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gottabemobile.com - 1/14/2009
Windows 7 Beta 1 Multi-Touch Is Much Improved
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ntrig I documented my experience with the Windows 7 pre-beta, N-Trig’s Win 7 multi-touch driver, and the Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC back in November . Most folks will remember that experience as being pretty lousy. Well, there is finally some good news to report. I just finished installing ...
brandonlive.com - 1/15/2009
Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet
— brandonlive.com — Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta install?  Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up... for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on! General Win+Up Maximize Win+Down Restore / ... (more) Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet

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microsoft.com - 1/10/2009
See how to work your way with Windows 7 Beta
— microsoft.com — Improved taskbar and full-screen previews The taskbar at the bottom of your screen is what you use... to switch between the applications you've got open. In Windows 7 you can set the order in which the icons appear and they'll stay put. They're easier to ... (more) See how to work your way with Windows 7 Beta

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blogs.msdn.com - 1/19/2009
Engineering the Windows 7 “Windows Experience Index”
— blogs.msdn.com — We’re busy going through tons of telemetry from the many people that have downloaded and installed the... Windows 7 beta around the world. We’re super excited to see the excitement around kicking the tires. Since most folks on the beta are well-versed ... (more) Engineering the Windows 7 “Windows Experience Index”

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SlashGear:  N-Trig Multitouch beta drivers updated; Company receives $24m funding

Technology - Channel Feed:  Windows 7 Beta 1 Multi-Touch Has Improved

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N-Trig Multitouch beta drivers updated; Company receives $24m funding
SlashGear — ...  on the Dell Latitude XT; N-Trig have recently released new drivers, and the experience seems - with an odd omission - much more successful. ...

Windows 7 Beta 1 Multi-Touch Has Improved
Technology - Channel Feed — ... N-Trig Win 7 multi-touch driver, and Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC. In Windows 7 Beta 2, he reports that the touch screen has dramatically improved from picture zooming, rotations, zooming in web page, are smoother and easier. I’d expect Windows 7 to get better as the next version release goes. Touch screen is one of the emphasis of features of the new operating system and it is most likely to please consumers on it’s performance. The experience is documented here. Tags: Microsoft, Windows, Windows 7 Share This

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