Windows 7 Review

    Well I've been using Windows 7 x64 beta on my MacBook for awhile now and to be honest....... it's good, I mean it's really really good. And I think that means a lot coming from a Mac guy. While it's got bugs just like any other beta program would, the overall is performance and stability is very good.

    Windows 7 is basically Windows Vista with all the problems fixed.  The solid foundation of Windows XP + The beauty and simplicity of Windows Vista = Windows 7
One of my favorite things in Windows 7 (and Vista) is the Start Menu search. For example who can ever remember that the Run command for Remote Desktop is "mstsc"? In Windows 7 you can either type mstsc or type Remote Desktop. So the start menu search basically is a search and Run command combined in to one.

The new “pin to taskbar” option gives Windows users a “Dock” like feel without having to download a third-party app. Also when a program is open, the program’s icon shows up on the taskbar, not the bar with the program name from previous versions.

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I haven’t noticed anything as far as Windows 7 booting up faster than any other Windows OS, but that may be because I am using it on a Virtual Machine. The new “Homegroup” option makes it easy to share media across your network. And thank God, Windows 7 fully support all iTunes and QuickTime formatted files (mp4, m4v, m4a, H.264). This will go quite nice with the new DRM-free music from iTunes. So Windows Media Center will play all your iTunes music and movies with no problem.

I haven’t noticed any other significant changes, if I notice anything else I’ll be sure to mention it. If you guys find anything I missed be sure to lets us know.

So over all, Windows 7 – I’ll give 4/5 stars