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27 Takes on Windows 7

by Joey deVilla on October 26, 2009

27 on 7

If you’ve got customers wondering if they should upgrade from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7 and are looking for testimonials, go to Gizmodo’s article, 27 Takes on Windows 7. It features quotes from 27 reviews of Windows 7, which include the following seven:

  • CNET
    "Windows 7 presents a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X, while reassuring the world that Microsoft can still turn out a strong, useful operating system."
  • PC Mag
    "It’s far and away the best OS we’ve ever seen from Microsoft."
  • Guardian
    "Windows 7 is simply the best version of Windows you can get."
  • Slate
    "Indeed, the new Windows is not only the best operating system that Microsoft has ever produced. It is arguably the fastest, most intuitive, and most useful consumer desktop OS on the market today."
  • PC Pro UK
    "We like Windows 7 a lot – so much so, that the disappointment that was Windows Vista has already become a distant memory…"
  • Wall Street Journal
    "I believe it is the best version of Windows Microsoft has produced."
  • bit-tech
    "For want of a better way of describing it, Microsoft has essentially fixed Vista and the result is arguably Microsoft’s best operating system to date."

This article also appears in Canadian Developer Connection.

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Windows 7: Even Linus Approves!

by Joey deVilla on October 22, 2009

Here’s Linux creator Linus Torvalds, taking a break from the Japan Linux Symposium to pose at a store where Windows 7 was on sale:

linus torvalds and windows 7

[Thanks to Stefan Arentz for pointing me to the picture!]

This article also appears in Canadian Developer Connection.

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Burger King’s Windows 7 Whopper

by Joey deVilla on October 22, 2009

To celebrate the release of Windows 7, Japanese Burger King franchises are offering a Windows 7 Whopper with 7 patties, selling for 777 Yen (CAD$8.92 as of this writing), available only for the next 7 days. I have no idea why they’re not doing this on this side of the Pacific; I’m sure it would be a big hit:

windows_7_whopper

According to Julie from ObjectSharp, the Japanese text after “13cm” says “American-size buns”.

[Thanks to Ian Irving for pointing this to me!]

This article also appears in Canadian Developer Connection.

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Scenes from the Canadian Windows 7 Event

by Joey deVilla on October 21, 2009

I’ll be updating this post regularly through the morning, so keep an eye on this article!

Here’s Steve Ballmer doing his keynote:

ballmer_toronto Photo by Tom Purves. Click to see the original.

Here’s my view from the event’s Twitter Lounge, where I’ll be doing demos and answering questions:

view from the twitter loungePhoto by Yours Truly.

This article also appears in Canadian Developer Connection.

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Reporting From the Canadian Windows 7 Event

by Joey deVilla on October 21, 2009

cdnwin7

The official launch of Windows 7 doesn’t happen until tomorrow, but we’re having a big launch event with Steve Ballmer today in Toronto! I’ll be blogging and tweeting all day from the launch venue – Toronto’s Harbour Castle Westin Convention Centre.

For the full skinny on the event, follow the #cdnwin7 (short for “Canadian Windows 7”) hashtag on Twitter.

This article also appears in Canadian Developer Connection.

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24 Years of Windows Packaging and Boot Screens

October 17, 2009
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TechRadar UK is publishing a series of “Windows 7 Week” articles, some of which take a look back at the history of Windows. One of the articles presents a timeline of Windows packaging, from version 1.0 to 7:

…and another is a chronology of Windows’ boot screens:

This article also appears in Canadian Developer Connection.

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Walter Mossberg’s Review of Windows 7

October 8, 2009
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In case you hadn’t yet heard, Walter Mossberg, head tech journo for the Wall Street Journal gave Windows 7 a positive review. His bottom line:
Windows 7 is a very good, versatile operating system that should help Microsoft bury the memory of Vista and make PC users happy.

You can either read his article, or if you [...]

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Scenes from the Windows 7 Hardware Media Event / Appearing Tonight on InnerSPACE

October 8, 2009
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Here are some photos I took at Monday’s Windows 7 media event showing off the latest Windows 7-compatible computers from six vendors:

The participating vendors were:

Dell
Hewlett-Packard
Lenovo
LG
Sony
Toshiba

The whole day was a non-stop demo from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with journalists both mainstream and tech, associated with an organization or independent, [...]

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Slice of Life: Where I am Today

October 5, 2009
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I’m working out of the building known as “The Richmond” today, participating in a showcase of Windows 7-ready hardware for the media. As of this writing, I’ve done demos of Windows 7 on an HP TouchSmart computer hooked to a Sony Bravia TV equipped with DLNA for a number of journos for various media outlets [...]

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The “Developing for the Microsoft-Based Platform” Track at TechDays Canada

September 28, 2009
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In planning this year’s TechDays conference, we made some significant changes to the developer tracks: they were reformulated into:

A “tools and techniques” track, called Developer Fundamentals and Best Practices, for which my friend and fellow Developer Evangelist John Bristowe is the track lead
A “technologies” track, called Developing for the Microsoft-Based Platform, which I lead. [...]

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Windows API Code Pack for .NET Framework Released

August 12, 2009
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Until now, taking advantage of the UI improvements in Windows 7 (and even some features in Vista) took a fair bit of work – there was a lot of stuff that wasn’t available through the .NET Framework. You’d have to either switch to C++ or resort to hacks in order to access these goodies.
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Windows 7 Developer Resources

August 7, 2009
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Over at Canadian Developer Connection, my friend and co-evangelist John Bristowe has an article on Develeoper Resources for Getting Started with Windows 7 RTM.

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A Busy Week

July 27, 2009

This article also appears in Canadian Developer Connection.
It’s gonna be a busy week for me — there’s a lot going on!

Monday: Damian Conway and The Missing Link
On Monday evening, I’ll be catching Damian Conway’s presentation, The Missing Link. There’s nothing quite like a Damian Conway presentation – they’re equal parts computer science, mathematical digression, [...]

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Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2: RTM and FTW!

July 22, 2009

 
Windows 7 Released to Manufacturing
It’s been announced on the Windows Blog: Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing!
Brandon LeBlanc explained that “RTM” happens only after it’s been signed off. One of the release candidate builds becomes a contender for release to manufacturing after it goes through significant testing and passes all the validation tests [...]

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Silverlight on the Silver Screen: Thursday, July 9th in Toronto

June 24, 2009

The covers will be coming off our next generation of user experience tools and technologies on July 9th. That’s when Microsoft will be unveiling Silverlight 3, which gives you the all the goodness of RIA (Rich Internet Application, although you can use Silverlight to make desktop apps as well) with out the PITA (Pain [...]

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