Okay, so I could be preparing for class, but I just don't feel like it. And there are probably 10 other productive things I could be doing right now, but I just don't have the strength. Damn allergies.
So, about a month ago I downloaded and installed the beta for Windows 7, which replaced my Windows Vista entirely (which I'm perfectly fine with). The gadgets are still available and are now movable about the desktop, which is pretty cool. Someone was quick to develop a new gadget for Pandora, which I was expecting.
I won't touch on all the new details that 7 brings, but there are a few things I'd like to touch on:
Regarding the taskbar: This turned out very well. Minimizing items doesn't take up nearly as much space, and instead of having multiple bars for each window of, say, IE, it clumps all the windows together until you scroll over the icon, then it shows a miniature preview of each window and lets you browse through what all is open. Very handy and clever.
Regarding the start menu: Similarly with the taskbar, where appropriate, when the program title is scrolled over, a preview of documents is available to look at (ex. Word). Very handy as well when you want to open up something quickly.
Regarding compatibility (one issue with iTunes): iTunes no longer minimizes into a player on the taskbar, which is an annoyance at most. Or maybe I'm not doing something right. But everything else so far seems to be compatible.
More review of Windows 7 to come.
Q
