One of my favorite features of many launchers is Stacks, an arrangement of multiple shortcuts but vertically. Windows 7′s variation on the taskbar with it’s ability to pin applications to it is very nice but there is just not enough room for all the applications that are needed. StandaloneStack makes enough room and adds Stacks [...]

Why did Microsoft make Windows 7?  Did they just need to correct things that people complained about with Windows Vista?  Why would an organization upgrade to Vista right now instead of Windows 7? Microsoft waited too long to make Windows Vista and as a result people expected it to be something that would move the [...]

Unsurprisingly Microsoft has announced that businesses should hold off on upgrading to Windows Vista. “If you’re just starting your testing of Vista, with the [Windows 7] Release Candidate and the quality of that offering, I would switch over and do your testing on the [Windows 7] Release Candidate, and use that going forward,” Bill Veghte, [...]

When it comes to something like Device Manager in Windows most people rarely think about looking for an alternative tool.  It is something that most technicians use on a regular basis and usually just accept it’s minimal nature.  Performing many advanced tasks such as removing “ghost” drivers it is easier to go to the registry [...]

Initially Microsoft only released Service Pack 2 as a standalone package for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.  Now thankfully they have released the slipstream version on Technet and MSDN.  You still need to be a paying member to download them but I am sure they will hit the Torrent sites soon. Check It Out> [...]