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7 Taskbar Tweaker Brings Fine-Grained Control To Win7’s Taskbar

6:30AM Adam Pash | Windows 7 only: Love Windows 7’s new and improved taskbar but wish you could fine-tune a few aspects of its functionality — like middle-click to close and other mouse behaviour? Small utility 7 Taskbar Tweaker does just that. More »
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Close All Windows From The Windows 7 Taskbar

8:00AM The How-To Geek | Close All Windows is a simple application that forces all your open windows to quit immediately, and the Addictive Tips blog points out that you can also pin it to the Windows 7 taskbar for quick access. More »
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Parallels 5 Integrates Windows 7 With Aero Support

2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Since the release of Windows 7 last week, we’ve already seen a VMWare Fusion update that runs Windows apps inside OS X with full Aero graphical support. Now Parallels is going head-to-head, offering a similarly slick virtualisation package. More »
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Browser Speed Tests: The Windows 7 Results

4:00AM Kevin Purdy | Firefox 3.6 Beta 1, like every other browser, makes a claim to being “faster”. We took Firefox and all the other latest browsers, put them on Windows 7, and ran them through our human-measured speed tests to vet the bragging. More »
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The Illustrated Guide To The New Firefox 3.6 Windows 7 Integration

8:00AM The How-To Geek | The latest Firefox beta integrates much more fully into Windows 7, adding support for Aero Peek-enabled tabs, an enhanced Ctrl+Tab, and more. We’ll show you how they work, and how to enable or disable them. More »
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Enable Aero In A Virtual Machine Installation

4:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’ve been disappointed by the lack of Aero-based visual effects when you install Windows Vista or Windows 7 in a Virtual Machine installation, this handy guide will help you crank up the eye candy in your Windows virtualisation. More »
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Taskbar Meters Monitor Your Windows 7 Hardware In The Taskbar

5:00AM Whitson Gordon | Windows 7 only: If you’re not into Windows desktop gadgets, there is another way to easily monitor your computer’s CPU and RAM: Taskbar Meters puts simple, attractive resource monitors right on your Windows 7 Taskbar. More »
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VMware Fusion Updates With Excellent Windows 7 Support

7:00AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: If you’re looking to run Windows on your Mac, you’ve got a few options. If you want to run Windows 7 on your Mac, complete with Aero, Flip 3D and 64-bit support, try the new VMware Fusion. More »
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Fix uTorrent (And Other Application) Quirks In Windows 7

6:30AM Whitson Gordon | If you’re having issues with the popular BitTorrent application uTorrent in Windows 7, such as memory overusage, downloads stopping at 99.9 per cent or false reports, weblog AddictiveTips offers some tips to get your downloads back on track. More »
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The Master List Of New Windows 7 Shortcuts

3:05AM The How-To Geek | Windows 7 adds loads of great shortcuts for switching between apps, moving windows around your screen, moving them to another monitor altogether, and much more. Here’s a quick-reference master list of the best new Windows 7 shortcuts. More »