Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays!

cNet’s Rick Broida writes: 
 
Five Black Friday Deals You Shouldn’t Miss:  Have fun storming the brick-and-mortar castles! Actually, only two of these deals require you to leave the house. The others are clothing-optional.
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Enjoy,

Mark

Hello Everyone, 

Is a new laptop on your holiday shopping list? Whether you’re shopping for someone else or for yourself (you’ve been especially good this year, right?), here are 10 things to keep in mind as you do your research and get ready to buy. From test driving potential PCs in the store, to knowing your warranty options and the store’s return policy, we’ll help you find the perfect laptop this holiday season.  Read the rest of this entry »

Hello My Fellow Windows 7 Wanderers,

Read the following article, by Neil Randall, to discover the wonderful world of advantages in store for you when you allow Windows 7 to take you HomeGroup.

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Hello Everyone,

Listen to this approximately 4 minute audio excerpt from Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte that describes how to install Windows 7 from a USB drive, published here as a Candle Shore podcast.

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Mark
Episode:  Paul And Leo on Installing Windows 7 From A USB Drive

Hello Everyone, 

Copying files into a crowded Folder had been made easy in Windows 7.  Listen to this approximately 2 minute audio explanation of how to use this new feature, by Paul Thurrott with Leo Laporte (Windows Weekly), published here as a Candle Shore Podcast. 

Enjoy,

Mark
Episode:  Windows 7, Make Room For Me

Hello My Fellow Future Macintosh Maniacs,

I recently received a link to a website that was created to house cheat sheets, quick start guides, and manuals that have been either edited by or made accessible for the visually impaired for a wide variety of hardware and software products including Apple’s built-in screen reader for the Macintosh, VoiceOver.

Go to:
http://icanworkthisthing.com
and discover what you can discover.

A special thanks to Keith for introducing me to this very fine resource.

Enjoy,

Mark

Hello Everyone,

Psystar’s Rebel EFI Installs Snow Leopard on PCs
Psystar, which is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Apple over its Mac clones, has released Rebel EFI, a software download that will let users download Snow Leopard onto Intel-based PCs.

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Mark

Hello Everyone,

Microsoft recently revamped the Exploring Windows website to make it more useful to your everyday life.  In addition to offering even more helpful advice than before, now you can take online training courses.  Click Here to check it out.

Mark

Hello Everyone,

The following tip, by Neil J. Rubenking is a true gem.

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Hello Everyone, 

Even though I adore Windows 7, I feel it necessary to point you to the following PC Magazine article that provides very important Windows 7 Smartphone current compatibility issues for virtually every Smartphone on the market including iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and Android mobile handsets. 

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Enjoy and Beware! 

Mark