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Tune Up Windows Aero Glass

Although Windows does not provide the necessary instruments, Aero interface can be tweaked to some new parameters. AeroTuner is a nifty application that can help you expand the limitations imposed by Microsoft. Microsoft’s effort to grasp the meaning of “eye-candy” and its success in bringing it to...

25 October 2010
16:41 GMT

Windows 7 Aero Features Extended

AeroSnap, AeroGlass and AeroShake can be adjusted to be more functional, if you want to; but not from Windows. A third party tool like AquaSnap is up for the job of drawing the usability limit a bit yonder. It extends the number of windows snaps, allows you to stretch a window with a click, provides configuratio...

25 September 2010
04:51 GMT

Firefox 4.0 New Aero GUI Available in Early Alpha 5 Preview

An early development preview of the next major iteration of Firefox features graphical user interface elements specific to the GUI overhaul planned for the evolution of the open source browser. Mozilla has made available for download a nightly build, namely pre-Alpha 5 for Firefox 4.0 (although still labeled v3.7), a...

25 May 2010
10:17 GMT

Microsoft Confirms x64 Windows 7 Aero Vulnerability

While a vulnerability does exist in the latest Windows client and server platforms with Aero enabled, actually getting exploit code to work and performing successful attacks are not likely to happen. Microsoft downplayed the risk users of Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2 for 64-bit systems and Windows Server ...

19 May 2010
08:29 GMT

Repeated Windows 7 Aero and Basic UI Swaps Can Cause Problems

Apparently, swapping the Aero and Basic themes of Windows 7 repeatedly is not such a great idea. Microsoft warned customers that multiple, back and forth changes between Aero and Basic would cause the operating system to act up. Specifically, customers will find that their copy of the operating system will no longer ...

15 April 2010
10:42 GMT

Google Chrome Embraces Windows 7 Aero GUI and Adobe Flash

Google is embracing Windows 7 and Adobe Flash with the next generation of its open source browser. The latest releases of Google Chrome (Build 5.0.360.4) made available through the Dev channel are tailored to the Windows 7 Aero graphical user interface, by finally offering support for features such as Taskbar Thumbna...

31 March 2010
10:10 GMT

Windows 7 Aero: Download Resources to Leverage the GUI Evolution

Microsoft has made a range of resources available for download in an effort to streamline the process of leveraging the Windows 7 evolution, focusing, among other aspects of the operating system, on the Aero graphical user interface advances. An illustrative example in this context is what the Redmond company referre...

31 March 2009
07:56 GMT

Life after Aero, Microsoft Cooking Improved User Interface for Windows 7

It might not sound like all that much, but it is a definite confirmation that there is life after Windows Aero. And as far as the scarce details on Windows 7 go, any palpable piece of information goes a long way. Microsoft is cooking an improved graphical user interface for the next iteration of the Windows client. W...

23 May 2008
13:07 GMT

Windows 7 Start Menu

Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista, is set to bring to the table an overhauled graphical user interface. As far as Windows 7 Milestone 1 (M1) Ultimate Edition Build 6.1.6519.1 is concerned, Windows Aero has survived without any major redesign, for the time being. There is, however, a certain amount of specific...

26 February 2008
11:09 GMT

Forget about Windows Vista Aero, the Windows 7 UI Coming Up

With Windows Vista and the Office 2007 System, Microsoft has really indicated a strong evolution for the traditional graphical user interfaces that have shipped, in the past, with previous iterations of the Windows and Office products. As far as the Windows client is concerned, the Aero GUI has not been the hit Micro...

4 January 2008
04:26 GMT

Japanese Store Uses Pornography to Sell Windows Vista

This is a case of "when everything else fails... turn to porn". At least this is the marketing strategy that a Japanese retailer has implemented in order to catalyze Windows Vista sales. Truth be told, Vista sales are lagging behind those of Windows XP. This despite the fact that Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Ste...

14 March 2007
11:21 GMT


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