This article is part two of a three part series reviewing Windows 7. The first article, “Windows 7 Review: Media Center,” reviews the benefits of Media Center and it’s potential to share pictures, movies, TV shows, and videos on computers and TVs throughout the house. This article will further explain why Windows 7 is a valuable upgrade from Windows Vista or XP as it contains plenty of features that make it much more efficient to find things and get things done more effectively. Finding things is now a breeze with the Start Menu Search box. The new taskbar helps me keep track of all of my open windows and it’s easier than ever to go directly to the window I am looking for. The Jump Lists I use extensively. And the Snipping Tool – well, that’s the bomb! To find out what these features are, you can find them easily below. For those of you who want a more thorough review, I have briefly discussed many of the larger new features of Windows 7 here.
But the fun doesn’t stop here. In the next article of my Windows 7 Review series, I will show you how Windows 7 handles Photos and Videos which are very important families. For those of you who are photo and video enthusiasts, you’ll be very pleased with some of the new features Microsoft has included in Windows 7.
Windows 7 is actually tighter and lighter than its operating system predecessors. This is an amazing feat for Microsoft. This was accomplished by unbundling some of the programs that were bundled with Windows Vista, such as Windows Calendar, Windows Mail, Windows Contacts, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft Agent, and a few more.
Many people did not use these programs, so Microsoft simply removed them from Windows 7. However, for those people who did like these programs, Microsoft has made them available through a simple install called “Windows Live Essentials.” I highly recommend this install, for the Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Movie Maker are “essentials” for those of you who love digital photography and videography. Photos and videos are the subject of Part 3 of my Windows Review series, which will come out shortly.
Windows 7 is chockfull of useful features, you’ll never go back to a previous operating system. To continue reading this article please go to our new location, WellConnectedMom.com.
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