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Monitor Your PC

Download the Windows Sentinel software agent, which enables you to monitor the performance of up to three Windows desktop or server systems and set alerts for when your thresholds are exceeded. You can display this performance information on a personalized Web page, a desktop widget, or a widget on an iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, Palm Pre, and many recent BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and WebKit-based Symbian devices.

Once downloaded, the agent samples performance data once per minute, enabling you to identify such bottlenecks as low memory or an underpowered CPU. Your most recent one week of data is stored for viewing and analysis.

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Windows 7 Deep Dive

This 21-page PDF report provides the following benefits:

Comprehensive InfoWorld Test Center reviews of the new Windows 7 OS and its multicore capabilities.

Critical deployment issues explained, including how to improve Windows 7 security, integrate with Windows Server 2008 R2, and migrate from Windows XP.

Interactive tours of Windows 7, including its best new features and its new user interface.