Windows 7 – Cool Features – 004

Like I’ve said on my last post, I’ve finally installed Windows 7 on my home PC.

Now that I’m really exploring the new O.S. as a “normal user”, I’ve found a nice new feature that I don’t really know to name of it.

What I do know is that this feature allows you to automatically change your desktop wallpaper/background.

To do this, you just need to go like ways to the Desktop Background Personalization:

• .: Right-Mouse click
• .: Personalization
• .: Desktop Background (at the window bottom)
• .: Select the images you what to “slide show”
• .: Define the time between changes
• .: Save changes

This is not very… geek but it’s just one more nice things that Redmond guys did for us.

Windows 7 – Cool Features – 003

Today, I’d like to share with you another cool feature announced to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Please remember that like in Windows Vista (who doesn’t remember WINFS!) Windows 7 is still on BETA version, so some of this feature may not be included on the RTM version.

Now, this cool feature is called Offline Domain Join and is pretty much what the name says. In the new Windows versions, you’ll be able to join machine to your corporate domain without them to contact directly with the Active Directory.
For this you’ll just need 3 “simple” steps:
1. Precreate the account in AD DS.

2. Send the relevant state information that the domain-joining computer needs to consume to a text file.

3. The computer consumes the information in the text file, and then when it starts it is joined to the domain.

For more information, you can consult the step-by-step provided from Microsoft’s Technet website:
Microsoft Technet – Offline Domain Join: Step-by-Step Guide