A Quick View at The New Windows 7 OS
October 3, 2009 – 3:01 pmA buddy of mine suggested that I apply for a Windows 7 House Party, which would give me a free signed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate and a bunch of party stuff for my party people. I applied for it; thinking it would be a good way to get a free product. True, I live it the heart of Microsoft country and could easily get a friend to make a purchase for me at the Microsoft store. Honestly, I didn’t think that I’d be chosen so I never really gave much thought to holding a house party. After all, aren’t house parties for ladies doing cosmetics and Tupperware?
Well that’s what my friends seem to think, the mocking has been relentless. I could have done myself a favor by not asking people to bring and appetizer. But hey, I would rather get mocked a little bit than pay for all those freaking ingrates! The great thing is I get the fully baked version of the new Windows 7 Ultimate two weeks before anyone else does. So that’s going to be cool because for a little while I’m going to be the popular kid.
I’m particularly interested in a few specific things Windows 7 should be able to do. The recording TV shows should be awesome, I don’t watch much TV but it’ll be worth going out and buying the accessories just so I can mess with that for awhile. Searching and accessing documents on Windows OS has always been somewhat cumbersome, so the new search features they boast should be really refreshing. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to spend time searching for something I had just saved, and a few times even needing to completely recreate the document because the original went into the abyss.
Of little interest to me is Microsoft’s attempt to boost up its Live division through Live Mail, Live Photo Gallery and Live Family Safety. I hope I’m wrong, but the Live group seems to be floundering for an identity and this appears to be more of the same. But I’m all for being proven wrong and finding out that this is the greatest thing ever.
I plan on coming back the Hi Tech Gadgets blog prior to the full release and giving my opinions as an average user. I intend on loading it up and running it on the 8th, wish me luck!