So you’re still assessing whether or not you should upgrade your PC to Windows 7?

Check out this video created by the guys at www.gearlive.com which walks through some of the cooler little features of Windows 7.

Let us know which feature (if any) you liked the best below

YouTube – Bleeding Edge 326: Windows 7 Tips

There may be some of you out there who are thinking about upgrading to Windows 7, but not entirely sure that your current PC is beefy enough. I think you’ll be relieved to see that you don’t need a super-souped-up rig to run Microsoft’s latest version of Windows and that you may already have everything you need.  For example my current Dell XPS M1330, easily surpasses the minimum requirements for Windows 7 and it’s more than 2 years old. Time to throw a party!

Minimum Requirements for Windows 7

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here’s what it takes:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

• Internet access (fees may apply)
• Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
• For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
• Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
• HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
• DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
• BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
• BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive
• Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
• Music and sound require audio output

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Welcome to Windows 7

Honestly, what are Microsoft thinking? The idea of having a party to celebrate the launch of a new version of the Windows operating system is odd to say the least. Whilst I’ve heard some great things about Windows 7, there are still painful memories that linger from its predecessors especially for the infamous “blue screen of death” which killed many of my carefully crafted university essays and spreadsheets. Not to mention abruptly ending some victorious PVP moments in my World of Warcraft days…

How can one celebrate the advent of a new incarnation of such a hated monster?!

All joking aside, I think it will be mostly hardcore geeks huddling together on October 22, playing with Microsoft Windows 7‘s bells and whistles. Speaking of which, if you are seriously hosting a Windows 7 Launch Party, check out the video below with “tips and tricks” on how to make it a smashingly good night to remembered!

Beware: out of the 100,000 or so views it has received an average rating of 1.5 stars out of 5! You’ll see why *snicker*

Does the guy in the Microsoft “Welcome to Windows 7 Video” look like the Grease Lightning version of  John Travolta or what?! Maybe it’s just me…

I haven’t had the time to play with Windows 7 but I like what Microsoft says it can do e.g. compatibility with more devices, faster, touch-navigation capability, better window management. Then again, I’m a bit jaded by the Windows Vista experience i.e. didn’t see a huge jump in functionality from Windows XP.

Check out the video and the Windows 7 site for yourself. There’s even a link for you to download a beta copy of Windows 7!

In the meantime, I have to pack for a trip to the Philippines. Perhaps when I get back I may consider trying it out on my older PC.

Welcome to Windows 7 Video Page

While I was viewing the article and attached videos, I toggled to my task manager to compare performance of Windows 7 to Vista that I’m running on my Dell XPS M1330. With 97 processes running, CPU usage was at 20% and memory usage was at 2.03GB. I was amazed to see in the video, improvements in Window 7 had the Motion LS800 Tablet running at 1-2% CPU consumption and only 390MB memory usage! Even though this was based on 50 processes running, the increased efficiency of Windows 7 is unmistakable.

Memory and CPU mismanagement have been some of the biggest gripes of the Windows platform as of late, so if these improvements make it past beta, the horizon looks bright for those of us still traveling down the PC road.

GottabeMobile Via SlashGear

We’ve already heard a lot about Microsoft’s next generation operating system, Windows 7, especially since rumors are that it’s going to be released next year instead of 2010 which was the original plan. Some lucky beta testers and developers get first look on the user interface, and now a set of screenshots surfaced online and they look pretty authentic.

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