A brief look at a few of the new features that Windows 7 has to offer. barnes89.wordpress.com http
A brief look at a few of the new features that Windows 7 has to offer. barnes89.wordpress.com http

The curtain has been raised (slightly) on the next installment of Microsoft’s Windows operating system – Windows 7.
Microsoft hope it will bring the internet, mobile phone and PC closer together. But reviews have so far been mixed, although reviewers have been limited to trying the (pre-beta version).
The full version is expected to be capable of working with a touchscreen screen, navigating documents and the Web similar to Apple’s iPhone. It is officially released at the end of 2009.
“I have seen the future, and it is bleak. Windows 7, the next big version, the one that was supposed to fix everything that was wrong with Vista, is here (at least in pre-beta form), and I can now say – with some confidence – that Microsoft has once again dropped the ball.
“Overall, I’m extremely disappointed with Windows 7. Far from atoning for Vista’s sins, Windows 7 simply carries them forward, visiting them upon yet another generation. Windows 7 is no panacea. Rather, it’s just more of the same: slow, bloated, and frustrating as hell.”
“When it comes to Windows 7, Microsoft hasn’t just learned from the mistakes of Windows Vista. It has picked up a thing or two from Apple’s OS X, judging by first impressions.
“It’s not clear how big the changes are so far. If you put the beta-build of Windows 7 side-by-side with Windows Vista, you’d be hard-pressed to spot the differences. Yes, some of the icons look slightly different and there’s no sidebar, but it’s essentially still the Vista look and feel. But that changes when you start to use Windows 7.
“For a start the OS won’t nag you as much; many notifications are banished to a control panel, you get to approve icons before they show up in the system tray and Microsoft has reined in Vista’s useful but annoying UAC prompts; you can choose which ones you want to see or turn them off altogether.”
“Initially Windows 7 looks similar to Vista, but there a lot of new features that have been added. Under the skin, Microsoft has been working hard. Boot times have been reduced, and certainly the review laptop Microsoft provided has a fairly snappy boot time.
“Microsoft has been working with OEMs to improve battery life – simple things such as reducing the timer frequency can improve battery life by up to 10 per cent. The networking stack has had new diagnostics added to help users figure out exactly where the problem lies.
“So, is this all a big deal? It’s not a change to the fundamental core of Windows, and most of the improvements sound relatively small. But taken together, they seem to address many of the issues people have had for Windows. I’m looking forward to trying it out, starting this afternoon.”
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at 3:37 pm
Hello again everyone. A little off topic but to help out a friend of mine. If you have a spare minute, could you please search for this group on Facebook and join it:
Some brilliant things to do to people if they start snoring…
Thank you!
at 3:37 pm
Look in device manager and check that the correct driver for your mouse has installed.
at 3:37 pm
this video help me out alot, I have a question eversince ive upgraded to windows 7 my wheel on my mouse stop working i have a laptop so its a built in mouse the pointer is fine though its just the wheel I try going into my control panel and going into the mouse option but there is no tab for “wheel” what could be the cause of that and how can i fix it,
at 3:37 pm
thanks for this Steven really helpful. Keep posting vids..
at 3:37 pm
As somone from Manchester… I find the accent annoying…But nice vid.
at 3:37 pm
windows shecen is awsome
at 3:37 pm
Best accent in the world the scouse one.
at 3:37 pm
he sounds like Steven Gerrard
at 3:37 pm
i love Windows Sheven!
at 3:37 pm
are you eating something.?
at 3:37 pm
Hello everyone, thanks for all your comments, I’ve enjoyed reading them all. I hope you’ve enjoyed this video to. I’ve found it amusing how much my accent has been brought up. If you think mine is mad though, then search for an interview with Jamie Carragher. He’d give you Windows Sheven!
at 3:37 pm
I think sho. Would you like shome tea? Come and get shom. I shee shomting. JUST KIDDING! LOL Love your accent.
at 3:37 pm
at 3:37 pm
In the beginning:Di u say windows Sheven?
at 3:37 pm
because it has a LED backlit display, 8 hour battery, aluminium unibody and is less than an inch thick. Macs cost a fortune because of the engineering and thought that goes into them.
at 3:37 pm
why aren’t my comments posting??? did he block me or something?
at 3:37 pm
agreed.
at 3:37 pm
And JUST to slaughter you ONE final time:
The Macbook you mentioned costs $1499.99.
1499.99!!!!!!!!!
For LITERALLY half the power. Kudos on giving me the knife to ventilate you with! It’s been a pleasure!
at 3:37 pm
OHHHHHH BOY, it gets BETTER!!!
The laptop I posted was a 17″ laptop!! For $999.99
I just checked Apple’s site, and THEIR 17″ Macbooks start at a fucking RIDICULOUS $2499 dollars!!
You’re COOKED!
at 3:37 pm
Hey, actually I just found a laptop for $999 that includes the following…..in Canadian dollars, mind you:
- Intel Dual Core
- 4 GB of RAM
- 500 MB Hard Drive
- GeForce 9800 with 1 GB of RAM
- Loaded to the nuts with extras
All for $999 Canadian!
Would you like to keep going? I GUARANTEE you’ll lose! You know, like you’ve been losing since this unbalanced (in my favor) argument began.
at 3:37 pm
1) HDMI connectors are standard on basically everything with video circuit these days, so having to buy a separate DVI-HDMI adapter is an unnecessarily stupid thing to do.
2) You CAN’T get 2 GB of video RAM on a Mac, as the most powerful video card on the top of the line Mac Pro is a GT120 with 512MB of RAM. Do your homework.
3) 2.3 Dual Core + a measly 2 GB of RAM + a PATHETIC 250GB HDD for $1000.00? That’s a RIPOFF!!! I live in Canada and I can pick up a Win laptop with TWICE that!
at 3:37 pm
I ACCIDENTALLY HIT POST COMENT, ASSHOLE! why don’t you try looking at the comment I JUST POSTED?
at 3:37 pm
You actually have to BUY a DVI to HDMI converter separate!! OH NO!!!
You can get 2GB of video ram on a Mac. I don’t see why you would ever need more than that.
Macs are not really overpriced! look-
Macbook- 2.3 GHz dual core processor, 2GB ddr3 Ram 1066 MHz, and a 250 GB HDD plus mac OS 10 for under $1000. A PC with the same specs except ddr2 not ddr3 and 800 MHZ RAM is $739. (integrated graphics!) and that terrible OS that everyone hates- Vista.
you’re gonna keep coming back, aren’t you?
at 3:37 pm
Uh ohhhhhhhhhh, Someone7089 posted a comment and just removed it! I think he flubbed in his post!! Wanna’ guess how? Hahahaha!
at 3:37 pm
SNNNNNNNNNNNNNNORE!!
DVI-to-HDMI converters have been out since fucking 2004, for Christ’s sake! You’re telling me that God-like APPLE couldn’t manage to squeeze one onto their overpriced pieces of shit? PLEASE!
A brand new Mac is NOT as good as a brand new PC. Doubt me? Tell me what the maximum RAM available on Mac video cards currently is.
Go on! Gooooooooooo on!!!! I dare ya!