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gizmodo.com - 10/28/2008

Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions [Windows 7]

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Like Elvis in '68, Microsoft is itching for a "comeback," and Windows 7 is the perfect excuse. In fact, this week in LA at the Professional Developers Conference , Windows 7 officially shoved Vista aside. Having suffered through the often deserved criticisms of that ill-fated OS installment, ...

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arstechnica.com - 10/28/2008

First look at Windows 7's User Interface

— arstechnica.com — Microsoft has given us a first glimpse as Windows 7. The taskbar has changed significantly, and there... are a number of other changes we have screenshots of. Read More... (more) First look at Windows 7's User Interface

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blog.retrosight.com - 10/28/2008

Windows Media Center in the PDC Build of Windows 7

— blog.retrosight.com — If you are attending the 2008 Professional Developers Conference you received a pre-beta Windows 7 build today... (6801) which contains many features the Windows Media Center team has been developing over the past year. It’s my pleasure to take a few ... (more) Windows Media Center in the PDC Build of Windows 7

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readwriteweb.com - 10/28/2008

Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)

— readwriteweb.com — Microsoft announced this morning at its PDC conference that the next release of Microsoft Office will include... browser-based versions of some of its main office software products - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. These will be "lightweight ... (more) Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)

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New Microsoft Windows
Tech Blog — ... 7 "feels like a fast, stable environment -- Windows boss Steve Sinofsky confirmed that it could run on systems with just 1GB of RAM." Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery. It is interesting to note, though, that while the Win 7 boots way faster here (even with the other computer's BIOS startup out of the way), it actually takes longer than the other system to shut down. But yes, these are totally unscientific. [via Gizmodo] ...

Windows 7 has its coming-out party
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... of PCs, not just your own. - A brand new Windows Media Center (see the link below to get a sense of the visual changes there.) I haven't seen Windows 7 firsthand yet, so I can't offer judgment on how well any of this stuff really works, but I'm pleased on the whole so far. It's already looking better than Vista. Let's just hope it doesn't get derailed in the next 14 or so months. Want to see lots more pictures of what Windows 7 will look like? Check out these photo-essays: - Gizmodo - ...

Screenshots: New Microsoft Operating System
2dayBlog - Technology Journal, New Gadget everyday! — ... Sinofsky has confirmed that this os can be run on a system with just 1GB of RAM. “The interesting part is that the Win 7 boots faster, (even with the other computer’s BIOS startup out of the way), but apparently takes longer time than the other system to shut down. But yes, these are totally unscientific.” Check out more screenshots and a video after the break. [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [via Techeblog | Gizmodo ]

Microsoft hopes Windows 7 will go to 11
MacUser — ... (which is Microsoft's version of WWDC, a chance for Windows developers to drink the Kool-Aid and see what's coming down the Redmond pike). Many tech pundits are looking to Windows 7 to be the operating system that Vista was supposed to be. Judging from some videos and screenshots posted by Gizmodo it certainly looks like Microsoft is trying: Joining a WiFi network only requires one click in Windows 7, just as the OS gods intended, and the Windows Taskbar has been beefed up and reminds me quite a bit of the ...

Early reports say the pre-beta Windows 7 is looking good
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... release of Windows everybody has been waiting for, it's what Vista was meant to be and beyond that. Windows 7 puts the user first; it's about going back to the fundamentals of what an operating system must do. Managing and maintaining your PC is exceptionally seamless in Windows 7 and users will appreciate the tremendous improvements and advancements this update will offer on both existing and new hardware form factors in the future. Gizmodo also has a long page, Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions, with lots of illustrations. Ars ...

Windows 7, Vista, and XP Bootup Benchmarks Updated [Windows Startup Showdown]
Lifehacker — The hardware: My test system has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 3.16GHz with 4GB of RAM. Windowx XP, Vista, and the Windows 7 Preview are all installed on the same, physical SATA hard drive (unlike the last test, which had Win7 on an IDE drive). The version of Windows 7 that I'm using is the Preview release from last month's PDC conference , an incomplete, earlier-than-beta, for-testers-only edition, which automatically puts it at a disadvantage. Unlike the last set of tests, this time around I'm using Vista with Service Pack 1 installed (which it was not before my ...

Walkthrough for Windows 7
Technology - Channel Feed — Gizmodo has posted a walkthrough of Windows 7 from boot-up, navigation, networking, taskbar, user access control, devices, etc. Windows 7 looks very much like Windows Vista with better features. Why didn’t they just make it Windows Vista SP4 instead? Read the walkthrough here. Tags: Microsoft, Vista, Windows Share This