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From 1 to 7 – Windows 7 is launched

Posted Monday, July 27, 2009 5:18 PM by digitaldive
Well it’s finally arrived, Windows 7 has RTM’d!  Over the past week I’ve been at MGX in Atlanta, Microsoft’s global sales and marketing conference.  On Wednesday, Steve Ballmer, Kevin Turner and Steven Sinofski took to the stage to sign off Read More...
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With Windows 7, let’s not forget Vista!

Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2009 3:42 PM by digitaldive
Both outside and inside Microsoft, the hype of Windows 7 is ever growing. Not only is Windows 7 more visually appealing, stable, more power efficient and performing, it delivers a whole host of great capability for business users . However, let's not Read More...
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Hyper-V Management from Windows 7

Posted Monday, June 08, 2009 9:10 AM by digitaldive
I’m having fun playing with Windows 7, and am pleasantly surprised at how well rounded and stable it is, especially for a Beta!  However, I wasn’t so happy when I found the Hyper-V remote management tools for Vista wouldn’t install! :( However, I’ve Read More...
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Windows 7 General Availability date announced!

Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 9:18 AM by digitaldive
  Something all customers have been asking recently , the General Availability (i.e. on the shelf) date for Windows 7 has been announced as October 22 nd 2009 .  This was announced yesterday on the Windows team blog . The RTM (Release to Manufacturing) Read More...
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From 1 to 7 – Windows 7 is launched

Posted Monday, June 01, 2009 11:09 PM by digitaldive
Well it’s finally arrived, Windows 7 has RTM’d!  Over the past week I’ve been at MGX in Atlanta, Microsoft’s global sales and marketing conference.  On Wednesday, Steve Ballmer, Kevin Turner and Steven Sinofski took to the stage to sign off Read More...
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Windows – from evolution to revolution

Posted Friday, May 29, 2009 1:54 PM by digitaldive
  I was speaking to a customer the other day about Windows 7 , and it really got me thinking about how the Windows platform has evolved.  Back in the day, the operating system used to be all about doing other ‘stuff’, running applications, accessing Read More...
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Windows 7 – available this year and running XP apps!!

Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:03 PM by digitaldive
Woohoo!  At TechEd on Monday, Bill Veghte announced that “…with the early RC testing and partner feedback we’ve received over the past few weeks, Windows 7 is tracking well for holiday availability ”.  How exciting!  We should see RTM in Read More...
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Windows 7 – the RC is out!!

Posted Friday, May 01, 2009 4:16 PM by digitaldive
  The long awaited Release Candidate for Windows 7 is out!  I’ve just installed 7100 on my machine and it’s working like a dream :) If you’ve got a TechNet or MSDN subscription, you can download it today.  If not, don’t fret, you’ve only Read More...
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Windows 7 – ‘Touching’

Posted Friday, March 27, 2009 1:57 PM by digitaldive
I’m giving a lot of Windows 7 demos at the moment, and amongst everything else, the investments made in touch technology within Windows 7 is a very popular feature with customers. There has been a great deal of investment in touch with Windows 7, to provide Read More...
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Windows 7 – 1 month on

Posted Friday, February 06, 2009 1:33 PM by digitaldive
So, I’ve been using Windows 7 for a little over a month now, and thought I’d document my first impressions.  And for this, believe it or not, I’m going to take my Microsoft hat off and be as candid as I can.  This is by no means a concise summary Read More...
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Hyper-V Management from Windows 7

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 4:11 PM by digitaldive
I’m having fun playing with Windows 7, and am pleasantly surprised at how well rounded and stable it is, especially for a Beta!  However, I wasn’t so happy when I found the Hyper-V remote management tools for Vista wouldn’t install! :( However, I’ve Read More...
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Windows 7 tips & tricks

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:22 PM by digitaldive
The Beta’s out!  I’ve been using it for the past week and a half now, and so far it’s rocking and rolling!  Really like some of the usability features, and looking forward to trying things like AppLocker and Direct Access.  I was reading Read More...
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Posted Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:19 PM by digitaldive
77777, that's the number on everyone's lips at the moment, especially in Microsoft-land.  And now, at last, since the Professional Developers Conference (PDC), I can start blogging about some of the features which will be available in Windows 7! Read More...
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Windows 7 - they now have a blog

Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 11:50 AM by digitaldive
The next release of Windows, currently code named Windows 7, now has it's own blog.  Set up by Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky, two senior engineering managers for Windows 7, the "Engineering Windows 7", or E7 blog, will begin divulging Read More...
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