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Windows 7 Family Pack is done

Posted on December 8, 2009 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on Windows 7 Family Pack is done

It seems that the whole limited time offer for the Windows 7 Family Pack was real limited. Microsoft has announced that the pack is no longer available, at least from them. Some resellers still have copies of it, and are now inflating the price for it since it is a rare item. Why write up…

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Windows 7 is coming…

Posted on October 20, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Windows 7 is coming…

This Thursday is launch day for Windows 7. The question is what are you going to do about it? Myself I’ve been using Win7 for almost 2 months now, thanks to having the Action Pack for work. It is a pretty robust system, loads fast and for the most part, just works. Now, I’ve seen…

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Windows 7 Review, Why to stay away from BFG

Posted on October 9, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Windows 7 Review, Why to stay away from BFG

So, I have been playing with Windows 7 now for a bit. I’ve loaded it on my laptop and recently loaded it on my main machine. Here is what I have decided. Windows 7 is pretty darn good. First, lets talk about Windows 7 on my laptop. The upgrade from Vista to Ultimate edition (this…

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