This article is excerpted from The Unofficial Guide to Microsoft Windows Vista, with permission of Wiley Publishing Inc., all rights reserved. As one of the main ...

As most Windows watchers know by now, Windows 7 has some cool interface tweaks, starting with large, eye-pleasing program icons that take up residence in the taskbar. Of course, this is little more ...

One of Windows Vista’s most intriguing new features has yet to fulfill its promise, as Microsoft Corp. wrestles with issues of hardware support and developer scarcity. Windows SideShow was introduced ...