http://www.itworld.com/vista xx http://www.itworld.com/small-business/83026/windows-7-older-pcs-windows-7-netbooks Today I spoke with a Microsoft tech in charge of helping large customers migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7. One of the interesting things he said was that Windows 7 was indeed tweaked and slimmed down to run on lower powered computers than Vista. Let's talk about that, and how Microsoft has a utility to help you load Windows 7 on your netbook. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/83026/windows-7-older-pcs-windows-7-netbooks#comments Hardware Operating systems Small business Windows Opinion Linux Netbooks upgrade Vista Windows 7 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:49:49 -0400 James Gaskin 83026 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82521/windows-7-smells-far-better-than-vista Microsoft sent me two copies of Windows 7 Ultimate last Friday (the 23rd) and I installed the 64bit version on the refurbished HP mini-tower I bought last year with Vista on it. Based on my interview with William Stanek, author of the just-released Windows 7: The Definitive Guide I did for the Daily Tip on Windows 7 Upgrade, I felt sure my fairly new HP would run 64bit Windows fine. Stanek promised almost every PC bought in the last three years could run Windows 7 64bit. He's right in my case. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82521/windows-7-smells-far-better-than-vista#comments Offbeat Operating systems Windows Opinion 64bit upgrade Vista Windows 7 XP Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:16:50 -0400 James Gaskin 82521 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/81459/three-reasons-youll-upgrade-windows-7-time-money-and-hassle A few of you will move toward Macintosh and Linux operating systems for more of your computers, but not enough to hurt Microsoft. Windows 7 will become, for three reasons, the most popular personal computer OS in 2012 (assuming ancient Mayan predictions are wrong and we're still here). Those three reasons? Money, time, and hassle. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/81459/three-reasons-youll-upgrade-windows-7-time-money-and-hassle#comments Operating systems Small business Windows Opinion Linux Mac Vista Windows 7 XP Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:12:49 -0400 James Gaskin 81459 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/81066/hasta-la-vista-vista-top-5-things-we-wont-miss Farewell, Vista. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Windows 7 has arrived, and soon Vista will be retired to the Microsoft Hall of Shame alongside such notorious stinkers Windows Me and Microsoft Bob. http://www.itworld.com/windows/81066/hasta-la-vista-vista-top-5-things-we-wont-miss#comments Operating systems Software Windows Opinion Vista Windows 7 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:06:02 -0400 ITworld staff 81066 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/80988/are-modern-information-workers-luddites Computerworld's interesting story on "8 Ways the American Information Worker Remains a Luddite" carefully hid the fact that people writing for Computerworld, and people like me, too often get excited by shiny objects rather than real work tools. I hope my focus on picking the right tool, rather than the new tool, for the job gives me at least a partial pass. My take? We spend too much time worrying about the glitzy new tools only a fraction of workers use, and ignore ways to get more work done with existing tools, whether hardware or software. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/80988/are-modern-information-workers-luddites#comments Personal tech Small business Windows Opinion laptop smartphone Vista Windows 7 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:11:41 -0400 James Gaskin 80988 at http://www.itworld.com