7 Favorite Things About Windows 7

Few days ago it was a year anniversary of Windows 7, here is a list of 7 favorite Windows 7 things:

1. I love the new taskbar. It helps keep my work organized and looking good while at it!

2. Aero snap simply helps you keep organized whatever you are doing in your virtual workspace and it does it well.

3. I absolutely love the devices and printers folder which helps me manage not only all of my connected devices but also my shared network printer. I also love this feature to quickly access some system settings, as your computer is listed as a device.

4. One feature that I love, not so much because it helps me but it helps me help others, is the "Troubleshooting" feature in the control panel. It's great for people who don't know much about computers to help get their pc in order.

5. The "show desktop" button I find is a great little feature. I like working in an organized space, so having too many windows open sometimes can be frustrating. It's nice to know I can minimize them all with one click.
6. Libraries are another one of my favorite features because of how easy it is to keep like-file types together. For example, in previous versions of Windows If I wanted to separate my personal music collection from say my sisters music collection I'd make a separate folder or sub-folder to put her music in, but in never felt cohesive with the rest of the music on the computer. Libraries help make the experience cohesive since you can have all music accessible under a single outlet.

7. One of the most awesome features is XP Mode. There's several programs that I use that won't work in Windows 7 - even in compatibility mode. This feature sort of "bridges the gap" between the old and the new and makes the continued use of an out of date program possible.
These features are just a few of the many awesome features found in Windows 7. I could never go back to previous versions of Windows. Microsoft, you got me hooked! =)

Microsoft sends out invites to Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 SP1 Beta

Today, Microsoft have begun sending out emails inviting lucky participants to the limited, exclusive Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 beta program. The emails read as follows:

Hello Valued Microsoft Customer,
We are contacting you about an opportunity to participate in an upcoming Beta testing program. You may be a previous tester of Microsoft products, or someone who has been nominated. Beta programs are unique ways to experience product updates and provide feedback to the development teams. Later this calendar year we will begin an invitation-only beta testing of the Service Pack 1 for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010. Service Packs contain product updates since the product released. We would like to invite you to participate in the private testing of that service pack.
Call to action
If you are interested in participating in this Beta, and if you are already using Office 2010 or SharePoint 2010, please complete the application survey by following the link below. Upon completing the survey, your participation status will be set to ‘pending’, while we review your submission. If you are selected to participate, you will receive a formal invitation to join the program. Due to the limited number of seats in this private Beta, we may not be able to accommodate all interested testers.
If you are already registered on Microsoft Connect, make sure to sign in with your existing registered Windows Live ID account to submit this survey. If you are not registered yet, you will be prompted to do so.

or copy the following URL and paste it into your Web browser’s address bar:
Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
The Microsoft Office Customer Programs Team

If you participated in the Office 2010 Technical Beta and/or Microsoft likes you enough, keep an eye out on your inbox for an invite to this program.

Windows 7局域网共享设置

WIN7系统的网络功能比XP有了进一步的增强，使用起来也相对清晰。但是由于做了很多表面优化的工作，使得底层的网络设置对于习惯了XP系统的人来说变得很不适应，其中局域网组建就是一个很大的问题。默认安装系统后不但同组内的WIN7系统互相不能共享访问，而且最头疼的问题是组内的XP系统计算机更难互访。针对这个问题，从网络上收集了一些这方面的资料，结合自己在调试过程中的情况，通过以下步骤基本能够解决XP与WIN7局域网共享设置的问题。不到之处请网友谅解指正。
一：必要点

1、需要是管理员权限的帐户

2、所有入网的计算机都要在相同的IP段，比如都为192.168.1.X（2≤X≤255）

3、所有入网的计算机都要在相同的工作组，比如都在WORKGROUP组

4、所有入网的计算机都要开启来宾账户，默认账户名为：guest。

5、关闭任何第三方的防火墙软件，或者进行一些相关设置（很重要Windows自带的防火墙。如果没有把它关闭的话，也需要进行一些设置才可以。打开Windows防火墙---例外---勾选 文件和打印机共享---确定---保存。 XP系统，在 常规 选项卡中，要去掉不允许例外 前面的勾。

