news 28 Posted May 11, 2009 With Business and Ultimate editions of Windows 7, Microsoft will offer a novel solution to backward-compatibility woes: Windows XP Mode. This free virtualization tool can work in the background to make Windows XP apps show up as parts of the Windows 7 desktop. TR blogger Cyril Kowaliski spent some quality time with XP Mode, and he's posted a detailed account—including installation tips and plenty of screenshots. http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16894 TR bloggers have been generally busy recently, too, contributing posts about topics from old Sony Walkmans and raytracing to video timeline software and DSLR cameras: "Portable audio—then and now" by Mike Uchima http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16697 "Fun with raytracing" by Mike Uchima http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16771 "Too much (clap clap) time on my hands" by Jason Fox http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16786 "Not cool, Canon... not cool" by Cyril Kowaliski http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16835 "Laptop hunters? More like desktop replacement hunters" by Cyril Kowaliski http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16849 "Clip surgery!" by Mike Uchima http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16845 Thanks, Cyril -- Cyril Kowaliski The Tech Report PC Hardware Explored http://techreport.com -- To unsubscribe from: TR-News, just follow this link: Share this post Link to post
