Windows 7

Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows 7

by jessica on Thu, 2009-10-08 12:15

With Windows 7 becoming available later this month, many will be buying a new PC. If you're planning on purchasing a new computer, Belkin makes it easy to transfer all your files, music, photos, user accounts and more from your old PC to a new computer running Windows 7.

Belkin's Easy Transfer Cable was designed specifically for the Windows Easy Transfer utility from Microsoft. The uninterrupted transfer process is simple and a post-migration report gives you all the details on what files were transferred. Please note that the device does not support the transfer of software programs.

Setup is easy too. All you have to do is install the software, connect the cable, then follow the on-screen prompts. You're then ready to move files between the two PCs at speeds of up to 480Mbps. You can estimate the transfer time of about 7,500 songs per hour to your new computer.

The Easy Transfer Cable will be available on October 23, 2009 for $39.99.

Geek Squad Makes Windows 7 Upgrade Easy

by jessica on Tue, 2009-09-29 07:00

Are you going to upgrade from Windows Vista or XP to Windows 7 when it becomes available on October 22? If so, Best Buy's Geek Squad can do it for you for just $39.99. That's a deal, considering the standard Geek Squad Operating System Install price is $129.99!

Also, if you purchased a qualifying PC from Best Buy between June 26, 2009 and October 21, 2009, you don't have to wait for the mail (visit www.bestbuy.com/windows7upgrade to see if you qualify). Simply bring the PC and receipt to the nearest Best Buy Geek Squad location and receive a free Windows 7 upgrade instantly when the $39.99 upgrade service is purchased on or after October 22. Read more

Microsoft Gets its Groove On

"'Goodbye my love.' He doesn't say it. There's no room for softness... not in Sparta. No place for weakness. Only the hard and strong may call themselves Spartans. Only the hard, only the strong." – Dilios (300, Warner Bros – 2006)

The grass isn't greener on the other side of the fence. It just seems to be human nature to want your grass … and theirs! We don't just want our share of the business that is out there, we want our unfair share. That's certainly true of the PC/CE/communications industry. It's even more fun when you're tweaking the biggest bear in the forest.

Apple has always had fun pulling Microsoft's tail and then running back to their walled garden. Google had fun poking the lumbering giant because they were part of the hip, free generation (o.k., so they follow your every move, record your clicks/visits and sell the info … big deal). But suddenly, the Gates/Ballmer crew got the lumbering giant moving forward. Read more

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HP Offers Customers Free Upgrade to Microsoft Windows 7

June 26, 2009 -- HP just announced it will offer the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system on consumer and business PCs beginning Oct. 22.

To meet customers' computing needs while protecting their investments, the company is participating in the Windows Upgrade Option Program to help customers transition easily to Windows 7. The program will enable customers who purchase qualifying HP PCs to enjoy the benefits of a new Windows-based PC immediately and receive a free(1) upgrade to Windows 7 when it becomes available in October.

Customers who purchase an HP PC starting today may be eligible for the upgrade program. HP customers can visit www.hp.com/go/windows7upgrade to check for upgrade eligibility, register and get answers about their PCs and current operating systems. Following general availability of Windows 7 on Oct. 22, qualifying customers will receive the Windows 7 upgrade and an upgrade utility disk(2) with a step-by-step guide for installation at their convenience.(3)Read more