Comments on: Microsoft’s new lease on life: Windows 7 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:23:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Minnaar Pieters http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25672 Minnaar Pieters Sun, 31 May 2009 12:35:34 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25672 Hi Pete - even though I support open-source, I need to use proprietary software as well in order to stay objective. Thank you for your feedback. Hi Pete - even though I support open-source, I need to use proprietary software as well in order to stay objective.

Thank you for your feedback.

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]]> By: Minnaar Pieters http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25671 Minnaar Pieters Sun, 31 May 2009 12:33:00 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25671 Hi Paul - I can assure you it is not the same as Windows XP, and it is not the same as quicklaunch. You can "pin" apps to the taskbar yes (similiar to quicklaunch) but these pinned apps do not function in the same way as quicklaunch. I would recommend you read this to see what changes are coming: http://gizmodo.com/5075340/ Hi Paul - I can assure you it is not the same as Windows XP, and it is not the same as quicklaunch.

You can “pin” apps to the taskbar yes (similiar to quicklaunch) but these pinned apps do not function in the same way as quicklaunch.

I would recommend you read this to see what changes are coming:
http://gizmodo.com/5075340/

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]]> By: Paul http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25667 Paul Fri, 29 May 2009 12:29:37 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25667 Both the features which you mention, apart from the eye candy, are available on XP, namely Quick Launch and group active applications together. Both the features which you mention, apart from the eye candy, are available on XP, namely Quick Launch and group active applications together.

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]]> By: pete ess http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25662 pete ess Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:14 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25662 Minnaar: For one who "embraces open source" you're doing a good job of flogging uber-closed MS stuff to your readers - ?? "Overall I feel that Windows 7 will be a big success" he gushes - well, duh, Microsoft-Minnaar! Minnaar: For one who “embraces open source” you’re doing a good job of flogging uber-closed MS stuff to your readers - ??
“Overall I feel that Windows 7 will be a big success” he gushes - well, duh, Microsoft-Minnaar!

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]]> By: Tendai http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25637 Tendai Wed, 20 May 2009 13:51:18 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25637 seems everyone is talking about how nice Microsoft's new creation is but in the limited time that I have used it ive found a couple of things bothering me. First, I cant get to enable the classic start menu ( I prefer it as it is quicker and one uses less clicks to open program and this is so in my case as ive a lot of programs installed on my PC. Second, the new way of grouping files and folders in tiny icons on the tool bar is really annoying. If you are working with more than one folder open you have to spend more clicks getting the work done and this gets worse when you have more folders open. I would have preffered the old sys of folders standing on thier own in the toolbar and being grouped when there is no more space on the toolbar. In fact you could even disable the the 'group similar programs together' function. many times ive founf myself hitting either the Windows Media Player button or the Internet Explorer button (I am a firefox fanatic).I know most people hate Vista but ive come to love the sidebar along with its widgets.I used a couple of benchmarking applications and honestly the difference between Windows 7 and Vista has been negligible.hope the full product will offer better perfomance than the beta seems everyone is talking about how nice Microsoft’s new creation is but in the limited time that I have used it ive found a couple of things bothering me. First, I cant get to enable the classic start menu ( I prefer it as it is quicker and one uses less clicks to open program and this is so in my case as ive a lot of programs installed on my PC. Second, the new way of grouping files and folders in tiny icons on the tool bar is really annoying. If you are working with more than one folder open you have to spend more clicks getting the work done and this gets worse when you have more folders open. I would have preffered the old sys of folders standing on thier own in the toolbar and being grouped when there is no more space on the toolbar. In fact you could even disable the the ‘group similar programs together’ function. many times ive founf myself hitting either the Windows Media Player button or the Internet Explorer button (I am a firefox fanatic).I know most people hate Vista but ive come to love the sidebar along with its widgets.I used a couple of benchmarking applications and honestly the difference between Windows 7 and Vista has been negligible.hope the full product will offer better perfomance than the beta

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]]> By: Tech Leader » Minnaar Pieters » Microsoft#39;s bnew/b lease on life b…/b « Windows 7 Live Info http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25616 Tech Leader » Minnaar Pieters » Microsoft#39;s bnew/b lease on life b…/b « Windows 7 Live Info Fri, 15 May 2009 20:05:14 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25616 [...] Minnaar Pieters wrote an interesting post today onTech Leader » Minnaar Pieters » Microsoft#39;s bnew/b lease on life b…/bHere’s a quick excerptIn fact, the improvement is so much that if you have a decent machine running Vista, you will be very well-served by upgrading to bWindows 7/b. Where in the past the advice might have been to only get a bnew/b OS if it is pre-installed on the … [...] […] Minnaar Pieters wrote an interesting post today onTech Leader » Minnaar Pieters » Microsoft#39;s bnew/b lease on life b…/bHere’s a quick excerptIn fact, the improvement is so much that if you have a decent machine running Vista, you will be very well-served by upgrading to bWindows 7/b. Where in the past the advice might have been to only get a bnew/b OS if it is pre-installed on the … […]

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]]> By: Minnaar Pieters http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25614 Minnaar Pieters Fri, 15 May 2009 06:58:54 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25614 Even though it is much more reactive feel than previous versions, I would honestly not say it is a Mac copy. The one area where it might "copy" a mac is in that it is much faster, easy to use. But that is not quite copying, but simply the traits of a decent modern OS, which recent versions of Windows unfortunately have not been. Even though it is much more reactive feel than previous versions, I would honestly not say it is a Mac copy.
The one area where it might “copy” a mac is in that it is much faster, easy to use. But that is not quite copying, but simply the traits of a decent modern OS, which recent versions of Windows unfortunately have not been.

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]]> By: Steve Woodhall http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25612 Steve Woodhall Thu, 14 May 2009 17:59:09 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25612 Ho hum... slowly but surely, the Windows beast lurches towards Mac. Ho hum… slowly but surely, the Windows beast lurches towards Mac.

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]]> By: GS van Zyl http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25609 GS van Zyl Thu, 14 May 2009 06:02:40 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25609 Microsoft give the people exactly what they think they need. That being said, I think Windows 7 is better than XP. I believe that Micrsoft should give a free copy of Windows 7 to every Vista victim. Microsoft give the people exactly what they think they need.

That being said, I think Windows 7 is better than XP. I believe that Micrsoft should give a free copy of Windows 7 to every Vista victim.

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]]> By: Vishal http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25608 Vishal Thu, 14 May 2009 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/minnaarpieters/2009/05/12/microsofts-new-lease-on-life-windows-7/#comment-25608 it's graphics are very good there for i a reinstallind it. it’s graphics are very good there for i a reinstallind it.

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