Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial

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Sep 022009
 

Really! A free 90 day trial of Enterprise Edition. This from TechNet…Ends March 31, 2010.

Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial: “Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial

Welcome to the Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial. It is designed specifically for IT Professionals, so that you can test your software and hardware on a final version of the product. In addition, it provides the opportunity for you to become more familiar with the key improvements over previous versions of the Windows operating system, and experience firsthand how Windows 7 can make your PC environment more productive, secure, and manageable.”

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Windows 7 Promises Big Improvements in Battery Life – News and Analysis by PC Magazine

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Sep 022009
 

From PC Magazine…

Windows 7 Promises Big Improvements in Battery Life – News and Analysis by PC Magazine: “by Mark Hachman
Improvements in both the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and Intel’s upcoming Westmere processors will result in significant increases in battery life, executives said in a press conference on Tuesday.

In a demonstration of two identically configured ThinkPads T400s, Intel and Microsoft claimed that a Windows XP SP2 machine consumed on average 20.2 watts, while the Windows 7 machine consumed 15.4 watts. That translated to about 1.4 hours of additional battery life, executives said.”

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Word 2010: Better design, more stability | Microsoft Office | TechRepublic.com

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Sep 012009
 

From TechRepublic…

Word 2010: Better design, more stability | Microsoft Office | TechRepublic.com: “Word 2010, the upcoming release of the world’s most popular word processor, includes some new features and carries over some existing ones from Word 2007. Here’s a look at what you can expect.”

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Five Windows command prompt tips every IT pro should know | TR Dojo | TechRepublic.com

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Sep 012009
 

From TechRepublic…I recommend the video on this one.

Five Windows command prompt tips every IT pro should know | TR Dojo | TechRepublic.com: “F1 retypes the previous command one character at a time
F2 brings up a dialog and asks “Enter the char to copy up to:”
F3 retypes the last command in full
F4 brings up a dialog and asks “Enter char to delete up to:”
F5 as for F3
F6 Print EOF character (Ctrl Z)
F7 brings up a dialog of all the recent command history
F8 brings up each of the most recent commands, one at a time
F9 brings up a dialog and asks “Enter command number:””

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