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Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved [Art]
gizmodo.com - 11/6/2009
Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved [Art]
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Chuck Anderson , creator of Windows 7 's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work—including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn't make the final design. Chuck is the embodiment of the dreams of thousands ...
npd.com - 11/5/2009
Windows 7 Boxed Software Sales Surpass Vista Launch, According to NPD
— npd.com — Top-Selling Windows 7 SKUs (based on units week ending 10/24) Average Selling Price 1 Windows 7 Home... Premium Upgrade $76 2 Windows 7 Pro Upgrade $147 3 Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack 3 User Upgrade $149 (more) Windows 7 Boxed Software Sales Surpass Vista Launch, ...

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Sony updates VAIO P for Windows 7, faster Atom
electronista.com - 11/5/2009
Sony updates VAIO P for Windows 7, faster Atom
— electronista.com — Sony tonight upgraded its extra-small VAIO P netbook in the US to keep in sync with Windows... 7. The new models now all run Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional and with this change alone should run much faster than the older models bogged down by ... (more) Sony updates VAIO P for Windows 7, faster Atom

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Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
sophos.com - 11/5/2009
Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
— sophos.com — Now that we in the northern hemisphere have had some time to digest the Windows 7 hype... and settle in for the coming winter, we thought we would get some more hard data regarding Windows 7 security. On October 22nd, we settled in at SophosLabs and ... (more) Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses

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Evolution of Windows 7’s Iconic Home Screen
D' Technology Weblog — ... wallpapers, so it was clear right off bat that censorship wouldn't really be a problem. The two pieces took about four months, start to finish. Chuck started with a pencil and paper, and moved on to Photoshop for the Windows 7 sheen, but two pieces retain that sketchy feel in fact, all individual threads on login screen were hand-drawn with a Wacom tablet.      Full Gallery: Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved ...

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