Windows 7 is more of the same, but don't expect Windows Magazine to say so!
It was just too difficult.
This Saturday morning, I received a review copy of the book Windows 7: The best of the Official Magazine, published by Microsoft Press and distributed (I guess) by O’Reilly Media.
This nicely done Windows 7 book was written by the only official Microsoft Windows magazine, so don't expect an unbias point of view!
First, just to set the stage, despite being a Mac user for over 20-years, I extensively used (against my will I might add 
Windows since I joined PC World magazine’s french edition, 17-years ago!
Believe it or not, but I’m sure you will, Vista was the first Windows version I haven’t spent much time with; despite having it installed on my Mac!
Now that Windows 7 has been out for over 6-months, I decided to have another look at Microsoft’s latest operating system. And to start, I took on O’Reilly Media’s offer to review their Windows 7 book, a way to get myself a bit more acquainted with the software.
Windows 7: more of the same
But I just couldn’t force myself to read beyond Chapter 1: Introducing… “Wow: 12 reasons why you’ll love Windows 7″
Why? Because most of these 12 “amazing” reasons look so much like the ones touted in past releases of Windows or that are already in my Mac, for that matter!
Amazing user interface, foolproof set up, speed, remote access, Windows Media Center (since XP!), parental controls, gaming, desktop gadgets, search, networking, power saving (Windows Mobility Center!) and, the only real new new thing, Windows 7 Touch. Which is actually only available if you have one of those still rare touchscreen PCs.
So I decided to close the book on Windows 7 and enjoy the rest of the torrid Silicon Valley weekend!
Ive been with Windows 7 just about a week now. What a lot of disorientation after a long time with XP. Just a matter getting to know the system I guess. I have a feeling everything will go fine soon.
A lot of complaints I got from my sharers but I am not reverting [Ive faced that question a few times already]
Although xp is faster, in my opinion, windows 7 is much simpler! Good for working too. My jelous husband disagrees.