Windows Vista – Customization Manual v1.3 is available for download. Here’s a list of some of the changes (what I can remember):

• Major grammar rework (thanks Larry Schwartz for your proof reading.)
• Linked table of contents and clickable sidebar contents (in compatible PDF readers.)
• Cross referencing to assist in navigation through the book.
• Notational conventions to assist in learning.
• Meets service pack 2 specifications.
• Broken links updated.
• More screenshots to assist in learning.
• Rework of layout, headings, paper size (more printer friendly), and overall consistency.
• Cleaner cover page.
• Updated contact details, to get to me, in the back.

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RSVR85 and I got together about a month ago and put together the Windows 7 Media Center Customization Handbook. RSVR85 took his previous Windows 7 Media Center Guides, updated them, and made them even easier to follow. I just put everything together and now it’s online and ready for your reading pleasure.

I’d like to thank RSVR85 for his hard work. This book is fantastic and I can’t wait to update my Media Center PC to Windows 7 so I can put these hacks into effect. His original forum post on the topic helped me customize Windows Vista’s Media Center (and this handbook will work, mostly, for Windows Vista Media Center.)

Download the Windows 7 Media Center Customization Handbook.

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The Portuguese translation of Windows 7 – The Pocket Guide is now available. Thank you to the translators:

• Angelo Moretto
• Keith Johnson

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Thank you to all those who took part in the Google Wave invite competition. The winners have been randomly picked and are:

I am in contact with the winners; if you see your name on the list and have not heard from me, let me know.

I’ll be starting a new competition tomorrow, so check back for details (or take a sneak peak here.)

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Those with eagle eyes may have noticed, by reading the LiberKey review, you can review software with me now. In fact, most software reviews I’ll do from now on will let you have your say: by rating the product and by leaving your thoughts in the comments.

I believe in listening to and responding to user feedback; this feedback is always helpful for me and for other readers of the site.

What do You Think?

Last month I gave you a site update and promised this feature. Now it’s here, what do you think? Please rate the software rating system (below) and let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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Windows 7 – The Pocket Guide v1.0 is now released and ready for download. Preview the book here (v0.2.1.)

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Windows 7 – The Pocket Guide v1.0 is now released. v1.0.x will be the final free release of this book. I am currently working on a paid version, with many more guides and tutorials (available on the Amazon Kindle and through an online PDF store.) More about this version to come soon.

What’s New?

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If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, you can now use Windows Forums on it. In this guide, you’ll learn how to set your iPhone up to browse the forums.

There was some previous interest for Windows Forums on the iPhone and to be honest, I was hoping something like this would come along because I didn’t want to customize the forums myself only to find a professional solution was in the works. I have no idea how long this app has been out, but after a search for “phpbb” (the software on which Windows Forums runs) on the Apple App Store, this was the only solution I could find.

Please note: In this guide, I show you the Lite version of the app. You can buy the normal version for $0.99 USD, which enables private messaging and removes the “Posted with TouchBB Lite” message at the bottom of each post (well, probably, but I haven’t tried.) (...)
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On Thursday, I launched a competition, which would last 77 hours. The prize is Windows 7 Ultimate and the 77 hours have elapsed.

And the Winner is…

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The Windows Basics section is now available. This section is designed to help beginners grasp the fundamentals of Windows. As part of this section, I’ve started to build a glossary; I am looking for volunteers (email link) to help me populate this glossary to help new users.

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Readers, I believe a brief update is on the cards; a  few things have changed lately. I’ll attempt to keep you updated with the major changes:

MyWindowsPC

• ReCaptcha is being used on members’ blogs to cut spam comments for them (thanks for the suggestion Christopher.)
• MyWindowsPC Help, the official MyWindowsPC help blog has been updated and given a new name.
• Members’ posts are now being featured on the front page.
• The site activity feed is now being parsed to the sidebar of Windows Guides.

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