May 2009
Video Tutorials on Device Stage and Windows Touch in Windows 7
To titillate the senses and awaken curiosity pending the official release of Windows 7, Microsoft has released Windows 7 beta for users who want to take a firsthand peek at this new Operating System to satisfy their curiosity. My Digital Life has previously reported various builds and also new features and improvements in the new Windows 7. Device Stage and Windows Touch are two interesting new features available in the new OS which render Windows 7 more exciting. Device Stage is a feature that allows users to manage their array of gadgets and devices better than ever while Windows Touch allows users to interact with their touch-screen computer in a more interactive and dynamic way.
Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7137 x86 and x64 Language Packs (MUI) Free Download
Another newer pre-RTM and post-RC build of Windows 7 has been leaked, and this time it’s Windows 7 Build 7137. The English version of Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7137 can be downloaded via BT torrent network. User who wishes to translate and change the Windows 7 UI to other international language can download the following MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for the conversion.
Download Windows 7 Build 7137 32bit (x86) Language Packs
32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 Build 7127 Language Packs (LIP/MUI) Download
Adventurous users who have downloaded and installed Windows 7 Build 7127, a post-RC pre-RTM version of Windows 7 leaked, can now also download and install language interface packs (LIP, also known as MUI – Multilingual User Interface) to change the language of user interface to their first native language or mother tongue. The language packs convert system menus, dialogs and other text in Windows 7 to selected localized languages. Both 32bit (x86) and 64bit (x64) versions of language packs for Windows 7 Build 7127 is available.
Download 32-bit Windows 7 Build 7127 Language Packs
Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 Introduction and Surface Globe Demo Video
One of the many features in Windows 7 is Windows Touch, which provides multi-touch gestures functionality for the operating system, taking cue from multi-touch capability of iPhone and iPod Touch. Various applications in Windows 7 such as photo viewing program, Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) and mapping application has built-in support to respond to multi-touch gesture, based on Microsoft Surface technology. In fact, Windows 7 multi-touch demo by Microsoft year ago managed to create a buzz strongly.
Download Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7137 Leaked 32-bit and 64-bit ISO Images
Adventurous computer users who feel that official Windows 7 RC available for download from Microsoft does not good enough, and want a build which is closer to RTM (release to manufacturing) which presumably comes with less bugs, can now download the leaked Windows 7 Build 7137, the latest pre-RTM build leaked after Windows 7 Build 7127.
Download Windows 7 RC Language Packs (MUI LIP x86 and x64)
Microsoft has officially released publicly available customer preview program for Windows 7, which makes available Windows 7 RC for free download recently. However, only a few languages such as English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese are available. Windows 7 enthusiasts who only fluent in other languages can use the MUI language interface packs (LIP), which also available via Windows Update to convert system menus, dialogs and other text in the user interface to familiar localized languages. The Windows 7 RC language packs are available for both 32-bit and 64-bit system.
Download 32-bit Windows 7 RC Language Packs
Change Display Language for Windows 7 UI, Welcome Screen, System and New Accounts
Some editions of Windows 7, i.e. Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise can officially more than one display language, which determines what localized languages are been used to display text in wizards, dialog boxes, menus, Help and Support topics, and other objects in the user interface (UI). Display languages can be added and installed in Windows 7 with MIU (Multilingual User Interface) or LIP (Language Interface Pack) language packs.
Other than directly change display language after installing new display language, when there is more than one display languages installed on Windows 7 system, users can change and switch display language manually or on ad-hoc basis using steps below.
How to Change the Display Language in Windows 7
How to Install or Unistall Language Packs (MUI or LIP lp.cab) in Windows 7
The user interface of Windows 7 can be translated and converted to another language, with the use of a language pack, commonly known as MUI (Multilingual User Interface) or LIP (Language Interface Pack). With language pack, text in wizards, dialog boxes, menus, and other components in the Windows 7 UI can be converted into another display language from the default display language installed.
Maximum Windows 7 Specification for Netbooks
It is an indisputable fact that the mini laptop, Netbook, will become a new and popular trend in the computer industry in time to come. It is therefore unlikely that Microsoft will not tap into this potential cash cow or let it go solely to its competitor, Linux. That is the reason why the Redmond company is willing to offer Netbook manufacturers the right to purchase its Windows XP license at a much lower price and allows it to be preinstalled. Microsoft does not offer its Windows Vista to manufacturers because the mini laptop which features a low-powered processor, smaller screen and other lower specs is not suitable to run a more heavyweight Windows Vista OS.
Change (Increase or Decrease) Number of Recent or Frequent Items Displayed in Windows 7 Taskbar Jump List
Jump List in Windows 7 allows user to easily access and open frequently used files or recently opened documents associated with the particular application or program, simply by right clicking or slide up gesture on the program button on the Taskbar. Since Windows 7 RC, the number of recent items or frequent items appear on the Jump List has been defaulted to 10. Users who want to change, either increase or decrease the number of the items on Jump List can do so easily using below trick.
Change and modify the default number of frequently used or recent items in the Windows 7 Jump List
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