Microsoft's new OS gives you more options for viewing and manipulating windows and screen elements, and also ribbon-izes Paint and WordPad. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as ...

A touch user interface turned out to be the big surprise in Windows 7, the latest operating system being developed by Microsoft. The OS is expected to appear in either late 2009 or early 2010, but it ...

Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 (RC1), prematurely available on BitTorrent file-sharing sites and due to be more widely available on May 5, is a polished piece of work, ready for prime time. This hotly ...

Microsoft plans to backport a “ribbon” user interface feature it introduced in Windows 7 to Windows Vista, according to the company’s developer Web site. On the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN), ...

Windows 7 will come with a cool multitouch user interface, allowing you to touch the screen of your computer and perform actions with simple gestures. But it looks like BumpTop is going to make that ...

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Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, Windows enthusiasts are excited over the discovery of a hidden “GodMode” feature that lets users ...