Microsoft made $1.5B on 'Vista Capable' campaign
Microsoft earned more than US$1.5 billion from the sale of PCs marked as "Vista Capable" in the months leading up to the 2007 debut of Windows Vista, according to an expert's estimate.
Downloads of pirated Windows 7 beta candidate soar
Downloads of a new build of Microsoft Corp.'s upcoming Windows 7 operating system have soared in the last two days, with thousands of systems now pulling pirated copies from BitTorrent sites.
Windows 7 takes shape
We all knew it was coming, but now it feels real. With its debut to select developers in November, Windows 7 is no longer just a label but a real OS. And the public beta is expected this spring.
Turn on Vista's hidden 'Checkboxes' feature
Most tech-savvy users know how to select multiple files: Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each individual file. Of course, that can get a little tricky if you're working with a long list and/or a lot of files: It's too easy to mis-click and "lose" all your selections. That's why I'm loving an undocumented Vista feature: checkboxes.
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