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You’re looking at part of the top 61 suggestions that will be presented to Windows 7 developers. Suggestions submitted to the Windows Early Feedback program were analyzed and the top suggestions will be passed on to the development team.
The list includes features that were dropped from Vista, new functionality, and one that’s sure to be […]

The YouTube Blog has just announced the release of a desktop uploader that lets users upload multiple videos in one batch for Windows users. Each video can now be up to 1 GB in size, a big jump from the previously set file size limit of 100 MB. A Mac version for the desktop uploader […]

Microsoft Windows Live has taken off its beta tag and is now officially available as a free desktop suite. The Windows Live Desktop Suite includes 6 applications, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Writer, toolbar, and OneCare Family Safety. Use of these tools require a Live ID.
The install page […]

Facebook has announced a new advertising system designed to allow corporations to reach its social network of 50 million users with targeted advertising. Over 60 corporations including Coca Cola Co., Verizon Communications Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., and CBS Corp., have signed up to use the new Facebook advertising platform.
Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, […]

The Google Operating System blog has just posted new themes for iGoogle. To use these themes, type the Javascript code in the address bar and click on “save” in “select a theme for this tab” without selecting a theme.
Here we go:
Hong Kong
In the address bar, type the code:
javascript:_dlsetp(’preview_skin=skins/hongkong.xml’);

Solar System
In the address bar, type the code:
javascript:_dlsetp(’preview_skin=skins/planets.xml’);

Autumn
In […]

For those looking for a better way of finding out which sites copy their content without attribution, here’s what you need. Attributor crawls blogs, social networks, and web sites, to determine where your content is being reproduced.
Your dashboard displays reports that show which of your articles are being reproduced the most, which of the copying […]

If you still haven’t noticed, you can now enable the Site Search feature in your Google Analytics account. The Site Search feature not only shows what people are searching for while they’re on your site, it also shows you how they refine their search terms when they don’t get the results they wanted.
Site Search reports […]

Having all your favorite tutorials in one place is a dream come true for any tutorial junkie. Tutsbuzz aims to give you most of what you’re looking for without having to wade through pages of search results just to find what’s good.
Tutorials are separated in eight categories: Audio Editing, Video Editing, 2D Graphic, 3D Graphic, […]