Windows 7
October 29, 2008 16:37 pm by Jal
There has always been rumors about anything that is supposed to happen in a near future and the same thing happened with Windows 7, the upcoming operating system from Microsoft. Saddening for hardcore windows fans that Windows 7 won’t be available until 2010 but the ‘baby Windows 7’ has already started taking shape in the mysterious Microsoft Labs. Obvious enough that the back-end will be taken care of first rather than the UI, it seems that Gates’ minions have been working hard to put the pieces together and they have managed to give Windows 7 a new look. Not too different from Windows Vista’s UI but there are 100% chances of a complete makeover as these screen-shots are from Pre-Beta Builds. Have a look.
Destination Menu:
Lightweight Media Player:
Calculator:
Taskbar and Taskbar Thumbnail:
For more screenshots click here.
Love it or hate it, but these are the results of the Microsoft’s ‘creative’ team and the users will have to live with it.
Please Note: The above screen-shots are courtesy Neowin.net.
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April 28, 2008 10:15 am by Jal
In Windows XP, it was rather very easy to navigate to the My Network Connections folder. However in Windows Vista, it has become a tiresome job. You have to take a long way, a long road. First you have to go to Control Panel, then Network and Sharing Centre and then click on Network Connections. But now there is a small solution using which you can access it in one click.
1). Create a shortcut on the desktop (Right-click on the desktop -> New -> Shortcut). A window will appear.
2). In the textbox that you see, type ncpa.cpl
3). Click Next. Type ”Network Connections“ as the name of the shortcut.
4). Press Finish.
If you want to change the icon of the shortcut you just made, then
5). Right-click on it and click Properties.
6.) Press ”Change Icon…” button and navigate to WINDOWS -> system32 -> imageres.dll
7). Choose the icon of your choice.
April 27, 2008 4:15 am by Jal
Microsoft has introduced a new application, the ‘Snipping Tool’ in Windows Vista. Many users are just unaware of its existence and so was I, till yesterday. Snipping Tool is a tool that take screen shots of applications running on the screen or a certain part of the screen. Lightweight, yet very efficient tool which Windows Vista users can now use to take screenshots.
Here’s how you do it:
1). Click 
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2). Navigate to All Programs -> Accessories -> Snipping Tool.
3). When you click on it, a window like the one below will appear.
4). User can choose among many options to take the screen shots. Just click on the small arrow beside the ‘New’ button.
5). Options or preferences can be changed by clicking on the ‘Options’ button.
If you still think Alt-Printscreen or Printscreen is the best application for things like these…. well, stick to it! Whatever makes you happy, you see!
