Features
Windows 7 vs Vista?
November 7, 2009
Widows 7 is out in the stores this week, many of you have asked me to compare it with Windows Vista on the same PC Hardware installed from scratch.
New User State Migration tool
October 18, 2009
The User State Migration Tool (USMT) for Windows 7 is now part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) and provides fast and flexible options to migrate user profiles and data from one operating system to another.
HomeGroup
October 18, 2009
Ever wanted to share your music, pictures and documents within your home computers and found the task to be difficult? HomeGroup in Windows 7 will simplify the tasks associated with sharing music, pictures and documents within your home network and Windows 7 PCs.
Show Desktop button
October 18, 2009
Power users will be familiar with the frustration of having to minimise countless open windows to take a quick look at newsfeeds or other gadgets on the Windows desktop. The revamped Show Desktop button – which now occupies the few remaining pixels between the System Tray Clock and the right edge of the Taskbar – [...]
Wi-Fi
October 18, 2009
A simple click on the wireless network System Tray icon produces a pop-up of available networks, rather than having to delve into the separate View Available Networks option that was found in XP and Vista. A small but worthwhile change.
Drag and snap windows (AeroSnap)
October 18, 2009
Windows 7 provides a new feature which is called “Aero Snap”. You can minimize, maximize, resize window by just dragging-dropping it to the screen corners.
Simple drag a window to a side of your desktop to snap it or drag it to the top to maximize. When you drag it back to the last position, the [...]
Location-Aware Printing
October 16, 2009
Ever get it where you take your laptop into the office after a few days of working from home, hit print…then wonder when on earth it’s going to appear on the printer…then after a little while you realize you’ve printed it at home (or vice versa) and feel all daft?! Windows 7 Location Aware printing will stop all that.
Using Document Libraries
October 16, 2009
A new feature from Windows 7 allows you to create a document library, which is basically a few folders combined into one. Useful for something like if you want to view your music and photos in one location. It can also access documents from Sharepoint Libraries, cool!
Shake feature
October 13, 2009
Aero Shake, a new feature in Windows 7 allows you to quickly concentrate on one window, hiding the rest. Simple grab and shake the title bar to hide/show all other windows!
Start button search
October 11, 2009
The Start button search facility introduced with Windows Vista has been given a spruce up that makes it a genuine timesaver. Instead of merely hunting for exact filename and application matches, the search is more intelligent.
Search for “disk” for example, and not only do applications such as Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter appear as they [...]
