Windows 7 News

So the rollout has begun and every PC user in Europe running XP, Vista or Windows 7 will shortly see the new browser ballot screen, if they’ve not seen it already.  Last night I got my update and along with it, a few surprises. The first surprise was the apparent optionality of the update.  In Windows update Microsoft Browser Choice Screen Update for EEA Users of Windows was unticked.  Presumably this would only remain so for a short period of time before it becomes mandatory.   Upon restarting my PC, which wasn’t required, I was faced with both a notice about the ballot screen and a new icon on my desktop. In addition, and as expected, the IE icon in my taskbar had disappeared.

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I’ll be comparing to a Mac the things that, I believe, Windows has done right, because Mac is well-known and very respected in the OS field. This doesn’t mean that I think Mac’s are useless or rough to use, but Windows 7 has done some things right and I’d like to point them out. ( Warning: The following is opinionated ) I have a Mac, I barely use it, but I know it extensively nonetheless. I am familiar with Mac software and Mac preferences and file and folders and widgets and gadgets and the finder and on and on… My point in this is, while Windows can learn a few things from Mac, like presentation, style, ect…, Mac could learn a few things from Windows and in no particular order, here they are: Window Actions – I would like to think that even Mac users can appreciate the way windows  works in Windows. A minimize button minimizes, a maximize button maximizes and a close button closes the window and the program

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The Windows 7 Aero effects, really bring the OS to life and help improve productivity. To find out more about the Windows 7 Aero effects and how to use them, see our guide here . It appears that Mac users are also stubbornly admitting that they would like to have some of these Aero effects as well. In particular, Aero Snap, which automatically resizes windows so you can have two windows open side by side

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Over the years WindowsBlinds has been a popular tool for creating custom windows themes.  With WindowBlinds users can very quickly create their own skins or download ready mad ones. The latest version, WindowsBlinds 7 , which has just been released now includes native support for Windows 7 as well as several other new features including 64-bit support. New in WindowBlinds 7: Native support for Windows 7 Native Aero skinning for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users Native 64-bit support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users Auto-conversion of Windows XP era skins to Windows Vista or Windows 7 Ability to apply textures to skins A new, easy to use configuration program Native Clear-Type support for better font handling New Skin format called UIS0 for skinning Aero (takes hours instead of days to create a new skin). New WindowBlinds 7 skins included such as Submline, Aero Metals, Corporate, Aero Woods, Aero Clay, Sabertooth along with new WindowBlinds 7 skins being released soon after to the public such as Altitude

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