6、所有入网的计算机的操作系统必须有正确的权限设置（这是重点）

7、XP，是指Windows XP Professional 版本。其中所述的部分方法，并不适用于Windows XP Home Edition。

8、WIN7，是指Windows 7。不同版本的WIN7可能存在一定的差异。如果你用的是Home Basic版本，就不要再往下看了，因为Home Basic不提供文件共享功能。。

Windows7 快捷键必看点

任何的操作系统、软件、游戏，只有熟练使用快捷键，才能最大效率的工作、娱乐，我们不能把所有的时间都浪费在一台机器上，这是不行的。快捷键带给我们的不只是快速，还能感受到机器带来的快感。很难想象一个不用键盘的魔兽争霸玩家。

1. Ctrl + Shift + N – 创建一个新的文件夹
你需要在文件夹窗口中按 Ctrl + Shift + N 才行，在 Chrome 中是打开隐身窗口的快捷键。
2. Ctrl + Shift + 左键 – 用管理员权限打开程序 (Ctrl+Shift+Click to Open a Program As Administrator)
有些程序，需要右键选择 Windows7 的管理员权限才可以正常运行，而这个蛋疼的快捷键我没有测试成功。在受限制帐户下测试的软件 AirVideoServer 可以在 Touch 上成功连接 AirVideoServer 并播放视频。
3. Shift+ 鼠标右键 – 增强版右键发送到
右键发送到 是一个很常用的功能，一般情况下可以发送到：桌面快捷方式、邮件联系人、压缩文档、移动设备等等。而通过 Shift+ 鼠标右键 的发送到，增加了 Windows7 个人文件夹内的所有内容，包括：我的文档、我的照片、我的音乐、桌面等等

4. Shift + 右键 – 在当前文件夹用命令行打开。

开始 “ 运行” cmd 就是命令行界面，传说中的 DOS 命令。最常用的可能就是 ping 了吧？用命令行来修改文件扩展名也是好办法，ren name.txt name.bat 就可以把一个文本文件改成批处理文件了。而 Shift + 右键 在当前文件夹用命令行打开的作用就是不用频繁的 cd 打开各级文件夹了。
5. Win + 空格 – 闪现桌面
效果与鼠标停留在任务栏最右端相同，松开 Win 键即恢复窗口。恩，你可以用来看看桌面背景的美女。
6. Win+ 上/下/左/右 – 移动当前激活窗口
其中，Win +左/右 为移动窗口到屏幕两边，占半屏，Win + 上 为最大化当前窗口，下为恢复当前窗口

计算机Numlock的秘密

一般来说电脑开机启动时NumLock键是启动的。我们可以在Bios中修改相应的设置。

NumLock键启动就亮的原理
在Windows系统启动时，它会从注册表下面读一个键值，然后根据这个键值的内容来决定是否启动NumLock键、CapsLK键、ScrLock键等。
这个键值是：

InitialKeyboardIndicators

它是REG_SZ类型，内容的含义是：
0 - Turn all indicators Off (NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock)
1 - Turn CapsLock On
2 - Turn NumLock On
3 - Turn CapsLock and NumLock On
4 - Turn ScrollLock On
5 - Turn CapsLock and ScrollLock On
6 - Turn NumLock and ScrollLock On
7 - Turn all indicators On (NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock)

也就是说：设置为0 则关闭NumLock键，设置为2则开启NumLock键。

如何在你的站点上使用HTML5

已经有许多文章是关于HTML5的了，例如“HTML5有什么期待？”和“HTML5会如何改变网络”之类的，但是对于Web开发人员来说，最主要需要知道的是：我现在可以用上HTML5来做些什么，我怎么开始使用它？好消息是现在已经有不少的HTML5里的东西可以使用了。但是，开始你就必须要明白一件事情，你需要知道你的受众如何，否则的话你就不该使用HTML5。假如你的站点的访问大部分人都是在使用IE6，那么你完全没有任何理由使用HTML5。另一方面，如果你站点的访问者都是使用手机浏览器，如iPhone和iPad，那么你还在等什么呢？马上就可以开始动手了！等等，这里有一些准则，看完再动手不迟。

你现在可以使用哪些HTML5特性？

虽然HTML5标准现在仍然是个草案，在标准化组织手里依然还在商讨，但是重要的部分已经被许多现代的浏览器实现了。Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera和Microsoft IE9都已经很好的支持了HTML5的部分特性。