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In case you didn't see the Technet article 77 Windows 7 Tips<\/a> I hope you'll take a few minutes to check it out. Hopefully you'll pick up at least one new tip. I bet you'll find more than that.<\/p>\n

I didn't write it, but did contribute a number of tips. There really is a great deal of delicious goodness in Win7 that feels much more mature, streamlined and unobstrusive compared to Windows Vista. I especially like the Win7 keyboard shortcuts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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