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blogs.zdnet.com - 10/27/2008

Windows 7 pre-beta build: What’s inside | All about Microsoft

— blogs.zdnet.com — October 26th, 2008 Windows 7 pre-beta build: What’s inside Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:51 am... Categories: Windows client , Windows 7 , Service Pack , PDC 2008 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Mary Jo Foley ... (more) Windows 7 pre-beta build: What’s inside | All ...

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arstechnica.com - 10/28/2008

First look at Windows 7's User Interface

— arstechnica.com — Microsoft has given us a first glimpse as Windows 7. The taskbar has changed significantly, and there... are a number of other changes we have screenshots of. Read More... (more) First look at Windows 7's User Interface

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blog.laptopmag.com - 10/31/2008

Eee PC 1000H Runs Windows 7 Well

— blog.laptopmag.com — Here is a confession: I am getting pretty tired of netbooks running Windows XP. So when we... got our Windows 7 Beta disc at PDC earlier this week, I couldn’t wait to get it running on a netbook. This morning we loaded Windows 7 Ultimate (Pre-Beta) on ... (more) Eee PC 1000H Runs Windows 7 Well

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Microsoft shows Windows 7 to the world
The Tech Report: News — ... and Neowin have the details—and plenty of shiny screenshots to go with them. The most obvious change in Windows 7 may well be the new taskbar, which looks very different from the Windows 95-era design still present in Vista. The Windows 7 taskbar takes up more vertical space, lacks text labels, and—according to Ars Technica—lets users reposition entries. Mousing over an application's taskbar icon shows window thumbnails for that app, and right-clicking on the icon opens a "jump list"—essentially a contextually relevant list of tasks and previously viewed items, like the ...

First looks at Windows 7
DV Hardware — ... and talks about the various changes Microsoft has made to the user interface of Windows 7: These UI changes represent a brave move by the company. The new UI takes the concepts that Windows users have been using for the last 13 years and extends them in new and exciting ways. Windows 7 may not change much under the hood, but the extent of these interface changes makes it clear that this is very much a major release. Some more coverage can be found at Neowin, they say it's a great improvement over Vista: My first ...

Windows 7 UI previewed
bit-tech.net News Feed — ... to make accurate selection easier. The functionality of Aero has been extended, too: as well as providing eye candy, the 'glass' effect has been used to provide a 'peek' function. Simply mouse over a thumbnail on the taskbar and all currently open windows except the one you select will turn transparent, allowing you to see information contained in an application without actually having to change focus. Handy, although it's something other operating systems have had for a while now. Neowin has mentioned that the sidebar introduced with Vista has vanished from sight. Gadget ...

Microsoft demonstrate Windows 7 for the first time
PureOverclock.com — Just as promised, Microsoft has given the first public demonstration of Windows 7 at its recent Professional Developers Conference. Neowin and ...