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The two most common types of windows are the clear panes of glass you can look through in a building or vehicle, or the series of popular operating systems published by Microsoft.
Expanding on the latter, Windows was developed as a graphical user interface for Microsoft's previously popular MS-DOS operating system. DOS required users to have a good deal of technical savvy and memorization of text-based commands, whose parameters could become very complicated to do relatively simple things, like moving files or sorting them by different criteria.
The Windows solution for that was to simply give the user menus they could easily navigate and basic commands to click on that generated the same complicated input in the background, but with an interface easy enough that anyone could work with it.
Windows 3.1 was the first notable step in the series, and Windows 95 expanded significantly on that formula, opening the doors to faster 32-bit computing that would be developed further in later iterations of the OS, including Windows 98, ME, XP, Mobile, Vista, and network-focused versions like Windows Server and Windows NT.
Windows' main competition comes from Apple's Mac OS and the various open-source Linux operating systems. Despite user complaints about bugs and shoddy performance in virtually every version of Windows, it remains the most popular OS in the world.
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Original Technorati articles tagged “windows”
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in GadgetsThoughts on a PC Purchase, Part III
History of graphical user interfaces, considerations for choosing an operating systemby devitor / on Nov 29, 2009 -
in AndroidGoogle Will Merge Android and Chrome
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in TechnologyGet Your Free Office Mobile 2010 Beta
As part of their Office 2010 Beta announcement, Microsoft announced the availability of the Office Mobile 2010 Betaby aniruddh / on Nov 21, 2009
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “windows”
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Microsofts Internal Focus Shifting to Windows 8 in July 2010 [Microsoft]
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Weve heard that Windows 8 will be coming in 2012, so its only logical that Microsofts focus shift to the operating system soon. And based on recent job postings, that attention shift is happening...1 hour ago -
Microsoft shifting internal focus to Windows 8 in July 2010
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Ah, the tormented life of a Microsoft employee. You spend a few years of your life nurturing a product, teaching it some new tricks, and before you know it you have to release it into the wild and start all over again. Coincidentally, Microsoft also seems to do a lot of hiring during that tumultuous switchover period, ...2 hours ago -
TERACOPY 2.07 BETA / 2.01 (X300%)
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TeraCopy 2.07 Beta / 2.01 | 10.14 MB TeraCopy is a free utility designed to copy/move files faster and more secure. Can resume broken file transfers. TeraCopy skips bad files during copy and even shows the skipped files at the end of files transfer. Calculates files CRC checksum on the fly to speed up source and ...2 hours ago -
TERACOPY 2.07 BETA / 2.01 (X300%)
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TeraCopy 2.07 Beta / 2.01 | 10.14 MB TeraCopy is a free utility designed to copy/move files faster and more secure. Can resume broken file transfers. TeraCopy skips bad files during copy and even shows the skipped files at the end of files transfer. Calculates files CRC checksum on the fly to speed up source and ...2 hours ago -
THIS MADE MY BLOOD SIMMER
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A TimeWarner/Road side runner so-called "BRUCIE" whos never heard of Zipping Flies. Who needed a crash-learning bluesession on the subject of interface dogma by the customer, she is supposed to help and annoy until the culligan man appears. Who finally admitted he is not upto or into or above or below changing ...2 hours ago -
Ultimate List of Christmas Themes For Windows 7
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We are back with another Ultimate List . This time around we will be presenting some excellent Christmas themes for Windows 7 . Applying Themes in Windows 7 is very easy, just download the Themepack file, and double click on it to apply the theme to Windows 7. You might also want to checkout some of the ...2 hours ago -
AXE-WIELDING STAN THE MENACE THREATENS ME AT HOME
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You may find it incredulous, but a friend of mine works for a mental institution and is sharing confidential info: Her relatives is about to release a revolutionary bistro of Italian cuisine, codenamed "Catatonic Chaosis Polyester Dinner Special" Its central piece is a 3D Rotating Turkey breast Cube consisting of ...2 hours ago -
SSD HD
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Keeping in mind I want to install windows 7 64. How should I format an ssd hd (crucial 256GB) & can I partition an SSD? Would it be best to let Windows 7 format the drive when I install Windows 7 64? I understand that I need a kit to install an ssd hd in a desktop pc.2 hours ago -
RE: vbs to test win version
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Alain, Theres some interesting stuff here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6...-bit-or-64-bit Examples in Delphi and C# are given. It seems that testing the presence of environment variable %ProgramW6432% defines and x64 system. If it aint there, then it is an x86 OS. Carlos "Alain Bourgeois" wrote: > Hi ...2 hours ago -
AXE-WIELDING STAN THE MENACE THREATENS ME AT HOME
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You may find it incredulous, but a friend of mine works for a mental institution and is sharing confidential info: Her relatives is about to release a revolutionary bistro of Italian cuisine, codenamed "Catatonic Chaosis Polyester Dinner Special" Its central piece is a 3D Rotating Turkey breast Cube consisting of ...2 hours ago -
Windows 7 Share Grows At XPs Expense
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CWmike writes "Microsofts Windows ran to stay in place last month as Window 7s market share gains made up for the largest-ever declines in Windows XP and Vista, data released today by Web metrics firm Net Applications showed. By these numbers, Windows 7s gains were primarily at the expense of Windows XP. For each copy ...2 hours ago -
Creating an OEM XP Disk?
