Geelong Computer Help
February 09 Newsletter
Microsoft has announced the next flavour of Windows and has gone back to a simple naming convention and called it Windows 7. At first glance it looks a lot like a newer version of the dreaded Windows Vista but it's a lot more like, what Windows Vista should have been.
With a more configurable User Account Control (See Image Below) which bugged all of us in Vista and better support for drivers than Vista means that we can look forward to a better transition into this new Windows.
Microsoft has also taken the unusual measure of allowing just about anyone to test run Windows 7. This allowed for many of the early bugs to be ironed out dramatically faster, meaning that when it is released later this year or in early 2010, we can expect a more stable and reliable operating system.
All in all Windows 7 is a lot faster and lot less in your face as Vista was. I would advice people to stay away from the current Beta version unless you are testing it on a spare PC. Once the Beta test period ends, it will lock your install, so it wouldn't be worth using it on your primary computer.
For more information and updates go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows7
by Reyan Fernando GCH
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The tech's at GCH had a field day when Apple announced the new 17-inch MacBook Pro with up to 8 hours of battery life, making it one of the greenest 17-inch notebooks around.
We were blown away by the resolution on the massive screen and the graphics that are packed into it. Also worth checking out is the new iMac and MacMini which are touted as greener and faster, for more information go to:
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