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July 2, 2009  4:17 PM

Better, Faster, Cheaper–Say What?



Posted by: Ed Tittel
enterprise Windows 7, entrprise Vista, Windows 7 performance, Windows 7 pricing, Windows 7 reliability

It's a truism in engineering that no matter what customers request, when it comes to revising existing products given goals to make things better, faster, and cheaper, it's necessary to pick at most two of those characteristics to guide future development work. Thus, if you want a product or system...

June 15, 2009  11:18 PM

Meet A Key Figure Behind the Win7 UI: Julie Larson-Green



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise desktop, Enterprise Vista, enterprise Windows 7, enterprise Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Vista

A great story in Western Australia Today (WAtoday.com.au) features Ms. Larson-Green, the person behind the ribbon technology introduced in Office 2007, who has since taken over ownership of the Windows 7 UI and its usability (called "Windows Experience") prior to the imminent launch of that new...


June 3, 2009  3:32 PM

Windows 7 Launches on 10/22/2009



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise Vista, enterprise Windows 7, Windows 7 GA, Windows 7 General Availability, Windows 7 RTM

OK, now the rumors are no longer rumors, and the launch date, aka GA (General Availability),  is out thanks to Steve Ballmer's keynote at Computex (much) earlier today in Taipei, Taiwan, and Brandon LeBlanc's "


June 1, 2009  8:56 PM

No more “3-app-limit” on Windows 7 Starter Edition



Posted by: Ed Tittel
enterprise Windows 7, Windows 7 on netbook PCs, Windows 7 Starter edition

It just goes to show you that sometimes enough hullaballoo can cause even the biggest of dogs to change its bark. Case in point: the hue and cry that followed the disclosure earlier this year that Microsoft's Windows 7 Starter Edition would be limited to 3 simultaneous applications while running....


May 15, 2009  11:45 PM

Guided Tour: Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor



Posted by: Ed Tittel
Enterprise Vista, enterprise Windows 7, Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor beta

The beta version of the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is ready for download. You can check it for yourself if you like, but here's a guided tour through a (slam-dunk) installation and scan. I picked a system already loaded for...


May 6, 2009  1:31 PM

Microsoft’s MED-V Goes Win7′s “XP Mode” Several Better



Posted by: Ed Tittel
enterprise PC virtualization, Enterprise Vista, enterprise Vista desktop, enterprise Windows 7, enterprise Windows 7 desktop, MED-V, Microsoft Assurance, Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization

Way back in February I blogged here about Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, aka MED-V. In the past few weeks, Microsoft has announced that...


March 23, 2009  4:41 PM

A New Operational Definition of “Windows Bloat”



Posted by: Ed Tittel
device drivers, Enterprise Vista, enterprise Windows 7, troubleshooting Vista, troubleshooting Windows 7, Windows 7 desktop, Windows 7 resource consumption, Windows Vista desktop, Windows Vista resource consumption

OK, for the past couple of weeks, I've been digging more seriously into Windows 7, trying to get my mind around the new operating system, particularly from the standpoints of performance, usability, heft, and complexity. I've got to report that I'm favorably impressed on all fronts, especially in...


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