tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873368404289366358.post898803742619133735..comments2020-03-19T20:58:28.016-07:00Comments on Bring Back the 80's!: My Windows 7 review is both more confusing, and more rambling than yours. :DJessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10390562527411424893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873368404289366358.post-40999944972364819822009-07-15T19:50:35.900-07:002009-07-15T19:50:35.900-07:00Heya Vince, thanks again for stopping by! :D
So y...Heya Vince, thanks again for stopping by! :D<br /><br />So yes, you are correct that I did not mean "new" in the global sense, but "new" in the ways that impact my usage of that computer sense. It won't be a media center, it has less than 4 GB of ram (on top of not being a 64bit processor) and most of the rest of what you've mentioned I'll file under "shiney" ;D<br /><br />Main point being it can't *do* anything (given this particular hardware example.. no TV card, 32bit) it couldn't do before, and outside of the lightly upgraded windowing service (heretofor known as "shiny") and security changes which neither affect me positively (they do kill TightVNC connections) nor dig all the way down to the heart of the problem, it is pretty much identical to the OS I would be leaving behind (Win2k).Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10390562527411424893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873368404289366358.post-88613325280533799032009-07-15T18:37:09.134-07:002009-07-15T18:37:09.134-07:00Okay... I have to call you out on the "doesn...Okay... I have to call you out on the "doesn't do anything new" bit... Maybe you meant to say "doesn't do anything new that I really care about."<br /><br />I think Windows 7 is pretty slick. Here are a few of the "new" features I like (I'll include Windows Vista features too):<br /><br />- Media Center<br /><br />I have a Win7 machine hooked up to my main television just so I can run Media Center. It's awesome.<br /><br />- Libraries<br /><br />This is a slick way to look at a bunch of different folders at one time. You could have a "Photos" library that pulls files from 4 different network shares, etc...<br /><br />- New Task Bar/Window Management<br /><br />I know you just call this "shiny as all get out," but there's actually some nice usability enhancements here.:<br /><br /> - Window snap<br /> - Jump lists<br /> - Aero Peek/Shake<br /><br />Plus, I like the new taskbar design... They copied Apple a bit on this one, but it works well.<br /><br />- Search<br /><br />The integrated search/index feature is nice. You can use it to launch applications, which is awesome. Just press the Windows key on your keyboard, type "fire" and press enter to launch Firefox. Look ma, No mouse!<br /><br />- 64-bit<br /><br />I have a machine with 8GB of memory. Not very useful on a 32-bit OS.<br /><br />- Gadgets<br /><br />There are plenty of 3rd party gadget/widget/whatever implementations out there, but the Microsoft version is nice. There's a ton of quality gadgets out there.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13412656779277536927noreply@blogger.com