The Windows 7 Control Panel explained: Hardware and Sound

March 7, 2011
The Windows 7 Control Panel explained: Hardware and Sound

Hardware and Sound brings together all of the settings and tools pertinent to your system’s hardware setup. This screen enables you to add and remove devices, configure the way that peripherals work, change the settings on your monitor, and change the power plan employed by a laptop. Devices and Printers – visit these screens to [...]

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The Windows 7 Control Panel explained: Network and Internet

February 28, 2011
The Windows 7 Control Panel explained: Network and Internet

Network and Internet covers your PC’s connection to the Web and the other computers (and devices) around your home. This is the place to go for configuring your Internet access, and for sharing and streaming files across the local network, which is made easier with the new tools in Windows 7. Network and Sharing Centre [...]

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News: Windows 7 Handbook 5th edition now on sale

February 22, 2011
News: Windows 7 Handbook 5th edition now on sale

The latest version of our popular Windows 7 Handbook is now on sale – you can pick it up from many newsagents as well as on the Magnesium Media website. As with previous editions, the bookazine covers every aspect of Microsoft’s latest operating system, from getting started and setting up user accounts to expert tricks [...]

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The Windows 7 Control Panel explained: System and Security

February 21, 2011
The Windows 7 Control Panel explained: System and Security

System and Security is one of the key areas of the Windows 7 Control Panel – it houses tools such as the Security Centre (for controlling your antivirus and firewall programs) and Device Manager, which can be used to monitor the hardware set up on your PC and download any relevant driver updates. Action Centre [...]

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Tips: playing God

December 20, 2010
Tips: playing God

Windows 7 users have uncovered a so-called ‘God mode’ folder that you can place on your desktop – while it doesn’t actually enable you to perform miracles and command angels, it does provide easy access to all of the functions in Control Panel, some of which are not always readily available. To create the shortcut, [...]

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How to: change the look of Windows 7

November 23, 2010
How to: change the look of Windows 7

Through each edition, Windows has offered the user more and more customisation options for changing the look of the operating system and its interface. It’s now possible to take almost full control over the colours, graphics and sounds used by Windows, and each user can have his or her own desktop design associated with the [...]

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Tips: snap windows

October 28, 2010
Tips: snap windows

In previous versions of Windows, if you wanted to have two documents open side-by-side on the desktop then you had to laboriously resize each window pixel-by-pixel using the mouse. With Windows 7, this can be done much more easily by dragging a window’s title bar to the left or right edge of the screen. (For [...]

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News: Windows 7 Handbook 4th edition now on sale

October 22, 2010
News: Windows 7 Handbook 4th edition now on sale

We’re proud to announce that the latest edition of our best-selling bookazine is now on sale online and in newsagents. It features revised and updated content and a freshly compiled cover DVD that offers 400 freeware tools that are fully Windows 7-compatible. Covering a broad range of topics and guides, the handbook can help you: [...]

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Tips: burn ISO files in Windows 7

October 5, 2010
Tips: burn ISO files in Windows 7

With Windows 7, the operating system now supports burning ISO files natively. The .iso format is used by many developers to distribute software and other content. Simply double-click on an ISO file to launch the Windows Disc Image Burner. If another program has associated itself with the format, you can use the Open With option [...]

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How to: get started with Internet Explorer 9

September 29, 2010
How to: get started with Internet Explorer 9

The next-generation Internet Explorer 9 is now available in beta form – you can download it from the official page created by Microsoft, which is looking to claw back some of the ground it’s lost to the likes of Firefox and Chrome. New features included in the beta of IE9 include a faster rendering engine, support [...]

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