Vista’s taskbar isn’t that different from Windows 7’s, provided you enable large icons. As most Windows watchers know by now, Windows 7 brings a handful of interface tweaks to the table, starting with ...

As most Windows watchers know by now, Windows 7 has some cool interface tweaks, starting with large, eye-pleasing program icons that take up residence in the taskbar. Of course, this is little more ...

Visual Tooltip adds thumbnail previews to the Windows taskbar, allowing you to see what's beneath each button when you mouse over it. Windows Vista offers similar functionality, but Visual Tooltip ...

The things that sell operating systems to jaded consumers who want flashy features- like the (ultimately annoying) Windows Sidebar - aren't the things that make you keep using it. One of the subtle ...

Some things you learn about and then proceed to forget about them. This is one of those cases for me. In fact I posted about this Vista performance tip what seems like ages ago here on GBM. I thought ...

Windows Vista taught Microsoft a lot about what not to do when launching a new operating system. Don't launch an operating system with shoddy driver support. Don't launch an operating system that's ...

Sociologists say that multitasking has shortened our attention spans and made us more easily distracted than ever. The problem is especially noticeable on modern PCs, where it's possible to open ...

The Aero Shake feature in Windows 7 clears away all the background windows when you "shake" the active window you're working with. Check out a demonstration of how that works here. Click to view The ...

Note: A couple of weeks ago Ed Bott and I decided that we'd each write a piece offering up our view of what's new in Windows 7. This is my piece. You can find Ed Bott's thoughts on the subject here. I ...