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PowerShell Comes With Windows 7
3:49AM Gina Trapani | Microsoft stripped its calendar and photo gallery apps from Windows 7, but one extra it did bundle into the Windows 7 Preview is PowerShell, a souped-up command line and scripting GUI that frees you, finally, from the limits of DOS batch scripts. PowerShell is available as a free download for XP and Vista users, too. What are your favourite scripts and uses for PowerShell? Post them in the comments. More »
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Ashampoo Burning Studio Free Handles All Your Burning Needs
7:00AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Free application Ashampoo Burning Studio Free is yet-another CD and DVD burning utility. Ashampoo handles virtually any burning need, from music CDs and video DVDs (Blu-ray support included) to data discs. It also supports burning compressed and encrypted backup discs. Granted, there are already plenty of burning utilities already available, but for anyone who remembers how difficult it used to be to find a free app to handle this sort of thing (i.e., not Roxio), the more options the merrier. For a look at the flip side of the coin, check out the Hive Five Best DVD Ripping Tools. Ashampoo Burning Studio Free [via gHacks] More »
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Google Spreadsheets Updates, More Like A Desktop App
4:30AM Adam Pash | Google Spreadsheets has rolled out a new and improved spreadsheets editor complete with a full file menu similar to the Google Docs refresh. According to Webware, the update also speeds up Spreadsheets and opens the door for more advanced functionality. More »
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Google Docs Adds Pre-Built Forms
12:45AM Kevin Purdy | Google’s added a direct form-creation tool to its Docs suite, making it easier to solicit direct input into a separate spreadsheet. If you don’t like the way Google’s forms wizard rolls, you can still embed the form yourself. [via] More »
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