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- How to Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista
If you're dying to try out Windows 7 but aren't ready to give up your installation of XP or Vista, let's take a look at how to dual boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista. - Six Best DVR Applications
It's 2009—no one should still be a slave to their TV Guide. With one of these six excellent digital video recording tools set up with your TV or computer, you won't be. - Windows 7 Beta's Many Free and Legit Themes
Customizing the look and feel of Windows is a cinch with themes—problem is, Microsoft generally offers so few supported themes. That's changed in Windows 7 Beta. - Microsoft Extends Windows 7 Beta Availability Until January 24th
Microsoftie Brandon LeBlanc admits that the Windows 7 beta release scramble "was not ideal" and says the company will extend its availability beyond the 2.5M cap until January 24th. - Wallpaper-Blended Desktop HUD
Reader rprathap's impressive desktop integrates a seamless HUD with his desktop wallpaper, creating the illusion that the system information on his desktop actually belongs on the wallpaper. - Make Your XP Desktop Look Like Windows 7
If you've considered dual booting Windows 7 with XP or Vista but all you really want is some Windows 7 eye candy, reader Dato' Fazly's Windows 7-like XP desktop might be right up your alley. - How to Get Your Windows 7 Beta Product Key
Reader Digerati offers detailed instructions for getting your Windows 7 beta product key which worked for me (when another method did not). - Windows 7 Beta Product Keys Now Available (For Real!)
After a daylong rollercoaster drama during which Windows 7 Beta gave us a false-alarm release followed by a server smackdown, Microsoft is finally handing out honest to goodness product keys for the beta. - Google Quick Search Like Quicksilver from Google
Mac OS X only: We've been crazy about Quicksilver—a free application launcher for Macs—for years now. Today Google is releasing a new search-and-launch application called Google Quick Search developed by the developer of Quicksilver. - Windows 7 Beta Followup: Are You a (Windows 7) PC?
Did you take the plunge on the Windows 7 Beta? - Use Best Buy's In-Store Pickup to Save Serious Cash
Blogger Anastasia didn't want to pay $44.99 each for four seasons of Stargate Atlantis—she wanted the online price of $19.99. Using her phone's data connection, she managed to knock about $96 off her purchase. - Fix "Corked" Wine with a Bowl and Plastic Wrap
Dinner's cooked, the guests are arriving, so you pop open that nice bottle of red and—ugh, what is that? If you're stuck with a "corked" bottle, here's how you can minimize the dankness.
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