Windows 7 networking navigation just like Vista sucks big time.  If you are wondering how to see a folder shared from VirtualBox, then the answer is you can’t do it directly like in XP going to Virtual Box Shared folders, because that thing does not exist. I’ve found out that you need to navigate to the shared folder by entering in the address bar
\\vboxsvr\<share>
Where <share> is the name you have used when sharing the folder within VirtualBox.

This error is quite common nowadays on computers with Firewalls.The error is described by Microsoft as
ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT
This issue can be caused by:
- Internet Proxy being blocked by some Firewall
- Bad bad bad configuration of Firewall
- You have very outdated BITS service
- You are using some download accelerator
- Check if the network cable is plugged (no wifis)

When you paste or import text that looks like a hyperlink into a cell, the hyperlink does not actually work but remains as a text entry. If you type the same text into a cell by using the keyboard, Microsoft Excel interprets the entry as an active hyperlink.
The cause lies here:
Microsoft Excel does not interpret these text values as hyperlinks unless they are typed from the keyboard.
To convert cells that contain valid hyperlink text in Excel to active hyperlinks, use …

Nowadays with large usb drives it is very convenient to bring all your favorite apps on a usb stick and using them without the need to install them over and over again. There is a great software from VMware called ThinApp and it is used for application virtualization solution. As with similar products from other vendors, it is able to execute applications without them being installed in the traditional sense by virtualizing resources such as environment variables, files and Windows Registry keys. The virtual environment presented to the client is …

Windows 7 Beta may be available as a free download, and it may run pretty well right now. But it’s still beta software. And that means that:

Microsoft wants to remind users that they’re looking at beta software.
The company is hoping to solicit feedback to make the operating system better before the final version is released.

To that end, the company puts a watermark in the bottom right corner of the desktop that reads “Windows 7 For testing purposes only.” And almost every system application has a link in the upper right …

If for some reason your school, university, ISP has blocked your access to the popular social networks, then your solution is proxies. There are many sites which you can use to access the social networks

Here are some windows shortcuts, which will significantly speed up your work with Windows:
Windows Key

The Windows key has this picture on it:
It’s located between your CTRL & ALT keys.
Here are some …