From ARS Technica:  ”Windows 7 adoption and satisfaction have both been exceptionally high from the start, according to two new reports from Forrester Research. The first report notes that the early adopters which drive the initial success of most tech products are very satisfied with the key new features; consumers who adopted Windows 7 in [...]

From Gizmodo:  ”Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, Windows enthusiasts are excited over the discovery of a hidden “GodMode” feature that lets users access all of the operating system’s control panels from within a single folder.

By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it with a certain text string at the [...]

From Windows7Center.com: One new feature of the taskbar in Windows 7 is thumbnail previews of multiple windows of a specific application. By default, there is a 400ms delay before the thumbnails appear. This can be easily changed. First, download the registry key I have provided below.
Download Change Hover time Registry Key here
By default, the registry [...]

From windows7center.com:
BitLocker to Go is a new feature of Windows 7 that allows you to encrypts your USB devices with a passwords. This feature is very useful if you want to ensure that your sensitive/private information will not get into the  wrong hand should you were ever lose one of these devices.
Now before we begin if [...]

From ARS Technica:
”The indexing service that powers Windows search can now perform OCR of TIFF images. Though not enabled by default (due to resource usage constraints), installing it gives full-text searching of TIFFs. Scanned documents and faxes are the main target for this capability.”

See the Microsoft TechNet page for installation info.
ARS Technica – Hasta la [...]

Windows 7 is being released on October 22, 2009.  If you’re the early adopter type who can’t wait to get your hands on the new OS, but haven’t played around with any of the betas or release candidates, Lifehacker has put together a guide for easing the transition.  Follow the jump to see what awaits [...]