March 16, 2009 5:22 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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Windows 7 Manageability Overview

End of last week Microsoft published the IT Pro 30 page guide “Windows 7 Manageability Overview”. The information might have been lost over all the noise about CeBIT and recent announcements and the weekend. From the content: Windows 7 Manageability Overview    Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:48 AM by Volker Will | 0 Comments
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My 2 favorite Windows 7 blog posts

I have more than 2 but these two are at the top. Brandon Live : Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet Tim’s The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:17 PM by Volker Will | 1 Comments
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