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Measuring memory usage in Windows 7
21 February 10 08:13 PM | BrandonLive
Historically, measuring the amount of memory in use by a Windows system has been a somewhat confusing endeavor.  The labels on various readouts in Task Manager, among other places, were often either poorly named or simply misunderstood.  I’ll...
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The so-called “God Mode”
04 January 10 04:38 PM | BrandonLive
A thoroughly ridiculous “trick” has been making the rounds over the last couple days, which was described by Ina Fried on CNET as follows: By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it with a certain text string at the end, users are...
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When version checks go wrong
29 October 09 02:19 PM | BrandonLive
Ars Technica’s review of Windows 7 is extensively detailed and contains a lot of good information. But one piece jumped out at me, and that was this paragraph on the last page: If Vista had gotten the reception it actually deserved, and become a...
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Windows 7 demos in 7 seconds
22 October 09 02:17 PM | BrandonLive
Cool new Windows 7 ads. Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit | DotNetKicks
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Windows 7 is RTM!
22 July 09 08:36 PM | BrandonLive
Today the Windows “ship room” signed off on the final build of Windows 7! We in Find & Organize had a bit of a celebration this afternoon, and it’s a really aweome feeling to have officially completed such an amazing product. You...
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Windows 7 RTM availability schedule
21 July 09 05:41 PM | BrandonLive
Brandon LeBlanc over at the Windows Team blog has posted a nice overview of when the final Windows 7 “RTM bits” will be available through various channels. There’s also a note in there confirming speculation that a Family Pack offering for installation...
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Federated Search Implementer’s Guide Updated
22 May 09 08:45 PM | Brandon Live!
Hope you’re all enjoying the Windows 7 RC! This week we published an update to the Federated Search Implementer’s Guide.  This update includes some new information as well as some corrections to the original document.  Most crucially, the original...
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Windows 7 RC is almost here!
24 April 09 09:36 PM | Brandon Live!
Fellow Windows blogger and guy-named-Brandon, Brandon LeBlanc, posted an update outlining the timeline for official availability of the Windows 7 Release Candidate. We’ve all been working very hard on this for a long, long time now. I’m really...
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IOpenSearchSource documentation
06 April 09 03:22 PM | Brandon Live!
Just wanted to post a heads-up to interested parties, the stub page on MSDN for IOpenSearchSource and its one method have been replaced by the draft documentation. The new page roughly sums up its use and purpose: A client-side OpenSearch data source...
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E7 Blog: Federated Search in Windows 7
23 March 09 03:47 PM | Brandon Live!
Late last night Steven updated the E7 Blog with a post about Federated Search in Windows 7. I co-authored the post with two program managers from my team. Check it out and let us know what you think! Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl...
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Windows 7 Federated Search Implementer’s Guide now available!
06 February 09 12:27 PM | Brandon Live!
We just posted the first version of the Windows 7 Federated Search Implementer’s Guide! You can download it in DOCX format here. This document covers subjects such as crafting the best OpenSearch Description File for your site, returning files and...
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Windows 7 line-up announced
03 February 09 07:27 PM | Brandon Live!
Today Microsoft announced the official line-up of Windows 7 editions that will be made available. Ed Bott does a nice job covering the announcement. The main changes, which I am very happy about, are: Two main Editions for consumers. Home Premium, and...
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Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet
10 January 09 08:41 PM | Brandon Live!
Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta install?  Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on! General Win+Up Maximize Win+Down Restore / Minimize Win+Left Snap...
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Why does Windows put 64-bit binaries in System32?
22 December 08 09:32 PM | Brandon Live!
Raymond Chen recently wrote about the WOW64 system that Windows uses to virtualize file system and registry access for 32-bit applications running on a 64-bit version of the OS. In the comments, some began discussing the fact that Windows puts 64-bit...
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Flickr search in Win7
19 November 08 03:52 PM | Brandon Live!
Long Zheng of iStartedSomething.com has taken it upon himself to enable users to leverage my Windows 7 feature, called Search Federation, to search their Flickr photos from inside the Explorer. It looks like a work-in-progress, and since his service works...
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