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jkontherun.com - 1/15/2009

Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions [jkOnTheRun]

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Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Thanks to a kind Microsoftie at the Tablet & Touch Meetup, I received an official DVD of the Windows 7 beta. This saved me a ton of downloading time that I don’t really have. I was home from CES for 36 hours before jetting off to SFO this morning. Since I ...

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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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blogs.msdn.com - 1/13/2009

The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets

— blogs.msdn.com — It’s great to see Windows 7 Beta finally released to the world! We're very proud of what... has been accomplished over the last months; in many ways, it sets a new quality bar for a beta operating system release. Building on top of the Windows Vista ... (more) The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets

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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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Linkpost | 1.15.2009
TechBlog — ... to announce layoffs - As early as next week. • Nortel, Once a Telecom Giant, Files for Bankruptcy and Motorola Plans 4,000 More Job Cuts in 2009 • Best Buy set to get exclusive deal with the Palm Pre - According to this rumor, it may be the only place other than Sprint where you will be able to buy the new Pre phone. • Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft - Microsoft's hardware partners would rather sell new machines. Also Windows 7 on the MSI Wind Netbook: First Impressions • 10 cool Windows 7 tips, tweaks and ...

For Tiny Netbooks, Windows 7 Is Good News [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... by offering a better desktop experience. For example, your favorite sites (on IE8) can now be launched straight from the taskbar. It also removes bloatware like Windows Mail and Movie Maker in favor of web app versions hosted by Windows Live. This is a double bonus: It frees up a fast system to be used in the cheap netbooks bound to dominate hardware trends in the near future and gives users flexibility over their web choices. Kevin Tofel over at jkOnTheRun has already installed Windows 7 on his netbook. ...

Installing Windows 7 beta on Netbooks
I4U News — ... hungry compared to Vista and should be also running nicely on lower end hardware like Atom powered Netbooks. Instructions on how to install Windows 7 beta can be for instance found here (Via OS News . If you do not want to test Windows 7 beta yourself on a netbook, CNet has done it for you. The initial results show that Windows 7 beta runs on netbooks and performs well enough, albeit not astonishing. More Windows 7 on netbook tests: Gizmodo jkontherun Laptopmag Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:27 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr ...

MSI Wind U120 In Stock Through Amazon, J&R: $469.99
jkOnTheRun — ... unique aspect of the U120 is the inclusion of MSI’s EasyFace Login, which is a facial recognition application. You configure it with a photo of your face and can then log in to the netbook using the software and webcam. Lastly, the mouse buttons are indeed buttons, with an “s”; instead of the single button bar I have on the U100, MSI has turned this into two buttons. Other than that, this is the same Intel Atom-based unit with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive that I’m running Windows 7 on right now. ...

Forbes Needs to Reboot Their Netbook Expectations
jkOnTheRun — ... I understand that Lee is pointing out how limiting an Intel Atom netbook can be when compared to full-featured desktops. That’s not in dispute. But the fact is — proven by those big sales numbers for a market that’s not yet two years old – there’s a place for low-powered computing devices in the world. No, they may not handle Windows Vista well, although they’re pretty capable with Windows 7. And Lee’s right that “games like Flight Simulator are a joke,” but the fact that he even installed such a game on a netbook tells me ...

Ballmer Pitches Windows 7 As Cost-Cutting Tool [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... Windows 7, Microsoft’s follow-up to the poorly received Vista operating system, is already available to large businesses and is due out next month for consumers and small businesses. We gave Windows 7 largely ...