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If you are in the market to purchase a new computer or laptop (especially for those college-bound freshmen!), you are in great luck. Windows 7 is the next Windows operating system (like Windows XP and Windows Vista), and it is tremendously better than Vista ever can be. Not only is it much faster and streamlined, but its user interface is also much better. It has multiple features for backwards compatibility for Windows XP programs.

However, nowadays, almost all computers (and laptops) come with Windows Vista. In fact, companies charge you extra if you want to downgrade to Windows XP. Being a computer geek myself (as are many others out there), I have absolutely refused to touch Vista ever since it was released. I tried out the beta for Windows 7 and I was blown away – I can’t wait for the actual release of that amazing operating system. I also happen to be in the market for a laptop, but I found that all the good laptops seem to ship with Windows Vista preinstalled (which I can’t stand). Rather than having to dish out $100 or more when Microsoft finally releases Windows 7, I did some research and found out how to get a free upgrade from Vista to 7 (when it comes out). Keep reading for the simple, official, and legal way of doing this.

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If you’ve browsed websites, you may have seen certain links or images that indicate an “RSS Feed”, but may not have any idea what that means. An RSS feed basically is a link to a file that updates whenever the site itself updates, and you can use this feed with other websites or softwares to alert you when there is an update to the original site. However, not everybody has access to some sort of RSS reader (whether it’s Google Reader or simply Google Personalized Homepage).

However, if you still want to be alerted when there is an update to a specific site, there is a very simple way. Keep reading for the guide.

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