Yesturday Microsoft unveiled some really exciting changes coming to Windows 8. The new OS from the Redmond company is expected to be released next year but now Microsoft has released a developer preview of the operating system for you to try out. It is aimed mainly at developers and is still buggy so we really recommend you don’t use this as your main OS but its great to have a play around with and see what is coming up. You can get the download from http://dev.windows.com for both 64 bit and 32 bit computers. There are also versions with developer tools and without.

Why has Microsoft decided to release a preview so early on? Well probably because it was going to be/has been leaked anyway and it helps create some buzz around the new OS. If you need a guide to installing this in a virtual machine we will have a post soon!

Today the long awaited Windows 7 SP1 was released to the public. SP1 (Service Pack 1) includes past security, performance and stability updates and includes reliability updates for HDMI audio playback, printing using XPS Viewer, and restoring previous folders in Windows Explorer. Sadly gone are the days when the Service packs introduced new features but for Windows users its always worth installing.

“Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an important update that includes previously released security, performance, and stability updates for Windows 7. SP1 also includes new improvements to features and services in Windows 7, such as improved reliability when connecting to HDMI audio devices, printing using the XPS Viewer, and restoring previous folders in Windows Explorer after restarting.” Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Site

Download SP1 : http://windows.microsoft.com/installwindows7sp1

It’s CES this week, which is a major electronics exhibition in Vegas! Sadly we can’t get there this year but we can tell you that Microsoft have announced their “Touch” Mouse. We saw the introduction Apples magic mouse last year and first impressions look like Microsoft’s version does so much more! With it’s sleek black body featuring BlurTrack Technology for precision control, the Windows 7 Compatible mouse features 7 gestures and a 10 foot wireless connection!

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Ok so i’m currently running Windows 7 RC and last night I was downloading a game demo but really wanted to go sleep. The game had another 30 mins until the download ended and so I though oh well the computer sleeps after 60 mins of none usage so I will just leave it. When I woke up this morning I noticed, well heard my Computer Fans whirring around so i turned on the monitor expecting to see some sort of error message but there wasn’t. All that was showing was the login screen. So I sat down and had a think why this could be and then thought of a way to solve the problem. Here’s what I did:

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Compatible With Windows 7 32 and 64 bit!

If your like me, when Vista arrived on the scene products started to show the Windows Vista Compatible, however some of the products were not annoyingly not compatible with Windows 64 bit Vista just the 32 bit. However over at the Windows Team Blog, they have announced that…

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