The Windows 7 environment variables settings in Windows 7 is not so obviously found but you can get to it by doing the following.
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Archives for August 2009
How To Upgrade Windows Vista To Windows 7
Fast and easy step by step guide on upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7.
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How To Find Out Whether Your Computer Is Windows 7 Compatible
Thinking of upgrading your computer to Windows 7? The first thing that you can do (for free!) is to download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.
This free tool from Microsoft will scan and check your computer’s hardware + devices + operating system to determine whether your machine will be able to run optimally in Windows 7. The following are the results of a test done before I upgraded my Vista Home Premium x64 to Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
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Download Windows 7 RTM Now!
Windows 7 is now available for download at Technet and MSDN. As usual, the latest Windows 7 operating system has also been shared on major torrent sites so if you’re not one of those lucky ones who have a Technet or MSDN subscription (released on August 6), you know where to search for.
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Is VMWare Workstation Getting Bloated?
I’ve just downloaded version 6.5 of VMWare Workstation and noticed that the filesize has increased significantly compared to previous versions.
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Renewable Energy: Go Green + Get Paid With Wind Turbines
Did you know that farmers can get paid up to $10K per year per wind turbine installed on their farm?
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USB 3.0 Specifications Summary
The current USB 2.0 specification runs at a theoretical maximum speed of 480Mbps
USB 3.0 promises a theoretical maximum rate of 5Gbps, meaning it’s 10 times faster than USB 2.0. USB 3.0 is also full duplex, meaning it can upload and download simultaneously (it’s bi-directional); USB 2.0 is only half duplex.
eSATA, an external connection that runs at the same speed as the internal SATA 1.0 bus, has a maximum theoretical of 3Gbps. This makes USB 3.0 faster than eSATA and about six times faster than FireWire 800 (full duplex at 800Mbps)
USB 3.0 also provides another advantage; while eSATA is faster than FireWire 800, unlike FireWire it cannot supply power. USB 3.0 has the advantage of being faster than both, even while supplying power.
Finally, USB 3.0 has improved power management, meaning that devices can move into idle, suspend, and sleep states. This potentially means more battery life out of laptops and other battery-based USB-supporting devices like cameras and mobile phones.
Food For Thought: Dilbert Salary Theorem
Give this a read if you question why people who know much less than you are earning much more than you are.
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Interesting Weight Loss Search Queries
The weight loss niche is interesting as it involves so many search every day and is what affiliate marketers refer as a ever green niche. I’ve been fairly involved in this niche and here are some search queries which were quite interesting.
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