Tag Archive | "Windows 7"
Report: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit on Windows Starter edition of Windows 7
Turns out Microsoft has some sense after all. Paul Thurrott chimes in with a tersely worded post: Exclusive: Microsoft to remove 3 app limit from Windows 7 Starter No word yet on whether the other lame limitation–the bizarre inability to change the desktop wallpaper–will be fixed as well. To be honest, this is a bigger […]
Continue reading...On the trippy new Backgrounds in Windows 7
Sunday, May 3, 2009
How Microsoft came up with those trippy and psychedelic backgrounds in Windows 7: With the photography covered, we tried to broaden our coverage to include additional images that would inspire, delight and invigorate people’s imaginations. We wanted to stretch into some new content that felt unique, timely, and with a distinct point of view. Our […]
Continue reading...Another example of Microsoft lacking business acumen
Sunday, April 26, 2009
When Microsoft releases Windows 7, the version that comes with netbooks will only be able to run a maximum of 3 applications at a time. And in typical Microsoft fashion, the base edition of Windows 7 will also lack many of the features available in more expensive versions of the software. It’s bad enough that […]
Continue reading...Report: Microsoft to offer crippled version of Windows 7 for netbooks
Monday, April 20, 2009
The Wall Street Journal reports: Microsoft Corp. is taking an unusual approach with its new Windows 7 operating system: Customers buying many of the least-expensive laptops with the software are likely to be limited to running three applications at a time and miss out on other key features, or pay for an upgrade. The strategy […]
Continue reading...Some of the features in Windows 7 have been a long time coming
Monday, April 20, 2009
Yahoo reports on the development process of Windows 7: To design Windows 7, Microsoft analyzed billions of pieces of data. It studied exactly what PC users do in front of their screens. It tallied hundreds of thousands of Windows surveys. It got feedback from people all over the world who tried different versions of the […]
Continue reading...Turning on the “Quick Launch Bar” in Windows 7 is the antithesis of “user friendly”
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Here’s a video showing how to turn on the ‘Quick Launch Bar’ in Windows 7. If you ever want to see what the complete opposite of “user friendly” looks like, check out the video below. I realize that Microsoft did away with the quick launch bar, but come on, could they have made it any […]
Continue reading...Microsoft plans to open up its own retail stores
Thursday, February 12, 2009
I know what you’re thinking, but don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong with your eyes. CNBC is reporting that Microsoft is planning on opening up its own line of Microsoft branded stores in an attempt to emulate the success of Apple’s retail stores. Microsoft’s new endeavor seems to raise more questions than it answers, and it’s […]
Continue reading...Friday Morning Link Round Up
Friday, February 6, 2009
Apple’s iPhone TV Ads Boost Individual App Sales – MacRumors Design of Apple Store in DC hits yet another wall – Washington Post The Kindle is not the next coming of the iPod – Roughly Drafted Sims 3 coming to the Mac and iPhone in Summer ’09 – TUAW Exploring Windows 7 on the Mac: […]
Continue reading...6 versions of Windows 7
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Wow. While initial reports pegged the number of Windows 7 versions at 5, Engadget is now reporting that there will be six, count ’em, SIX, versions of the next Windows release. While consumer choice is great, this seems more like consumer confusion. Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 […]
Continue reading...Windows 7 to ship with multiple versions?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Hopefully, for Windows users, the following screenshot isn’t a sign of things to come – namely that, like Vista, there will be multiple versions of Windows 7 for users to choose from. Assuming this is an accurate representation of things to come, Microsoft is planning on releasing FIVE different versions of Windows 7! Are you […]
Continue reading...Windows 7 taskbar has some advantages over the OS X Dock
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Gizmodo has an interesting analysisof the new taskbar in Windows 7 and how it stacks up against the OS X dock. All in all, it appears that Microsoft is finally implementing some solid improvements to its stagnant UI. These aesthetic similarities aside, what actually makes the superbar superior to the Dock is window management—including, by extension, application management. I can […]
Continue reading...Tuesday Morning Link Roundup
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
iPhone Nano still enroute, but in China? – Electronista Apple to own 40% of Smartphone market by 2013? – DigitalTrends Apple Dock vs. Windows 7 Taskbar – ITwriting The Story Behind Apple’s 1984 Ad – LowEndMac Google Chrome coming to the Mac in first half of 2009 – AppleInsider Mike Huckabee Praises Apple [Video] – […]
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Friday, May 22, 2009
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