Windows 7 ‘System Launcher’, life without the Start Menu
Posted by Mike Halsey in windows 7 on 02. Feb, 2009 | 15 Comments
One of the biggest criticisms of Windows 7, especially from myself, has been the inability to pin icons like the control panel, computer and recycle bin to the new taskbar. This meant that Windows 7 was a nasty half-way house between what Microsoft want Windows to become long-term and the old Windows XP way of doing things.
Last week [...]
Windows 7, The Beast with Two Backs?
Posted by Mike Halsey in windows 7 on 24. Jan, 2009 | 0 Comments
I’ve written quite a lot about Windows 7 and I’ve tried to resist falling into either of the two popular review camps at the moment. Either [gushing] “It’s incredibly stable, much better than Vista and usable day to day already” or [humbug] “It’s only Vista release 2 and there’s no reason to go out and [...]
