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• Communicating Windows 7

  Typically when Microsoft ships a new OS (like Windows Vista), we immediately start talking about the next version-which begs two questions: 1) is Microsoft working on a new version of Windows, and if so, 2) why aren't you talking about it? I thought... Posted May 27 2008, 03:26 PM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Windows, 7

• Gates: Windows 7 will "take less memory, be more efficient"

  It can be argued that Microsoft's main focus with Windows Vista was security. While sceptics try to claim that there has not been much improvement, Vista does appear to be Microsoft's most secure OS to date. Nevertheless, it's far from perfect... Posted May 13 2008, 07:27 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Windows, 7

• Shipping Seven: An Ongoing Dialog About the Next Windows Part Two

  Since writing Part One of this series back in January 2008, a number of things have happened with regards to Windows 7, the next Windows version. First, there's been an amazing amount of silliness and speculation about the Windows 7 release date,... Posted Apr 11 2008, 09:00 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Windows, 7, Ship

• Exclusive: The Five Pillars of Windows® 7 (part 1 of 5)

  The old idea where Microsoft bases an operating system on central pillars? It’s back, and with a complete refocus of priorities. Looking back, the original pillars of Longhorn were Avalon (WPF), Indigo (WCF), and WinFS, as well as the pseudo-pillar which... Posted Apr 03 2008, 11:29 AM by Admin with | with no comments Filed under: Windows, 7

• Windows 7: Microsoft's New MinWin Kernel Not So New

  If you follow tech news at all, you may have seen reports recently that Microsoft is preparing a leaner new kernel for the next major Windows release, codenamed Windows 7. Dubbed MinWin, this new kernel is notable for a few reasons. First, it's the... Posted Dec 18 2007, 10:19 AM by Martin with | with no comments Filed under: Windows, 7

• Inside Windows 7 -- what we know so far

  You'd be forgiven for missing it, but Vista turned a year old last month. November 30, 2006, marked the official launch of Vista to the business community: the first part of an odd two-stage liftoff which was followed two months later, on January... Posted Dec 13 2007, 08:20 AM by Martin with | with no comments Filed under: Windows, 7

• Windows 7 Touch Features To Blow Us Away

  Rob Bushway from GottaBeMobile.com found an interesting little blurb by Hilton Locke regarding Windows 7's Touch Features: Microsoft's Hilton Locke , who used to work on the Tablet PC team and now works on the Windows Shell team, let us know today... Posted Dec 12 2007, 08:46 AM by Martin with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Windows, 7