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My initial reaction when I saw the new Windows 7 taskbar was “Ugh!” The redesign looks pretty different using those huge icons. I’m starting to at least see the reason for the larger icons and I have to admit this video shows some cool new features that the Win7 taskbar will bring to the table.

In case I forgot about the time change this weekend my Vista laptop decided to remind me this week.  If you didn’t notice, the Vista clock displays a message about the pending time change this Sunday morning.

I don’t remember ever seeing this on past time changes.

Microsoft has proclaimed today to be Global Anti-Piracy Day… so lets all take the day off

Here’s part one of the new Microsoft Ad campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates.  Guess they’re just building the characters right now.

Can you spot the Bill Gates mug shot?

If you haven’t heard of the JingProject, head over to the site right now.  I’ve been using Jing for several months (since the initial beta) and I use it all the time.

Jing is a free product by TechSmith, the makers of the premier screen capture product Camtasia Studio and screenshot app SnagIt.

Here at my day job I use it to make little How-To videos or document a process.  It’s so much easier for me to just record the steps with Jing and send a link to the video to an end user, colleague or friend than to write out the steps in an email precisely enough for them to follow.  With Jing’s instant publishing integration it takes no time to upload the video to the web and send the link or save it locally as documentation.

Jing does have a 5 minute limit so therefore is only good for quick, informal screen captures.  If you’re wanting to make a longer or more polished video stick with Camtasia.

Here’s a quick lesson on how Jing works and the ideas that spawned it.  Take a look.