Monthly Archives: October 2009

Turn Your Windows 7 Portable Computer into a Shared WiFi Hotspot

Posted on October 30, 2009 by blakehandler

  Blogger Scott Hanselman details his experience setting-up Connectify which turns your Windows 7 computer into a WiFi Hotspot. The Virtual WiFi driver feature in Windows 7 lets you set-up your Wifi access point, while staying attached to another Wifi … Continue reading →

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Eight Free AntiVirus & SpyWare Software for Windows 7

Posted on October 30, 2009 by blakehandler

  Besides Microsoft’s free Security Essentials that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software — there’s seven other free offerings to protect your Windows 7 computer: avast! Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for non-commercial & … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Releases “Create your own Start Button” for Windows Mobile Phone 6.5

Posted on October 29, 2009 by blakehandler

  Create your own Start Button – one that reflects who you are and how your Windows phone makes great moments possible. Select from four images that best represent who you are. As you make selections, other images will disappear from … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases Office 2010 Deployment Resources

Posted on October 29, 2009 by blakehandler

  Microsoft has begun releasing deployment resources for Office 2010:   Deployment Options for Microsoft Office 2010 – describes and illustrates the client deployment methods for Microsoft Office 2010. Deployment options include network share, Group Policy startup scripts, managed deployment, and virtualization. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Releases “Custom Theme Creator” for Windows Mobile Phone 6.5

Posted on October 29, 2009 by blakehandler

  Custom Theme Creator for Windows Phones (aka Windows Mobile 6.5) – "Want to set your phone apart from the crowd? Make your Windows phone* an extension of your personal style by designing a custom look for it. Use your favorite photo … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases “CoreInfo” Utility to Display Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) Architectures for Windows 7 64-Bit

Posted on October 29, 2009 by blakehandler

  CoreInfo is a command-line utility that shows you the mapping between logical processors and the physical processor, Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) Architectures node, and socket on which they reside, as well as the cache’s assigned to each logical processor.  … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Updates “Security Compliance Management Toolkit Series” for Windows 7

Posted on October 28, 2009 by blakehandler

  Security Compliance Management Toolkit Series provides IT professionals with an end-to-end solution to help them plan, deploy, and monitor security baselines of Windows operating systems and 2007 Microsoft Office applications. The series was updated to include new security baselines … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Updates Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) for Windows 7

Posted on October 28, 2009 by blakehandler

  Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)  2.1.1 (for IT Professionals) is an easy-to-use tool that helps small and medium businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Razor Gaming Hardware (Finally) Releases Windows 7 Drivers for Reclusa Keyboard & Habu Mouse

Posted on October 26, 2009 by blakehandler

  Microsoft Razer has (finally) released their "Reclusa Keyboard" & "Habu Mouse" gaming hardware drivers for Windows 7.   "Reclusa" Gaming Keyboard Driver v1.03 for Windows 7 "Habu" Laser Gaming Mouse Driver v2.20 for Windows 7 Click Here for All Free … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Releases “Final” Windows 7’s “LifeCam & LifeChat” Hardware Drivers for Webcams & Headsets

Posted on October 26, 2009 by blakehandler

  Microsoft has removed the beta status of their LifeCam (webcam) & LifeChat (headset) hardware drivers for Windows 7.   LifeCam 3.0 32-bit and 64-bit for Windows 7 (Support: Readme File) LifeChat 1.4 (32-bit and 64-bit) for Windows 7  Click Here … Continue reading →

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