1) Learn how to make all your gadgets play nice with Windows 7! One of the things I was impressed with Windows 7 is its connectivity with digital cameras, all your photos/videos stored get separately and you can “tag” them, which is cool.  You can read all about how to make Windows 7 play well with all your gadgets on Gizmodo. 2) How to Install Windows 7 from USB! For those of you who still are on Windows XP or have a netbook like me that doesn’t come with an optical drive, you will definitely need to learn how to install Windows 7 from a USB.  See this great guide and also this one here. 3) How to Turn Off USB Auto-Play! Auto-play on Windows 7 can be annoying especially everytime you insert your USB flash storage, here’s how to disable that functionality. 4) How to Move the User Directory on Windows 7! For serious users out there, you might want to move your user directory on Windows 7.  Default user directories are not only cumbersome, they are hard to navigate and why get stuck with default directories that are easier to hack anyways?  Lifehacker has a great guide on … Continue reading Windows 7 DIY – Top 5 Windows 7 Essential HOWTOs!