Happy new Year!
Sorry for not posting in a long time, I had no time between October 22 and today, and happy 2010!
How I discovered Windows 7
I heard about Windows Vista in end 2005-early 2006 and started trying it on a computer I built in June 2006. I started using it on June 2007, six months after the release. In Q4 2007, I started learning about Windows 7 and I only knew some features.
Later in January 2008, I saw the first screenshot. The first screenshot was a lot like Windows Vista. They just disabled the super bar in the milestone releases unlike the Beta/RC and the RTM Release which was released today. Later, I lost some interest in computers for a few months, and forgot somewhat about Windows 7.
In 2009, I got some interest and requested for Windows 7. I never got the Beta but downloaded the RC. I saw neat features so I wanted to never use Windows Vista again that will get useful. I will use a Windows Vista system with the Windows 7 Upgrade for six months, and then the system will become a server (It will really be this year and I will start a blog for electronics hobbyists but I will use it as my primary PC untill I build one) and I will build a new PC and write a book on how to do it.
You can get Windows 7 in 7 flavors. 4 Upgrades and 3 Fresh-Installs.
(I will most likely use the Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate since they are so close. It makes more sense only having two editions, Home Premium and Ultimate. I will more likely use Professional since I am getting a discount on it for my next PC build if my next PC has a maximum of 16GB of RAM or higher if I activate. I can test it on an old PC if I don’t activate.)
First minute of Windows 7
This was posted on the first minute of October 22, 2009, a day to remember. Windows 7 is Released. I will never use Vista ever again FOR LIFE!.
Click here for a review.
Last minute of Vista
Beware! The timer is going to make Vista move backward IN A MINUTE!
This was posted on the last minute of October 21, 2009.
Last day of Vista!
Vista disturbed me on an unstable system. Unstable system + Unstable OS is a bad mix. If you did not qualify for the free Windows 7 Upgrade, make sure you have a Retail or Volume key of Windows XP!
Windows Vista’s END is tomorrow!
I automatically posted this on the first minute of October 21, 2009.
eMail is dying
Services like Twitter and Facebook affect eMail in a way that those services are more instant. They provide better services than eMail. Twitter is more public than eMail because a Twitter user account page shows tweets sent to it. I will be starting a website for electronics hobbyists and I will have a service that will let them ask questions via eMail like 3DGameMan. I tought to go only eMail untill this, so I will need to have it asked in both eMail and Twitter.
Lets now get back to the topic. eMail is still used but less than it was used. In 2010, Google will introduce its new service, Google wave which will success Facebook, like Facebook succeed MySpace, which will be easier and can have more applications. eMail is still growing but less than it was earlier. Sometimes, eMail has delayed receiving one.
Yahoo and AOL also are making similar services. They have IM services but IM is not as advanced and IM programs can be easily made.
This is all the information I could get because I had to do something else.
Windows 7 review
It’s close to the Windows 7 release, and it will be an amazing operating system, or at least I will think.
One problem with Windows Vista is clutter on the taskbar for people who use lots of applications. A more important thing is that Windows Vista is buggy and I got unproductive with Vista.
Desktop sideshows can change the background certain times. This may be useless but remember those books where you flip the pages of a book for an animation, You can render that in Windows 7.
Many devices like Printers and Scanners include software, with control panels but Windows 7 adds features to manage the device itself with device-specific options. What if you have a phone without a camera and Windows gave an option to add images from the phone? You don’t have to be annoyed with it.
You also have a handy menu with devices. This is the root menu.
The new taskbar reduces clutter and also supports jump lists. Sorry for the old name in this because I would have used this for a similar article never published. Accessing an IE tab from the start menu has never been easier.
Dragging Windows to one side of the window never been easier. Without dual-monitors, you can do it. The best experience with this is with 1280 * 700 or higher.
Minimizing all Windows except one is possible with Aero Shake, shake the title bar with your mouse and do it, and to return, shake again. This video is not mine. Thanks to user xiaobi001 for giving the video.
WordPad and Paint also are getting the Ribbon interface from Office 2007, so people still on Office 97-2003 and Windows Vista or older might need a upgrade.
Windows XP mode can run legacy XP applications without Dual-booting, or having to starve on 4GB of RAM. You need Intel VT or AMD VTM. Legacy programmers like me will sure love this feature.
These are features which caught my eye but there are more features. After all Windows 7 is a
Operating system to me.
Locking Windows
You want to log off but you don’t want to lose your unsaved work. You can lock Windows with these steps. These are only for Windows NT/2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista/7. Keep in Mind that Windows Vista and 7 support two methods at once.
Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP W/O User Stwitching, Windows Vista/7.
To Lock:
- Press Crtl-Alt-Delete
- Click on “Lock Workstation” or “Lock This Computer” based on what you see.
- You’ve locked your PC
To Unlock:
- Press Crtl-Alt-Delete or Click your Username
- Type in your Password
- You’ve unlocked your PC
Windows XP or Vista with Fast User Stwitching
Windows XP’s Fast User stwitching is different.
To Lock:
- Click on the Start Menu
- Click on the Log Off button for XP or the Lock for Vista
- Click on Stwitch Users (XP Only)
- You’ve locked your PC
To Unlock:
- Click on the Start Menu
- Click on your Username and type in the password
- You’ve unlocked your PC
Smartphones lack Dvorak
Many smartphones lack changing from QWERTY to Dvorak. This layout was out since 1936 but hardly noticed by the typing population. I use the QWERTY keyboard layout at home but funny, Dvorak makes it faster to type, with less strain on hands.
Mr. Longstreth typed 110 words on Dvorak vs 40 on the QWERTY by learning Dvorak in College. If I typed it, I would type by pressing on each key but it will get slower than if I did it on QWERTY untill I get used to the layout.
Even though a few Dvorak Typewriters were made, Mr Dvorak could never go in the insustry to abandon the conventional keyboard.
