Author: Brett
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Windows 7 Review
Windows 7 isn’t all that new any more, but I wanted to share my upgrade experience and some of my favorite things about Microsoft’s newest OS after having used it for the past couple of months. The upgrade process As I suspected, the hot topic surrounding Windows 7 upgrades was just how far one could…
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Windows Seven Eve
Well, that four months sure went by fast! I placed my pre-order with Amazon.com for Windows 7 Home Premium back on June 28th. I just got the shipping notification and my copy should be here right on time tomorrow. Yay! Since I’m running Windows XP Pro I’m going to be doing what Microsoft refers to…
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WeBeJeeping! Are you?
I just finished the “1.0” version of my third official client website. You can read about the other two by clicking on the “WordPress Design Services” button at the top of the page. This new site was for Gilbert Jeeps and 4×4’s, a used Jeeps dealer in Athens AL. This was one of those fun…
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Top Five Tips for Picking the Perfect Domain Name
I was recently asked for my opinion on choosing a domain name. This case was a personal site, but a lot of the considerations are the same whether the site will be used for personal or commercial purposes. I ended up putting quite a bit of thought into my answer so I decided to share…
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Waiting for Windows 7
I’m way behind in updating my Windows 7 experience. There’s a good reason! I have had no further experience with Windows 7. No, I haven’t given up on it or changed my mind about how good an operating system I think it is. Fact is I got busy over the summer and had to go…
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Dell Vostro 1520 Unboxing
My first computer had an Intel 386, 66mhz processor with 16mb of RAM and a 40 megabyte hard drive. This was in the very early nineties, probably 1991. There were 486 “screamers” out then. I wasn’t on the cutting edge by any means but it served me well. It wasn’t running Windows. Oh no, back…
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Windows 7 ate my optical drive!
Another quick Windows 7 beta testing update. It’s only fair to report the bad with the good and I seem to have found a bug. I’m not sure but this one may be a carry over from Vista. Last week I wrapped up an event video project for a client. They wanted ten copies of…
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Windows 7 feature review: Libraries
My impressions of Windows 7 Beta after a full week with the new operating system. A report on how my proprietary software programs handled the upgrade and a review of Libraries, one of Windows Seven’s new features.
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Release Windows 7!
I think it’s ready too Kelly! Kelly Poe is a big fan of Windows 7. So big he started a site to campaign for the release of Windows 7, the newest operating system from Microsoft. I just voted yes! As Kelly says though, I want Microsoft to take all the necessary time it needs to…
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Windows 7 Beta Review
Althought I avoided Windows Vista completely, I’ve decided to jump in and get a head start with Windows 7 beta. This post is the first installment of my review of Microsoft’s newest operating system.