3 Months Ago, Sarah Perez from on10.net says (in Adding Flip 3D to Windows 7's Taskbar) The Windows7News blog has a handy tip on how you can add Windows 7’s Flip 3D feature directly to the new Windows 7 taskbar. Introduced in Windows Vista, Flip 3D is the more dazzling version of Windows Flip which lets you cycle through your open windows using a keyboard shortcut. Most users are...

And Steven Bink from Bink.nu says (in Patch: Windows 7 and 2008 R2 Hotfix) I hope this doesn’t mean you cannot slipstream Service Pack 1 just like what happened with Vista.

Description of the System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista, for Windows Server 2008, for for Windows 7, and for Windows Server 2008 R2

And Softpedia News (Marius Oiaga) from Softpedia says (in Download Windows 7 RTM Technologies for Vista SP2) “The Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 and the Platform Update for Windows Vista are collections of runtime libraries that make it easy for developers to target a wider customer base,” Microsoft revealed. “All the updated technologies in the Platform Update for Windows Vista are...

And Mary Jo Foley from Steve Gillmor's GestureLab says (in Patch: Microsoft makes final version of Windows compatibility toolset available) In September, Microsoft unveiled a beta of a toolset that was designed to improve compatibility between Vista and Windows 7 (as well as Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2). The Redmondians made available on October 27 the final version of that tool, known as the Platform Updat...

And Mary Jo Foley from All about Microsoft says (in Patch: Microsoft makes final version of Windows compatibility toolset available) In September, Microsoft unveiled a beta of a toolset that was designed to improve compatibility between Vista and Windows 7 (as well as Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2). The Redmondians made available on October 27 the final version of that tool, known as the Platform Updat...

And Mary Jo Foley from ZDNet Blogs says (in Patch: Microsoft makes final version of Windows compatibility toolset available) In September, Microsoft unveiled a beta of a toolset that was designed to improve compatibility between Vista and Windows 7 (as well as Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2). The Redmondians made available on October 27 the final version of that tool, known as the Platform Updat...

4 Months Ago, Sumeeth Evans from Bink.nu says (in Patch: Microsoft Mentions Windows 7 SP1 and Vista SP3) This fell in my lap over the weekend, but I didn’t have time to cover it last week: An update is available that allows for a potential power saving in an AMD multicore processor that is running an x64-based version of Windows Vista SP2, of Windows Server 2008 SP2, of Windows 7, or of Windows Se...

And ActiveWin.com says (in Patch: Microsoft Mentions Windows 7 SP1 and Vista SP3) Soy Mire B: This fell in my lap over the weekend, but I didn’t have time to cover it last week: An update is available that allows for a potential power saving in an AMD multicore processor that is running an x64-based version of Windows Vista SP2, of Windows Server 2008 SP2, of Windows 7, or of...

And Start64! says (in Patch: Download Windows 7 RTM Power Saving Boost Update for AMD Multicore CPUs) Microsoft has made available for download (http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=974090 kbln=en-us) an update designed to boost power-saving capabilities for the latest Windows client and server releases. Microsoft noted that the update could allow for pote...