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Windows 7: Getting in Touch With Touch
The new OS’s support for touchscreens should encourage a fl urry of third-party applications.BEFORE WINDOWS 7, touchscreen support wasn’t part of the Windows operating system itself. Instead, all-in-one PC vendors used stopgaps ranging from HP’...
Windows 7 Much Slimmer, Slightly Faster
Windows 7 is efficient enough to run even on netbooks with puny processors, but it’s only marginally faster than Vista, according to PC World Test Center tests.WINDOWS VISTA NEVER was particularly speedy in most people’s eyes. Whether it deserved...
Is Windows 7 Worth It?
Reading about a new operating system can tell you only so much about it: Aft er all, Windows Vista had far more features than XP, yet fell far short of it in the eyes of many users. To judge an OS accurately, you have to live with it. Over the past ...
Feature Face-Off: Windows 7 Meets Snow Leopard
Neither Windows 7 nor Snow Leopard is a game changer in the eternal struggle of Apple vs. Microsoft, but here’s a quick run-down of how the two latest combat units in the OS wars match up.FILE MANAGEMENT: Both Snow Leopard’s Finder and Windows 7â...
Input: Reach Out and Touch Windows 7
The biggest user interface trend since Windows Vista shipped in January 2007 is touchscreen input; Windows 7 is the first version of the OS to offer built-in multitouch support. Windows 7’s new touch features are subtle on a touch-capable PC and in...
Windows 7 Device Management: Setting the Stage
Windows 7 offers you numerous ways to connect your PC to everything from tiny flash drives to hulking networked laser printers—USB, Wi-Fi, ethernet, slots, and more. Devices and Printers, a new section of the Control Panel, represents connected gad...
