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Play To. A Plain and Simple video by me.

A couple of days ago I posted Microsoft’s video on listening to their customers and it got me thinking…so I created this. In this short (and very simple) video I take you through how to fire some music about your home using the Play To features of ...

Microsoft Security Essentials rocks, AV-Comparatives says so!

There’s a whole lot of antivirus products out there, but the one I’m recommending right now is Microsoft Security Essentials. I’m really, really pleased that it’s just won the award on the left too. Along with my other current favourite, Symantec, it was one of three products to ...

Windows 7 – Microsoft listened

One of the biggest themes with both the development and with the marketing of Windows 7 is the emphasis on talking to us. Microsoft’s customers. It seems to be going down a storm, and lets face it Windows 7 rocks! This video, found coutesy of @stevecla, shows ...

Super-simple, no config commercial removal in Windows 7

I think I’ve found something too good to be true. I was just looking about on codeplex and came across this project WTVWatcher by Paul Bruce. It almost has me shaking in my seat for it’s simplicity and ease of use. What Paul’s done is created a little tool ...

Use the “superbar” to watch processor and memory usage

I love this little application already and I’ve only been using it for a couple of minutes! There are tons of desktop gadgets for viewing resource use but if you’re like the majority of people you’ll keep at least one window maximized all the time then it’s hard to ...

What’s the best feature of Windows 7 for an IT Pro?

Through the course of my day job and having conversations with people about Windows 7 I was asked a question: What’s the best thing in Windows 7 for an IT Pro That was actually a really simple question to answer. I’m all about ...

Get the bloat off a new Windows 7 PC

One of the big issues when you get a new PC from one of the big hardware vendors is that they have a tendency to install lots of “interesting” and “useful” “value add” software like trial versions of Anti-Virus, crippled versions of applications or their own software that does something ...

WindowsMediaCenterExperts Twitter list

In the last few hours Twitter has made a very cool feature available to all, lists. Yep, a list. Why is that cool? Well it makes it really simple to share tweets from people who know something cool about a subject, like er Windows Media Center. I’ve created ...

You’ve installed Windows 7 now what, 7 more things to install!

This is the stuff that you need to install immediately you’ve installed Windows 7. Microsoft Security Essentials – Fantastic, free, antivirus and malware protection from Microsoft, make it your first install. Instructions here. Windows Live Essentials – Live Mail, Live Messenger, Live Photo ...

How to backup iTunes before your Windows 7 upgrade

I think it’s clear my life revolves around Microsoft’s products but I also have an iPhone and music, apps and loads of other stuff on it. I’ve noticed on Twitter that people are scared about getting this stuff moved, but you needn’t be. It’s very, very easy, here’s how to ...