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Happy Birthday. Today is the official launch of Windows 7, its day of birth so to speak. I personally have been using Windows 7 since the beta product was made available and then used the release candidate and have been on the official RTM release for about 2 months now and have never been happier with any previous release from Microsoft. My Dell Inspiron 1501 with a Dual Core 64 bit processor and 2 GB of RAM ran Vista Business Edition pretty well. I actually liked Vista and new had some of the problems that others have documented. But the change to Windows 7 was like getting a whole new computer. My laptop gets about 40% more battery life thanks to the improved power management and runs faster than ever. It boots up faster, it transfers files much faster, and in general it just feels zippier all the way around.

The new user interface s so slick and has new features that really make working on Windows 7 so much more efficient and enjoyable that I can't imagine ever going back. The OS is rock solid stable. I have not had one crash or lockup due to Windows 7 even since the beta. I have had a few issues with kernel locks in Internet Explorer 8, but most of those were resolved in the release candidate. It's not perfect but it is pretty close, closer than any Microsoft Operating System has ever been.

But don't take my word for it. I'm including some links to some of the many demos available all over the Internet. Go check it out for yourself.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/videos-tours.aspx

My favorite new features include Aero Snap, Aero Shake, Libraries, Jump Lists, and Federated Search. Check out the excellent video on Federated Search and search connectors below and then go get some here.



Until next time....Good Day, Good News and Goodnight!