WINDOWS 7 AND CRAPWARE

Windows 7 is great. The combination of Windows 7 and improved hardware makes it far more likely that you will be satisfied with your next computer. There is still one way that you might wind up frustrated – an old problem that has not gone away. Manufacturers are...

WINDOWS 7 TASKBAR

Windows 95 introduced the Start menu. Windows 7 represents a big step away from it. Probably the most noticeable change in Windows 7 will be in front of you all the time, down at the bottom of the screen. The reworked taskbar is an ambitious rethinking of the whole...

Windows 7 Computer Shopping

There’s good news about shopping for a new desktop or notebook computer running Windows 7: they’re all good enough. It’s such a relief! One of the important reasons that Vista got a bad reputation was its poor performance on underpowered systems. Consumers demanded...

MORE ABOUT WINDOWS 7 UPGRADES

Run Microsoft’s Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor before making any decisions about upgrading your computer!  Here’s a good summary from ZDNET writer Ed Bott: Who should upgrade? And who shouldn’t? As always, I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all recommendations. But for...

WINDOWS 7 LAUNCH

Windows 7 is available today in the stores and on new computers. It is faster than Vista and does not rely as heavily on state of the art video cards. It benefits from three years of ironing out compatibility problems that marred Vista’s introduction. Windows XP users...