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• 15 July 2011

• Feature: The five most commented on stories of the week

  The long-running News International phone hacking scandal is still being talked about all over the web, but that hasn't stopped some major tech news from becoming hot conversation for our readers.

• 14 July 2011

• Feature: What's new in Windows 8?

  We take a look at what Microsoft have in store for us with its much anticipated new operating system, Windows 8

• 12 July 2011

• Opinion: Microsoft Wants Windows XP Shoved Out the Door

  With Windows XP's retirement nearly 1,000 days away, Microsoft is pressuring customers to ditch the 10-year-old operating system.

• News: Microsoft: Windows 8 system requirements same as Windows 7

  Microsoft has confirmed the system requirements for the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will be the same as those needed to run the current platform, Windows 7.

• Video: WPC 2011: Steve Ballmer on competition, Apple and Windows Phone

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reviews the last 12 months for Microsoft, and where is stands competitively

• 11 July 2011

• Opinion: Leaked Details: Dell Latitude ST Windows 7 Tablet

  Dell could be the first to release a tablet ready for Windows 8, but leaked details suggest that Dell will launch the tablet in October equipped with Windows 7. The Dell Latitude ST (the more likely official name of the device codenamed 'Peju') faces a challenging array of tablet competitors, but it caters to a different audience.

• How-Tos: How to Set Up Your Network for PCs and Macs

  With Windows 7, you can easily share files and printers across a network via the HomeGroups feature. Here's how to set up your network to share files and printers with Macs.

• 07 July 2011

• Opinion: G Data gets upwardly mobile

  It’s a competitive market in the world of Windows security software. But that hasn’t deterred virus specialist G Data from making a new push beyond its home German market to these shores.

• 05 July 2011

• How-Tos: How to delete the old OS when reinstalling Windows Vista

  A reader found that after reinstalling Windows Vista his laptop won't boot without going via the Windows Boot Manager. Here's how to solve the problem.

• 04 July 2011

• How-Tos: Help! My Windows Vista PC won't run the Aero theme

  A reader wrote in complaining that he couldn't get the Aero theme to run on his Windows Vista PC. Here's how to solve the problem.

• How-Tos: How to record sounds on your PC

  A reader found that he was no longer able to record audio on his PC. Here's how to troubleshoot and fix this problem.

• 01 July 2011

• How-Tos: How to deal with a failed Windows update

  If your PC delivers an error message about Windows Updates configuring, it may mean that an important update has been missed. Here's what to do.

• Video: The week in technology, 1 July 2011

  On World Tech Update this week Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduces Office365, the US Supreme Court rules that violent video games can be sold and rented to minors, Egypt promises never to shut off the Internet again, News Corp takes a huge loss on MySpace, police use wearable cameras to capture evidence and the Getty Museum uses Google Goggles for art info.

• How-Tos: Display More Recent Items In Windows 7 Jump Lists

  This week, I've been looking at a few productivity enhancers built directly into Windows 7, with the aim of making life a little easier for people who work with tons of files on a daily basis. On Tuesday I suggested a useful way to select multiple folders with checkboxes. Today I'm going to show you how to expand your Windows 7 Jump Lists to give you quick access to more of your recently viewed documents.

• 30 June 2011

• How-Tos: Help! I've lost all the programs on my PC

  A reader found that all his PC's programs had simply disappeared. Here's how to find them

• 29 June 2011

• Opinion: Improve Screen's Readability With ClearType Text Tuner

  If you spend all day in front of the same computer screen, you owe it to yourself to make that screen as readable as possible. Windows 7's built-in text tuning tool, ClearType Text Tuner, lets you do just that.

• Opinion: Windows 8 puts us all on the take

  Windows 8 will encourage us all to embrace the web. But cloud computing is setting itself up for a fall by its very dependence on the internet. If you can’t access your apps, how will you use them?

• How-Tos: How to fix a PC that can't download files

  My Packard Bell PC running Windows Vista is unable to download files. I've spent a lot of money on software to fix the problem, but it hasn't worked. I'm at a total loss!

• How-Tos: Help! I've lost my Windows 7 product key

  What to do when you need the product key for your PC's Microsoft Windows 7 installation, and you don't know where to find it.

• Video: Watch Microsoft's Steve Ballmer launch Office365

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched the much-awaited Office 365 on Tuesday, after a beta program of about nine months, as the company responds -- some critics say belatedly -- to the rising popularity of cloud-based applications for collaboration and communication.

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