Laplink Software announced that PCmover will support users upgrading to Windows 7 regardless of their current Windows version. Using PCmover any user can upgrade from Windows XP (or Vista) directly to Windows 7 with just a few steps.

Vista has been the OS we love to hate. In years to come, will we look back on it with fondness or will we still remember it’s clunkiness?

Microsoft has sent the final code for Windows 7 to PC manufacturers yesterday. Some companies will be able to download the OS in the next few weeks.

While Microsoft said otherwise, it seems their sudden release of code to Linux is a way out of a law suit. The suit resulted because a network driver in Microsoft’s Hyper-V uses open source components, licensed under the GPL, were linked to closed-source binaries.

Agnitum has updated its Outpost 2009 Security Products to support the Windows 7 Release Candidate.

European customers will see two "versions" of Windows 7: Windows 7 E, which lacks a browser; and Windows 7 N, which lacks both browser and media player technologies. Both require a "clean install", complicating the move to the new OS.

Microsoft is offering "super" discounts on software. Is there a reason behind the price slashing? This article includes a 30-minute podcast with Mary-Jo Foley and Gavin Clarke.

Dates for Windows 7 "released to manufacturing" (RTM) have now been announced. IT pros should see an evaluation version of Windows 7 Professional for IT Professionals August 6.

To be honest, we’re not really sure why you’d want to use it on a regular basis, but it’s a fun place to visit — and if you’re into emailverite, this site’s probably for you.

Read this OutlookPower article.

Getting laid off can be traumatic. It can also be the best thing to happen to you. So argues Paul Boutin in this article on the tech sector as viewed from Silicon Valley.