News Update in Windows 7

See some more features of Windows 7

2009-12-22T03:42:00.000-08:00

Can re size the Window

You can drag window to the left or right of the desktop to resize the window to half of the screen. And drag it to the window to the top to maximize it. A pretty neat idea made neater by the use of the keyboard shortcuts (Win + respective arrow keys). There is no need to position the mouse at the edge to resize the window.

Can Move to XP Mode

Hey , you can download the free XP mode from the Microsoft website and run XP applications in an emulated XP environment in Windows 7.

An easy way to adjust to multiple displays

If you always keep connecting your computer to different external monitors or projectors, especially at work? Try Win + P, and duplicating your display to the other monitor within no time. Win + P presents you with an Alt + Tab style menu, which is ideal if you give a lot of presentations at work on your laptop.

Now its turn to see the positive face of Windows 7

2009-12-15T02:03:00.000-08:00

Although there isn't any severe changes in windows 7 but still it can be discussed. In my last post ,I tried to point out some problems faced by the users. In this post we would have a look on some positive aspects of Windows 7.

Here are some of the fascinating features of windows 7 . Lets go ahead.

1. Specified Attention

Can you imagine to have 20 Notepad, 1 Powerpoint and 30 Outlook windows, all opened at a time and want to minimize all except the important ones?

Here, you can hold the top of the window and shake it to scare away all of the other open windows. Simple.

2. Here you can Jump the lists

This feature provides you an option to view a list of files, recently accessed . This is applicable even if the application isn't open . You can also access a favorite play list without opening the media player. Jumplists can also be found integrated into the Start Menu.

An advanced preview

These were some of the features of Windows 7. Many more will be discussed in coming posts. Till then happy browsing...

Windows 7 Problems Begin

2009-12-10T22:31:00.000-08:00

Its a Globally accepted fact that Microsoft Windows is the most famous and widely accepted operating system in the world. In this journey of global domination there were a few big bumps also.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Windows 7 was launched in late October 2009 . But, within a couple of months Windows upgrades, complaints about bugs have already started .

In a very recent survey of about 100 000 customers it has been found that about 32% of them have faced problems with upgrading to Windows 7.

"Most of the problems that customers have with Windows 7 have to do with installation, or application and data migration," said Vishal Dhar, co-founder of iYogi, a consumer helpdesk firm. But one thing that should be kept in mind is – all these problems are fixable but of course time consuming.

Here is some data about %age of consumers dissatisfied with windows 7.

Installation Problem 32%
Missing applets 25%
Aero theme not running 14%
DVD drive not found 8%
Rest 21%

It has also been reported by many users that while upgradation process the system gets freeze before the completion of process .

Well its known to Microsoft and it can be solved by rebooting the computer, going into advanced settings, and typing in a code that instructs the computer to ignore plug-ins.

Although this problem has been solved but still there are many to be solved.

These include missing "applet" programs , inability to view file extensions etc.

Lets see what the experts say--

The sail will hike once the bugs from upgrading are removed have been worked out. According to Zeus Kerravala, (an analyst at Yankee Group), one of the biggest annoyances with the new operating system is that the "ribbon menus" at the top of programs have been redesigned and must be relearned. In previous Windows versions, the menus remained very consistent (File, Edit, View, Insert, etc.), but in Windows 7, they can be wildly different from application to application.

"It took me a long while to figure out how to print," said Kerravala. "Microsoft tried to improve the user interface, but there's a learning curve because it's inconsistent."

Microsoft also did away with many favorite applications like Windows Movie Maker, which is particularly surprising given the propensity of cell phone videos and Flip video camera movies.

I think this he is right after all in the world of software technology, what matters the most is software familiarity.

In my next post I will share my own experience with Windows 7. After all I am also one of its user. And please let me know your views about this post. Waiting for your comments .

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