Here is a beautiful theme pack to spice up your Windows 7 desktop. The New Year 2010 windows 7 theme, created by Tim Heuer, contains some amazing wallpapers taken from smashing magazine.
The theme pack contains 34 free desktop wallpapers created by designers across the world; both versions with a Jan 2010 calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free.
As I said earlier, one of the most exciting features of Windows 7 is the customization capabilities it offers to users. One such feature is its ability to change the Logon Screen background without patching the system.
There are several such free tools available for download (find some of them here), here is a new one called 7 Logon Screen Manager.
The search feature provided with Windows 7 is quite powerful since this feature is completely integrated with the operating system itself. All a user would have to do is, click ‘Start’ and type the first few letters of a file name. A list of files would then be displayed on the menu.
Some times you may notice that not all file types appear on the search list. This is because Windows 7 has only few file types specified to its search index. This guide let you know how to add new file type to the index in Windows Vista and Windows 7
Windows 7 (Vista also) provides a greater user experience features known as Aero which gives translucent title bars, rounded edges, and color schemes, amongst other features.
However, Aero is normally not available in Windows 7 Home Basic (also Vista home basic) editions. Furthermore there is an internal Hardware Check which only allows you to run Aero if passed.
Whenever you try to copy big files (for example music, software, movies, etc) from one folder to other location in Windows (XP, Vista and Windows 7), it takes ages to finish the process depending on your system’s performance.
Moreover, you can also notice a loud sound when copying lots of files simultaneously. To solve such issues, here is a freeware tool called Talent Copy, which offers a 3 (depending on the file size) times faster and a lot quiet than default windows copy.
If your system has dual core or multi-core processor, you can utilize its full processor power for a faster booting in a few simple steps. By default Windows is configured to start with single processor. Follow the simple steps below to utilize its full power. (Applicable to Windows7, Vista and XP and is identical).