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Not everyone uses Outlook or a similar program to store their tasks and reminders, or perhaps they might seek something a little more visual. Windows 7 sticky notes will deliver that for you. This video will demonstrate to you how to access, create, change and delete sticky notes on your Windows 7 equipped computer.
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The Aero snap feature on Windows 7 is really useful. You can use it to maximize a window by left clicking and dragging that window to the top of the screen or drag left or right to have the active program use that half of the screen. This is what you might see in the Microsoft commercial. There is a small problem, what if you have 2 or more monitors? It doesn’t work unless you drag it all the way to the right, left or top most screen edge. You can actually use this feature even with multiple screens by using the windows key + arrow keys, these are the affects:
These are must know keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7 users with 2 or more monitors and I like them even on single screens. Please note this does require the Aero interface to be enabled and not all computers support it. For a demonstration of this feature check out this video:
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When you purchase a new computer that has Windows 7 installed or upgrade your current PC to Windows 7 you will have more to deal with than just a learning curve. New operating systems present compatibility issues, sometimes this includes hardware compatibility other times it involves software applications. Luckily there are some tools within Windows 7 that provide very broad application support. This video demonstrates how to use two of the tools, the individual application compatibility settings and the all new “XP Mode”. Links to the Microsoft site mentioned in this video are at the bottom of this article after the video.
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There is tremendous opportunity in the IT services business to perform data recovery and related services. The fact is, it should not be needed as often as it is. If you are one of those people who forgets to run backups on your computer, you should really ask yourself one question. Is there anything on my computer that I would be willing to pay $895 or more to get back in the event of a loss? If there is then you should do two things:
Backup on a budget (Low or no cost)
Disaster recovery backup:
Two companies have emerged that have fine offerings for remote disaster recovery backups over the internet Carbonite and Mozy. These services cost under $60 a year currently and provide a robust and easy to use platform for your PC or Mac.
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Windows 7 provides an unprecedented feature as far as windows operating systems go, it offers you a very simple to use System Restore function. The typical scenario is you install some new bit of software and within hours or days you notice issues with stability or performance of your computer. You now have a very easy way to go back and restore the system to the previous state. When you perform this step the utility will also report to you which drivers and programs will be affected by the process if you click the “Scan for affected programs” button.
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When you purchase your new Windows 7 Computer you should add to your checklist to create a system repair disk. Once created this disk can be used to save you a lot of headaches and time later should your computer have any issues booting up. This disk once created can be stored in a safe place and hopefully you won’t need it.
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One of the things that Windows users have long hungered for is out of the box features like support for burning .iso images to CD/DVD media. Microsoft has really put a lot of effort to bringing more features like the ISO burner to Windows 7. This is a brief demonstration video that will show you how easy it is to access this functionality with your Windows 7 equipped computer:
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Being in IT is often akin to being a detective. You interview people, look at evidence and try to piece together a series of events to decide what occurred after the fact. This is an art, some people are simply amazing at it, it’s a gift they are born with. What about the rest of us? We now have an ally – PSR or Problem Steps Recorder included in Windows 7. You can now demonstrate an issue that is occurring with a very professionally documented reproduction with comments and screen captures. To re-create the output that this program seamlessly produces would require quite a bit of effort. Here is a video sample of this feature:
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