Okay, never mind that I'm a dinosaur with an affinity for 1990's era User Interfaces --  I think even my best critics will very likely agree with me that Windows 7, for all of its performance improvements and bling, is essentially one big service deluxe pack...

In yet another indicator as to the progress of Windows 7, the Tech ARP site reported that Microsoft plans to allow PC makers to offer customers who buy Windows Vista machines as of July 1 free upgrades to Windows 7 once it ships. by Mary Jo Foley

Uncertified drivers are a big source of problems in Microsoft Windows Vista. However, Vista comes with a great utility called the Driver Verifier Manager. In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use the Driver Verifier Manager to troubleshoot driver problems in Vista. ...

Fellow bloggers Jason Perlow and Ed Bott have been wrangling recently over the Windows 7/Vista/XP user interfaces. While Jason takes a more traditional view (yes, I'm being diplomatic here), Ed welcomes the evolution of the GUI in Windows 7. At first blush, I reacted the same...

Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7VISTA tax"Over the course of the last two years, I’ve discarded or replaced a handful of devices that didn’t work at all with Vista: several network cards, some storage adapters, a scanner, a TV tuner."Fantastic.RE: Six things Steve Ballmer won't tell...

On Wednesday night, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is going to step on stage at the Venetian Hotel's Palazzo Ballroom to give the keynote address that kicks off the Consumer Electronics Show. It's the first time for Ballmer, who's taking the slot that his predecessor Bill Gates has had for years....

Linux pioneer moves from Red Hat to IntelThe inquirer? A joke? No ABM punches pulled by the blogger here.The statements of "glee" over total speculation about intel "dropping" MS and the links to bloggers who could never be termed anything more than gossip bloggers and who have no...

First reactions to Windows 7Wow, Vista has 1/5 of the Market?Not bad for such an unqualified failure that Vista is supposed to be. I'd imagine militant iBoi's and FOSS Bolsheviks could only dream of that kind of market share.As far Win7, I don't expect the echo chamber of FUD that...

Having my hands on the beta 1 of Windows 7 over the holidays has been an interesting experience because it's allowed me to show the OS to people and get feedback from a broad range of users as to how they feel about Microsoft's upcoming operating system. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes