7 is the magic number 03/01/2010
 This is a little off topic, so let me start by saying Windows 7 has some very good power saving settings. Automatic screen dim after a few mins and very fast recovery time from sleeping, makes it easy and almost enjoyable to save power. But the main thing I want to write about is how user friendly and easy it is to use. When Vista came out - I tried it but hated it, slow to use and hard to find all the tools and tricks I was used to. As a techie I found it infuriating to have all the technical stuff hidden behind "fluffyness", just getting to network card settings seemed to take days. I firmly stayed on XP, while the rest of the office upgraded to Vista and continually moaned about it. However due to a required rebuild of my laptop, I took the plunge and went to Windows 7 and I've never been happier. It just works. It's intuitive. After never learning Vista I thought it would take me months to get used to it - but one day in and I love it. Everything is just where it should be. You don't have to search for anything, you don't have to have secret insider information to find specific tools or settings, it's just there. Where you need it. When you need it. Bravo Microsoft Microsoft has stated they will continue to support XP till 2014 but if you are an individual, move as soon as you can. You will not regret it. For corporates, a desktop roll out is always a major problem and full of pain. So why not try VDI? Windows 7 seems to be the perfect reason to use VDI and VDI seems to be the perfect reason to use Windows 7. I see many people running pilots this way. Think about it. Users have a new Windows 7 desktop provided by VDI andd their original unchanged desktop. They can run both systems in parallel. Move their own files and favorites between the two until they are totally happy. This will be the first desktop replacement where it will be easy, and affordable to run both systems at once - hence removing a lot of the heartache for the IT department |
