I\u2019ve written quite a bit about Windows 7 over the last 12 months. Some of it is practical how-to stuff, some review, some comment. I started trying to round it all up then realised there is too much, believe it or not what follows is not complete.<\/p>\n
Why so much? The reason is the level of interest. Although Microsoft is the company we love to hate, many of us use its stuff day-in, day-out and want to track what it is up to.<\/p>\n
Windows 7 early promise- Passes the Vista test<\/a> October 28 2008 in The Register<\/p>\n Windows 7 may be less than a year away<\/a> 29 October 2008 good prophecy on ITJOBLOG<\/p>\n Windows 7 preview<\/a>, October 30 2008 in The Guardian. \u201cthis release promises to be one users will actually enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n Should you wait for Windows 7<\/a> before buying a new PC? 8 Jan 2009 \u201cYes, you should \u2013 even though the suggestion will dismay PC manufacturers and retailers who would prefer that you buy something now to help their sales.\u201d<\/p>\n How good is Windows 7?<\/a> I argue that, well, it is still Windows. On ITJOBLOG<\/p>\n First Windows 7 beta puts fresh face on Vista<\/a> The Register 8 Jan 2009<\/p>\n Apple Dock vs Windows 7 taskbar<\/a> 12 January 2009<\/p>\n Review of Beta 1<\/a> in The Guardian, 15 Jan 2009<\/p>\n New in Windows 7 RC- Windows XP Mode, Remote Media Streaming<\/a> 25 April 2009<\/p>\n Windows 7\u2019s XP Mode \u2014 Virtually worth the effort<\/a> The Register 1 May 2009<\/p>\n Windows 7 XP Mode dialogs confuse virtual with real<\/a> 4 May 2009<\/p>\n Windows 7- why you should keep User Account Control at the highest level<\/a> 5 May 2009 still good advice<\/p>\n Review of RC1<\/a> in The Guardian 7 May 2009<\/p>\n One thing that is not better in Windows 7- Movie Maker<\/a> 12 May 2009 Live Movie Maker is now much improved but some still miss the Vista one<\/p>\n EU responds to questions on Microsoft\u2019s plans for Windows 7<\/a> 25 June 2009 my dialog with the EU on browser bundling<\/p>\n Microsoft\u2019s limited Windows 7 offer a lesson in how to annoy customers-<\/a> 23 July 2009 bet there are folk wishing they\u2019d snapped up Microsoft\u2019s \u00a349.99 offer back in July<\/p>\n Microsoft\u2019s new EU Windows 7 proposal \u2013 will IE now be the default-<\/a> 24 July 2009. We\u2019ve not yet seen this for real.<\/p>\n Windows 7: the challenge for developers<\/a> July 27 2009. On ITJOBLOG<\/p>\n No more Windows E \u2013 Europe will get full Windows 7 plus upgrade editions<\/a> 1st August 2009 sighs of relief all round<\/p>\n In-place upgrade adventures with Windows 7<\/a> 8 August 2009 \u2013 the in-place upgrades worked so well I\u2019ve left them alone since<\/p>\n Windows 7 tip- use Group by to merge and manage library views<\/a> 10 August 2009, could be helpful for those puzzling over this strange UI<\/p>\n It got boring saying nice things all the time so <\/p>\n Hands on Windows 7 multi-touch \u2013 will Apple get this right before Microsoft-<\/a> August 17 2009<\/p>\n Getting picky about the Windows 7 Taskbar \u2013 real-world flaws-<\/a> 21 Aug 2009. Ed Bott disagreed!<\/p>\n Windows 7- Microsoft’s three missed opportunities<\/a> The Register 25 Aug 2009<\/p>\n Hope for old PCs with Windows 7<\/a> 26 Aug 2009 about surprisingly good results on old PCs<\/p>\n and the inevitable Windows 7 vs Mac comparison<\/p>\n Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard \u2013 The Poison taste test<\/a> The Register 2nd September \u2013 the fun bit about this one is in the comments<\/p>\n Windows 95 to Windows 7- How Microsoft lost its vision<\/a> The Register 22 October \u2013 I argue that Microsoft has gotten conservative with Windows, some of the comments misunderstand but at least it sparked a discussion<\/p>\n A Year with Windows 7<\/a> \u2013 my launch day piece. Today. Although I\u2019ve cooled towards some ideas, like the hiding of notification icons, my overall feeling about the OS hasn\u2019t changed radically over the year. I\u2019m not sure if that is good or bad, but at least it is consistent.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve written quite a bit about Windows 7 over the last 12 months. Some of it is practical how-to stuff, some review, some comment. I started trying to round it all up then realised there is too much, believe it or not what follows is not complete. Why so much? The reason is the level … Continue reading A year of writing about Windows 7<\/span>