Every new release of an OS like Windows has it’s nuggets and one of Windows 7’s is the new Library feature. If you don’t know about Libraries, and I’m guessing you haven’t had a chance to try it, ...

One of the niftiest new features in Windows 7 is Libraries, which allows you to gather and view the contents of folders from various locations on your computer without actually moving any of those ...

Many users who upgrade to Windows 7 will notice that the good old directories and file structure from Windows XP and back is missing in action. While frustrating to some, it is a giant step forward in ...

Libraries were introduced with Windows 7; these libraries are special folders with special views. They are “special” because each library is an aggregate of many different folders. The default ...

The “Libraries” feature within Windows 7 can be extremely useful, as it allows you to aggregate folders from multiple hard drives to create a single folder. If you had 3 or 4 hard drives, each with ...

In the first installment of this series, we explored aspects of the new Windows 7 interface. This time, we’ll take a look at how Windows 7 can make managing and finding files easier. Windows 7’s ...

It took me a while to get used to them when they came out with Windows 7, but I love using Windows Libraries to keep all my far flung folders and files in order. Beyond the standard Libraries for ...

A folder shortcut feature starting in Windows 7. Libraries show up in Explorer and application Open/Save dialogs along with all the other folders. The default Libraries point to the Documents, Music, ...

Jason covers desktop applications and help desk utilities, including reviews geared toward the IT end-user support function. Jason is the PC infrastructure manager for Harcros Chemicals, a worldwide ...

A couple of weeks ago I finally upgraded my home box from Vista to 7. I've gotten everything configured and working, except for my video streaming setup. I had Vista streaming via Windows Media Player ...

Microsoft is using its irregular Professional Developers Conference, PDC 2008, to unveil the successor to Windows Vista, in the shape of what it calls a 'pre-beta' of Windows 7. A Milestone 3 build, ...

Though Microsoft doesn’t make a big deal of Windows 7’s many networking improvements and new features, they offer a fine reason to upgrade from XP. There used to be many reasons to skip migrating to ...