We start this month’s episode by covering the recent launches from Microsoft: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Internet Explorer 9. We also found some interesting articles about WiFi and people’s habits, how to stay safe on Facebook and few useful tools and tips for making your Windows 7 experience easier.

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 - Don't install it, yet - Microsoft was the source of many news in the last few weeks. One of the very notable ones is the launch of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 which, unfortunately, doesn’t really add any notable features. It is mostly a collection of all the important updates launched by Microsoft since the launch of Windows 7. This article shares the opinion of a few notable bloggers about whether people should rush to install it or not. Read it and decide for yourself. We chose to postpone the installation until we find the time to write some tutorials about it. :)

From the Tips Box: Pre-installation Prep Work Makes Service Pack Upgrades Smoother - Our friends from How-To Geek published a very good article with tips about how to minimize the chances of having problems when installing service packs, including Windows 7 Service Pack 1. If you have decided to install it, then you should definitely read this guide.

Internet Explorer 9 Screenshot Tour: The Best New Features in IE9 - Another piece of big news coming from Microsoft, is the launch of Internet Explorer 9. Lifehacker has published a pretty good screenshot tour which takes readers through the most important features introduced by Internet Explorer 9. People interested in trying this new browser, can download it from here.

WiFi users guard their own networks, happy to use others - Ars Technica has covered the results of a study made by Wi-Fi Alliance. This organisation interviewed 1,054 Americans over the age of 18 about their WiFi practices during the month of December 2010 and found that 32 percent tried to connect to a WiFi network that wasn't theirs. Funny how people behave, isn’t it? :)

How To Tell If My Computer is Capable of Using "Wake the computer to run this task" for A Scheduled Task? - This tutorial from Windows 7 Hacker, completes very well our own on Wake the Computer to Run a Microsoft Security Essentials Scan. If you have problems with your computer not being able to wake in order to run any task, check this article.

FREE: Password Assistant – Change the local administrator password on multiple computers - If you have your own home or small business network, you might not be so keen on changing the administrator password regularly on each computer. We all know it is a tedious/boring task. However, there’s a free little tool which can help you do all this remotely and much faster than logging in to each computer. It is called Password Assistant. Check this tutorial for more details on how to use it.

How To Delete Any Facebook Application From Your Account? - We recently discovered a great website called VikiTech, with lots of good stuff for Windows 7 users. One of their articles which caught our attention complements nicely our series on Facebook Security. Definitely worth a read for all our Facebook fans.

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