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I have a private job to do for a friend who needs his PC rebuilt. Of course, as is always the case, he has lost all his CDs. I have to rebuilD 2 machines: PC - Sony VAIO PCV-6603 (AIO) Windows XP Home Sony (According to the CoA) Laptop - Lenovo 3000 C200 Windows XP Professional Lenovo (According to the CoA) Now, ...2 hours ago -
Re: Group Policy SBS 2003
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Applying user policy based on where the user logs in is called "loopback processing." You can probably bing up a mountain of information by searching that term. Loopback processing of Group Policy http://support.microsoft.com/kb/231287 "Pete" wrote in message news:0c6ba935-5363-4300-8dc0-... > Hi All, > ...2 hours ago -
Re: uninstalling
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Seek support in this forum: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...nstall/threads watcheroftheskies wrote: > I have a windows vista to windows 7 upgrade disc. When i try and install > it wont install stating windows mail is incompatible. I cant find a way > to > uninstall it. Can anyone help before ...2 hours ago -
Microsoft: Like Hell Those Black Screens Are Our Fault
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Redmond is claiming that “[Microsoft] the company has found those reports to be inaccurate and our comprehensive investigation has shown that none of the recently released updates are related to the behavior described in the reports.” So said Christopher Budd, Microsoft’s security response communications lead, ...3 hours ago -
Windows 7, Firefox 3.5 and IE8 shares up, XP’s down
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Net Applications latest data indicates that release of Windows 7 to general public has put a significant dent into Windows XP’s usage share. For Nov., web usage of XP dropped by 1.45%, while Vista’s usage share only dropped by 0.2%. Mac OS X usage share dropped slightly, down 0.16% to 5.11%. The number in of ...3 hours ago -
HTC Touch.B brings Touch Pro goodness back to market with Android on board.
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The HTC Touch Pro 2 is a pretty sweet WinMo device. To some, WinMo is a short coming, a flaw, a gimp leg that prevents the Touch Pro 2 from being the true mobile powerhouse it could be. For that I present to you the HTC Touch.B. The big reason to care about this particular phone isn’t necessarily for the hardware ...3 hours ago -
Windows Mobile 7 on LinkedIn again
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MSFT Kitchen has once again done all the dirty work by shifting through LinkedIn profiles to find little cherries of information on Windows Mobile 7. Check out the last summary of such an adventure . Nothing too extraordinary though we do see that, as weve said in previous podcasts , Silverlight will play a ...3 hours ago -
Microsoft launches ‘Section 7′ for Windws 7 campaign
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Microsoft in conjunction with music promoter Live Nation, launched a music wbsite to help promote Windows 7 dubbed “Section 7,” that features $7 concert tickets and $7 merchandise for select artists. "Section 7 offers music lovers a host of insider benefits, including exclusive ticket buying options, ...3 hours ago -
Deleting Sign-In?
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"Export" all contacts and messages to a CSV file and store on your hard drive before taking any such action to ensure you are backed up. WLM doesnt support "identities". "Art" wrote in message news:7A1F5258-4ABE-49E0-B638-... > Id like to delete my Windows Live account and revert to using WLMail as a > ...3 hours ago
