Windows 7 tips

I have to admit even though for about a year now my primary machine has been a Mac, I’m just a little excited about Windows 7. It’s monumental that this release of Windows will actually lower resource requirements. When has that ever happened in the past?

For all you Windows 7 beta-testers out there, Techmeme has come through with 50 seriously useful Windows 7 tips. A cursory glance at the tips reveals that 7 has a number of new tricks up its sleeve including some long-needed additions (like built-in support for burning ISO images) as well as some novelties (like the ability to screen-capture problems you have for easy sending to your in-family tech support).

I never had the Vista problems everyone else complained about (and I was even running x64). It was just a coincidence that I discovered the beauty and simplicity of MacOS during Vista’s reign over DOS-based machines, but it certainly looks like Microsoft is taking some steps in the right direction with the latest iteration of the platform.