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Its been only about a Month since Windows 7 was Officially launched. Several companies have done a detail statitics and surveys to determine exactly how successful Windows 7 has been and the result so far is pretty amazing.

A tracking firm, Net Applications has released their findings and report that Windows 7 has commanded an average of 5.07% usage last Saturday and Sunday.

This share was more than all the combined usage of all Mac OSX versions!!

“It’s safe to say that Windows 7’s daily share did peak above Mac’s weekly share,” said Vince Vizzaccaro, executive vice president at Net Applications, according to Computerworld.

Looking at Window 7’s full week average, which started out lower than numbers attained over the weekend, Mac OS X still led ahead by nearly a percentage point. Windows 7’s week averaged at 4.15 percent usage. Vizzaccaro believes that the growth of Windows 7 will mean that it’ll soon leave OS X behind.

“Certainly, the trend line shows Windows 7 will surpass Mac share soon,” he predicted.

Internet Explorer is still the most widely used Internet Browser inspite of facing tough competition from Firefox and Opera and now Chrome joining in the race. But while it has the highest User Base, doesn’t mean that its the best out there. Performance and Feature wise Firefox and Opera still beat every other Browser out there.

Microsoft always tries to catch up with these 2 biggies and now with Internet Explorer 9, it seems that they’ve come pretty close!

Check out what Internet Explorer 9 has to offer :

• Faster Javascript Support
• HTML5 Support
• GPU Acceleration using DirectX

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If you have ever wanted to turn your laptop into a Wi-Fi hotspot, a secret feature has been revealed in Windows 7 code that allows you to tether your cell phone or other wireless device to your laptop.

The unfinished feature was hidden by default because of incompatibility with many of the devices and drivers. The feature can be enabled through some simple command line scripts and a feature clicks of the mouse.

Open up the Run command with Administrative permissions and run:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspot key=passwordhere

Set the network adapter with:
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

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Microsoft posted the Office 2010 Beta to its developer and IT subscription sites today, another clue that it will soon offer the preview to the general public.

Both the MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) and TechNet sites now host the Office 2010 Beta in 32- and 64-bit editions, which can be downloaded by the developers and IT professionals who have subscriptions to those services.

TechNet, for example, has posted the downloads here (Windows Live ID login required), while the MSDN site sports a message saying that the beta is now available. The TechNet downloads are for Office Professional Plus 2010, an edition that will be available only to enterprises and organizations that purchase licenses in volume.

Other builds of the Office 2010 Beta, which have already leaked to the Internet, can be found on numerous file-sharing sites.

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Windows 7 does offer an amazing graphical user interface which has been heavily improved over the years. But some people still like to hold on to their XP based Machines but still would like to use the Super Cool UI which Windows 7 Offers.

For such XP Users, there is an easy to use Transformation Pack available. This is a very detailed transformation and transforms every small element of Windows XP to look and function like Windows 7 right from the Logon Screen to the Special Flip-3D Aero Effects!

Believe it or not! But this is how your XP will look like after you apply this transformation pack.

Here’s the Features List in short :
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Microsoft seems to be trying its best to spread Windows 7 love all across Japan. With the Windows 7 Special Burger first and now with a Special Theme for just the Japanese Windows 7 Users.

Theme  is voiced by popular seiyuu idol, Mizuki Nana, along with an officially sanctioned (by Microsoft ) OS-tan, Nanami Madobe.

Have a look at the Theme in action here :

Some people have even managed to patch and get this theme for English Users.
Get the theme : Download

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Heatwave is a plugin that delivers live weather forecasts straight to your Media Center PC. The plugin shows the current temperature, wind, humidity, pressure, visibility, and more as well as the highs and lows for that day and the following week.

The updated version has support for Widescreen, optional day/night (sun/moon) forecast along with some other minor tweaks and performance improvements.

Download Heatwave for Windows 7 :

32 Bit Users

64 Bit Users

A lot of users out there might be facing the issue if their MSN/Live Messengers being affected by virus or adwares which automatically send out random links as IMs without your consent.

If your Anti Virus fails to recognize and remove them. Try out this simple and free tool called MSN Virus Remover

This tool removes MSN viruses. Please note, you may need to use an administrator account to completely remove the viruses. We strongly recommend starting your computer in Safe Mode (click here for more details on Safe Mode) as this can help with the removal of some strains.

Compatable with Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home and Pro), Windows Vista. Has not been thoroughly tested under Windows 7.

MSN Virus Remover:

• Removes many different strains of common MSN viruses.
• Restores access to Regedit, Task Manager, Run, Command Prompt, System Restore Configuration Panel and Folder Options.
• Scans External drives such as USB drives and portable harddrives for auto runs which may reinfect the system.
• Has a handy details window to allow you to see what is happening.
• Saves a log file and backup files, in case you have any questions or a false positive is detected.
• Checks for a newer version when you run it.
• Includes a variety of languages.
• Is simple to use.

Download MSN Virus Remover

Market researcher NPD has the figures and its finally official that Windows 7 has out sold Vista by a very large margin ~234%

During the first few days of sales, Windows 7 software unit sales in the U.S. were 234 percent higher than Vista’s according to NPD’s weekly tracking service. Customers hit the sweet spot with Windows Home Premium version and sales for this version were the maximum.

According to NPD’s weekly tracking service, Windows 7 software unit sales in the U.S. were 234 percent higher than Vista’s
first few days of sales. The most popular choice for consumers was the Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade followed by the Pro upgrade and Home Premium Family Pack.

While boxed software sales were up compared to the Vista launch, PC hardware sales had more of an uphill battle. PC sales growth was higher than any week during the high volume back-to-school third quarter, but wasn’t as strong as growth during the Vista launch.  Total Windows PCs, however, were up 49 percent in units year-over-year and were up 95 percent over the week prior to launch.  But, PC sales growth during the Vista launch was stronger, soaring 68 percent over the prior year’s sales and 170 percent over the week preceding the launch. Windows PC sales were down 6 percent compared to PC sales during the Vista launch week.