Auto Upgrade Button For Windows 7 OS

Auto Upgrade Button For Windows 7 OS

An official Microsoft report - Friday, has it that Windows 7 OS will include a tool that allows users to upgrade from a basic version of the OS to one of its more enhanced Version at the touch of a button. The Window 7 enhancement termed 'Windows Anytime Upgrade'(WAU), will enable users launch a screen from within Windows 7 that lets them purchase a product key for a pricier version of the software. Users can also enter a product key for an upgrade previously purchased at retail.

Microsoft spokesperson stated, 'that the enhancement became necessary in a scenario where users may want to quickly and easily upgrade to a different version of Windows 7 OS'. After purchasing or entering the product key, buyers can upgrade to whichever version of Windows 7 they choose with just a few clicks.

'WAU' makes it super easy to upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium - with cost ranging as follows: upgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium for $79.99. Moving from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional costs $89.99. Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate is priced at $139.99.

Windows 7 OS availability to the general public will commence on October 22nd. However, it has been released to manufacturers.

Browser Jump-list Access Available For Chrome

One of the best features in Windows 7. Browser jump-list access previously limited only to Internet Explorer, has now been made available to the new developes build - Chrome version 3.0.197.11. according to a Cnet Editorial.

The groundwork for the stable version of Chrome is also reported on in other operating systems - Mac users of the developers build, which has been updated to version 3.0.197.12, now get chrome extensions enabled by default. Linux users, meanwhile, should no longer find Chrome crashing when reading their Gmail.

The jump-list can be accessed by right-clicking on the Chrome taskbar icon or by holding down the left mouse button and dragging, which mimics the Internet Explorer jump-list. However, the IE tag, called 'Frequent', is labeled 'Most Visited Sites' on Chrome, but both merely show your most frequently visited Web sites. Also lists of URLs are configurable on both, so you can remove sites from the list.

Linux Crowd

'Linux Crowd' Prefer Google Search To Bing - Survey

According to a report released on friday last week by Chitika, an online advertising network - Linux users overwhelmingly choose Google as their preferred search engine ahead of the enhanced Microsoft Bing. The statistical data put Google at 94.61% ahead.

Google privacy issues though not withstanding, also given Microsofts Bing rising profile, Google overwhelmingly soars ahead of Bing. While it's not surprising that Linux users would shun a Microsoft-sponsored search engine, it is surprising that they so heavily congregate around just one search engine.

Perhaps Google's stunch position in the search business accounts for the wide choice accorded it by this highly disparate community. Linux community being the crowd that has created literally thousands of Linux distributions cutting across Open source Apps, after all, is all about alternatives.

Chitika analyzed data from 163 million searches across its advertising network between July 30 and August 16, and came up with the above graph.