Download Free 140 Page Windows 7 Product Guide from Microsoft

Microsoft Windows 7 has not only enhanced its software application but also marketing and customer services. Though resting having established its dominance in computer operating systems, Microsoft shows that it is not on its laurels or planning to relax its grip on the market. Apart from Microsoft Answers, the Q&A technical support launched in December 2008, and Windows 7 Solution Center, Microsoft is offering the new Windows 7 Product Guide which can be downloaded for free.

The 140-page overview provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to users on how to make full use of Windows 7. The product guide is organized into three sections – Introduction , Windows 7 for You, and Windows 7 for IT Professionals. It also has an overview of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack which explains how companies can use the applications to manage and optimize their desktop functions.

While the Product Guide serves as a manual, the Windows 7 Solution Center offers troubleshooting tips to fix problems. The tech support website is divided into several categories including installation, upgrading, activation, performance, safety, Internet Explorer, entertainment, etc. Although the features and functions of the latest operating systems get increasingly more sophisticated and advanced, users have no excuse to reject Windows 7 due to ignorance or the lack of familiarity and support.

Download Windows 7 Product Guide from Microsoft Download Centre

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A Beginner’s Guide to Deep Neural Networks

Posted by Natalie Hammel and Lorraine Yurshansky, creators of Nat & Lo’s 20% Project

Last year, we (a couple of people who knew nothing about how voice search works) set out to make a video about the research that’s gone into teaching computers to recognize speech and understand language.

Making the video was eye-opening and brain-opening. It introduced us to concepts we’d never heard of – like machine learning and artificial neural networks – and ever since, we’ve been kind of fascinated by them. Machine learning, in particular, is a very active area of Computer Science research, with far-ranging applications beyond voice search – like machine translation, image recognition and description, and Google Voice transcription.

So... still curious to know more (and having just started this project) we found Google researchers Greg Corrado and Christopher Olah and ambushed them with our machine learning questions.

This video is our attempt to distill what we learned from talking with them, but if anything in it piques your curiosity, or you have other questions, you’re in luck! On Friday, September 25, at 1 PM PDT / 4 PM EST Greg and Chris will be doing an Ask Me Anything on Reddit (see the calendar here) to answer your deep learning questions.

Everyone who’s curious is welcome to join, ask questions, and hopefully gain a better understanding of the world of machine learning and deep neural networks. (And we’ll be hanging out with them, too...in case you have any questions about video making or dogs.) We hope to see you this Friday!

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