By Justin E. Gehrke, on February 9th, 2010
In a February 8, 2010 post on their Engineering Windows 7 Blog, Microsoft answers recent complaints about battery problems in laptops upgraded from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7. (Covered in an MWD post from last week.) First and foremost, the post is clear in communicating Microsoft’s efforts in contacting customers in 20 separate instances. According to them, it was determined in each and every instance that the problem is, indeed, the battery. To this end, Microsoft points out that Windows 7 contains a never before seen feature that, in addition to identifying the percentage of charge remaining, also measures battery life. Since it wasn’t included in previous versions, users may be unaccustomed to the notification. In support of their position, the blog post included the following statement:
“To the very best of the collective ecosystem knowledge, Windows 7 is correctly warning batteries that are in fact failing and Windows 7 is neither incorrectly reporting on battery status nor in any way whatsoever causing batteries to reach this state. In every case we have been able to identify the battery being reported on was in fact in need of recommended replacement.” – Microsoft’s Engineering Windows 7 Blog
Read More…. »Microsoft Says the Problem is You(r Laptop)
By Justin E. Gehrke, on February 3rd, 2010
February 3, 2010 – For many users, the migration from Windows Vista to Windows 7, immediately upon its release, was a no-brainer. Why? In addition to improvements in OS stability and security, from Windows Vista to Windows 7, the possibility of increasing battery life for notebooks was welcomed with open arms. Unfortunately, it . . . → Read More: Windows 7 Battery Problems Could Slow Migration by Notebook Users
By Joe Hobot, on November 14th, 2009
Dell yesterday released new Mini PC called Zino HD which starts at $229 with Windows Vista (Free Upgrade to Windows 7) or for $399 you can get with Windows 7 pre-installed.
I really don’t like to compare Mac to PC, because both have up’s and downs one is expensive the other one has . . . → Read More: Will Dell Inspiron Zino HD Replace Mac Mini?
By Joe Hobot, on November 7th, 2009
I know Windows 7 should be faster than any previous Windows Operating System but still you can Speed Up Windows 7 just by tweeking few things around. So are you ready? Are you Ready? Let’s get it on…..
First open “msconfig” you can either type it in Search or Hit [Win] + R . . . → Read More: How to Speed Up Windows 7
