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Everyone, be happy :) ]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
I up ranked ya!

;o)

August 6th is it for me then. Will be wondering how well it runs runs VMWare Workstation pitted against my ubuntu 64bit running VMWare Workstation.

Will be interesting.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
darn, burger flippin has gotten complex!]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
Windows 7: The return of Windows and the rebirth of Microsoft]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
Ok, I like skinny jeans and I think Apple makes garbage products. Quit grouping my pants with those airheads.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/At least he's not groping your pants]]>Jul 22nd 2009 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
What are the main improvements in Win 7 that would warrant an upgrade? I guess I'm really on the fence about upgrading when all my programs run nice and fast in XP, and I have never had any security issues with the OS.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
Meh, just read the full list
http://geekpi.com/?p=25]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
I've been using Vista since June 07, and I hate using XP now. Feels old and antiquated. I've been using Win 7 on my work laptop since the RC hit, and it's a nice upgrade over VIsta, but nothing revolutionary. It's really what Vista probably was meant to be.

All the 'Vista sucks, Win 7 rules" people are generally idiots who never gave Vista a chance. There, I said it. The differences are minimal. New taskbar and stuff is nice, but Win 7 vs Vista feels like Win 98 vs 95. The same thing, just more stable with some nice tweaks. Not, "OMG THIS IS THE CHOSEN OS".

I'm personally more stoked for Server 08 R2...have a few servers that need rebilt and have been waiting on it...August 6th can't come soon enough.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
Not to mention you would want to be first in line to buy it.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
Sounds like the result I found when I looked into upgrading to Leopard. Or what I'm seeing so far with Snow Leopard.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
if you're still not even aware of what improvements the OS is bringing, please go on and stick to XP ...

:) ]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
I don't know if it's fair to call it Vista Pro. There are several improvements to overall layout and workflow in this operating that leave me wanting more from my Macbook Pro running Leopard. The new windowing system is a pleasure to use when multitasking. Everything runs faster. The new taskbar is jarring at first, but once you get used to it, it increases your productivity and keeps things nice and neat. My only advice is for you to try it for two weeks, using it extensively before passing it off as a worthless upgrade. For one thing, it's a lot more stable than Windows Vista running on the same machine. I haven't had it crash once.

It's little things like file sorting, where you can sort by a specific criteria, then hit the drop down arrow on the associated column to filter only by the content you want to see with a simple checkbox. Using it side by side with my Leopard install, Spotlight has some catching up to do. Did I mention it's very fast? Search beats the pants off Spotlight in Leopard right now. Maybe it's too soon to compare. Maybe a comparison between Windows 7 and Snow Leopard would be more balanced.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/2333/compactview.png
...is what I need from Windows 7 and I doubt it can provide.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
It's also a feature that was available and removed... so in essence, I'm getting less features for more cost.

And for the record, I run 1920x1600 of glorious Windows minimality (when I'm at work... since I use Linux at home and I don't even need a bar at the top.)]]>Jul 22nd 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
Unfortunately, it looks like 2008 R2 won't be made available until the "second half of August." (last sentence in the first block quote of the post).

I'm really excited to get Win7 on the 6th, but I was hoping 2008 R2 (and Hyper-V 2008 R2) would be released the same day as well. I have a few server builds waiting for R2 also :)]]>Jul 22nd 2009 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
50 pixels on 1600? That's 3.125%. There really have to be bigger fish to fry.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 22nd 2009 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
Heck, I didn't even touch on the idea that you might have multiple windows open... If you were transferring files form one window to another or you were trying to compare directories... Now instead of 50 pixels, you are losing 100, 150, maybe even 200 of those pixels depending on how much you are multitasking.

Have you ever dealt with code or massive amounts of files? Have you ever tried to work with multiple screens of log files? Every little bit helps.

I just don't get why someone would vehemently defend the idea of fixed tool bars in any system, especially when the previous system had customizable windows. It's like defending Ford for removing adjustable seats.]]>Jul 22nd 2009 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
That space is there for a reason. It's not arbitrary - it's for visual organization.]]>Jul 23rd 2009 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 23rd 2009 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a260/XirXes/ughh.png]]>Jul 23rd 2009 2:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a260/XirXes/ughh.png]]>Jul 23rd 2009 2:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
1. Wide screen monitors are wider than they are tall. You should probably check into that. Horizontal space is plentiful.
2. When you are digging 4, 5, even 10 folders in... that extra width comes in handy so you don't have to scroll left and right to see the entire tree.]]>Jul 23rd 2009 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/Jul 23rd 2009 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/22/microsofts-windows-7-gets-released-to-manufacturing/
I know how bad it looks. It's nothing like the classic at all. All that wasted space, the horrible theme... that's what I'm complaining about. You've even included the "Organize" bar as well that can't be removed. Thanks for pointing that out. Oh, and the status bar at the bottom of the window...that used to be a nice small simple line of text. Now look a the thing! Look at the needless extra space in the left pane between categories where the folder list is... note that it's missing lines to help visually identify children folders. It's not as evident on your screen shot, but if you get about 4-5 folders down then it gets to be a task to track parent folders and nesting... And boy, look at that task bar... You're screen shot is proof of what I've been saying. Not productive at all and switching to Aero doesn't fix that. If anything, it makes it worse because it adds a candy coating to the inefficiency of it.]]>Jul 23rd 2009 10:12AM