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Since iPod broke the music digital market, Microsoft has quietly come off their own - The Zune.

Something which is maybe overlooked, the Zune actually works hand-in-hand with your laptops, there’s a relationship between them which a lot of people tend to miss out.

Step 1:

Out of the Box

Included is a USB cable, you will use this to charge and upload music to your Zune PC to your Zune.
You will find headphones and small spongy coverings for the ear buds, called headphone socks. Fit them snugly onto the ear buds.
Finally, remove the owner’s manual, carrying pouch and the software CD.

Step 2:

Charge

Plug the larger end of the USB cable into the bottom of the Zune. Then, connect the smaller end to the USB port on your PC.
Don’t turn on your Zune until it’s fully charged -which takes up to three hours- and until your computer prompts you.

Step 3:

The Install

Insert the CD into your computer’s CD drive. Your computer should automatically recognize the CD and begin installing the software
Make sure you are connected to the internet, as your Zune software will need to search for the latest updates.
When prompted by your computer, turn on the Zune by pressing the Play/Pause button until the screen lights up.
Your Zune may require an update to its firmware, the software built-in to the device. If it does, updating will begin automatically.
The installation program on your PC will ask you if you wish to “Sync your Zune”

Tip

Be aware, your Zune comes with some free preloaded goodies. Syncing your Zune will erase all of that content. So, if you’re not done enjoying what’s already there, hold off on Synching your Zune and choose the guest option on the “Relocating” screen.

With news looming on the next Windows Operating System, codenamed “Windows 7“, I’ll not banking on Microsoft to cash successfully in this one either.

Lets face it.

Windows Vista is still buggy and all new laptops purchases comes with the new Windows Vista Operating Systems ( whichever versions or editions that may be).

Anyway or anyhow more users are currently using this software while majority still resisting and choose to remain with the vulnerable Windows XP systems.

My Question…..

What make you think Windows 7 will be a success?

Even the release of the Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is kept at a very low profile, unlike XP’s Service Pack 2 release.

With disadvantages aside, I still believe WIndows Vista is, nonetheless, a very good operating system.

It will still take time for people to adapt to the changes and hopefully this can happen sooner rather than later in the future.

If you are working on a Microsoft Office 2003 or earlier suite on your laptop and you wanted to perform operations like opening, editing and saving your documents, spreadsheets and presentations with the file formats of Office 2007 …… now you can.

The tip is to download and install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack.

With this tool, you can retain the current Microsoft Office suite that you are using plus the ability to perform your works on the Microsoft Office 2007 based files.

How do you if it is a Microsoft Office 2007 format?

Simple ….. anything that ends with an “x” alphabet like (.docx for words), (.xlsx for excel) and (.pptx for powerpoint) are the xml based and the new Microsoft Office 2007 file formats.

It would great if you have the full featured Office 2007 suite as you can enjoy a feature-rich product with a lot of great enhancements.

Hi guys …. I’m feeling a bit better today (but totally wear off ….. gladly the weekends and I can really use a break )

Anyway if you’re working with Windows XP on your laptops, you might want to try to find the hidden music that is given to you …. for free!’

Simply watch the video below and you can find and listen your special music track given to you.

Check it out …..

This is no mean of me being vulgar or rude to anyone.

For those of you who might still feel lost on what I mean, “F” is actually means format in the PC world.

Yeah ….. its the kill word alright, every users nightmare.

For me, it is a very normal thing.

If you guys were to read up my previous posts on my laptop linux experience (part 1 & part 2), it was the same laptop that I have decided to format.

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Actually I have only decided to “F” my laptop yesterday as my patience with linux came to an end …….

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This is the confusing part whenever a newbie approaches me for advice on getting a new notebook.

Though most of you understand the difference between a Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Office, there are still a minority which still finds this rather misleading.

How come?

I was approached recently by a friend of mine who wanted to buy a new Dell Inspirion notebook computer. As per normal, he asked me for my opinions on the notebook and other technical stuffs like battery life, etc.

But what surprised me is that, he keep mentioning MS Excel, Words and Powerpoint when I looked at the bundled offer there isn’t any. Microsoft Works was not even in the bundled!

After a while I understand that he was confused about the Windows and Office products.

Seems both are products by Microsoft, there are a few users whom may think it is always a bundled.

Microsoft has separated Windows (Operating System) and Office (document, spreadsheet and presentation) and this ain’t something new.

I believed Dell might have include a 30 day trial in the package, though it is not written in the newspaper article showed to me by my friend.

Anyway for new users out there whom might still be getting a new notebook for the coming new year always remember that Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office are two different products completely.

Your notebook computer manufacturer will always (most of the time) bundled you with the operating system but not necessarily the Office applications software.

But if you want a free and open source version of Office, you can always download OpenOffice.org .

The few days has been dreadful ….. down with the dreaded flu again.

Well this time around, though I’m still suffering with the flu, I made a promised to myself “Keep on blogging bro; this time the flu ain’t gonna make you bedridden again!”

Guess what …. I lost my challenge to the flu ….Again!

Anyway this time around I’ll be posting on what I personally believe is still the talk of today’s users.Windows XP or Windows Vista?

Read more on the results ……

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I’ve been receiving several e-mails from friends and users alike telling me that I’ve not covering enough contents for Windows XP.

Yes, Vista is the so-called current “HOT” operating system at the moment ….. but I believe majority of the users out there are still using their Windows XP operating system on their notebook.

This is the first of many new posts of pertaining optimizing your Windows XP notebook and I hope it will be beneficial to all.

Here are 2 tools which you might it useful addition to speed up your notebook.

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