So Windows 7 is finally out! And what’s the verdict – How does it up measure up against its predecessors? Basically, Windows 7 is the same as Vista in that it’s built over Vista. And yet it’s different because of the many enhancements. It definitely seems to be less annoying! Right from...

You help people every day at work make the most out of your company’s IT resources. You’ve got the leading-edge knowledge to help your company understand how important it is to consider the move to Windows 7. But what about your friends and family? We know that you’re considered the de...

The Direct Access feature allows an automatic access to a Virtual Private Network (VPN), once the system detects internet connectivity. This removes the overhead of having to explicitly connect to a VPN each time you want to access the specific domain. Based on Windows 2008 R2 capabilities and...

BranchCache feature enables caching of data at the branch offices of vast corporate networks, minimizing download traffic each time the details are accessed. Files are served from the local cache, increasing the responsiveness of the network. Access to these offline data caches can be...

Other corporate level features include the Applocker, an effective feature included with Windows 7 that can be employed to restrict the use of unwanted / third party programs, games etc. in an office environment, which otherwise is not an easy task to implement. The utility can also be used to...

Bitlocker drive encryption facility offered in Windows Vista has been enhanced in Windows 7 to include encryption support for detachable storage devices. Personal / confidential data can now be safely stored on portable drives, USB drives or flash memory devices, protected either by a digital...

The Windows Firewall feature has been enhanced in Windows 7, allowing you to create access rules for multiple networks that will get activated depending on the network you are currently using. There are 4 types of network accesses that could be established from Windows Vista and Windows 7 –...

Windows 7, released less than three years after the release of Windows Vista, offers a glimpse of what Vista should actually have been! Vista was packed with a whole lot of features that eventually turned out to be a tad too much for the common user. Its elaborate multi-level user access feature...

Windows 7, Microsoft’s newest offering expected to hit the market by October 2009, is already in the news sparking a wave of news and rumors. Here are some of the features of the latest version, based apparently on a showcase at a conference in 2008: Easier to use: Users will be able to...