Why Green Options Are Not Always Best For The Business?

It was in 1984 pop singer Madonna in her music declared – we live in a material world. She had made this point because during that decade the desire to own the material stuff as much as possible was very high. Your music and software was recorded on plastic or metal. Literature, letters, news and memos from one office to another were printed in ink using paper. To have face to face chat with CEO, grandparent or client living on the other side of the world one had to go physically to that part of the world with the help of airplane or train as per the budget afforded.

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Using Windows 7 on Older PCs (1)

When you encounter a Pentium 4 computer running contemporary applications or acting as a server, chances are the computer is running on Linux. Breathing new life into old computers has been the exclusive domain of the Linux operating system because it demands little on computer hardware, has robust security such that you can eschew resource hungry anti-virus software, and most of all, because it is open source and free.

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Windows 7 Review: The Clash of the Three Windows (4)

Windows 7 is a step forward in usability, security and support for the latest in hardware and technology. Computer enthusiasts and power users coming from the camp of Windows XP users reluctant to make the switch, and the horde of eager Vista owners hoping to make a change, will find in Windows 7 a compelling package worth the price of admission alone. Noteworthy features include the new taskbar that streamlines the user interface and prevents annoying clutter that results from having too many open windows. Improved security and finally, a non-obtrusive User Account Control (UAC), should convince many XP users to make the switch. Real improvements to the Windows kernel that extracts more performance from multiple core CPUs plus full featured support for DirectX 10 and 11 results in a more convincing gaming experience.

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Windows 7 review: The Clash of Three Windows (3)

To the fence sitters out there, to those who are still clinging to their copies of Windows XP, read on. There is one good reason why Windows 7 should be in your radar screen – performance. The latest version of Windows, due for release October this year, promises improved performance and usability over Windows Vista, but is this enough to convince Windows XP users to make the switch?

To find out, three generations of Microsoft’s operating system were tested side by side on three identical PCs – Windows XP upgraded to service pack 3, Windows Vista 64 Service Pack 2 and the 64 bit edition of Windows 7. Early on in the tests, it was obvious that with Windows 7, the hard disk indicator light did not blink as much as it did when running Vista.

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Windows 7 review: The Clash of Three Windows (2)

Depending on your needs, you may decide to stick to an older version of Windows since each version caters to different users. The four main Windows products to really take note of are the Ultimate, Home Premium, Professional, and Starter Windows editions. Look at core features which fit your style and needs, and which would make you choose it over another. For instance, the Windows 7 Starter version features make up the Windows 7 Home Premium version, but will also integrate Media Center and Aero interface features. While on the other hand Home Premium features make up the Windows Professional package but with a slant that appeals to those in the business world.

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How Impressive Is Windows XP User With Newest Version Windows 7?

About 5000 readers who still use Windows XP were surveyed to state their plans about upgrading to Windows Vista or Windows 7.

Logically as well as technically Windows 7 is the next upgrade of Windows Vista. But most of the people who may make up their mind to buy Windows 7 as an upgrade or can have Windows 7 along with new PC are still Windows XP users.

Now the biggest troubling question about the Microsoft’s newest version operating system is not about how advance it is from Windows Vista but is about whether hundreds of thousands of XP users who were reluctant to opt for Vista upgrade will move towards Windows 7.

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A Comprehensive Review of the New Windows 7 (3)

What Got Better since XP and Vista

Look forward to innovative changes since the Vista and XP versions of Windows in Windows 7.

An All-improved Search Function

Search is new and improved on the Windows 7 version allowing speedier searches through the Windows key and much improved from the slow Vista version. Applications can be launched from the keyboard, and you can search for files on shared network folders.

Enhanced User Account Control

Microsoft has improved on user account control (UAC) by rendering different levels in notification control of the UAC. Settings can now be set to less frustrating modes that reduce relentless prompts for permissions and which entail administrator access.

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A Comprehensive Review of the New Windows 7 (2)

Windows 7 Libraries

A great new feature in Windows 7 is its Libraries which will allow the user to view files on his computer according to theme instead of location. So if you want to look at all the photos that you have in your PC, then you can use libraries to view all of them, regardless of the folders that they are in. The great part about Libraries is that folders viewing can also be done over network sharing as well as in-the-cloud environment.

Windows Direct X 11

DirectX 11 offers a thrilling addition to Windows 7 with DirectX Compute with its graphics and 3D audio family of application programming interfaces (APIs). DirectX 11 will have GPU computing which handles not only 3D graphics but also enhanced multi-core resource management, a well-organized utilization of processing channels, and hardware tessellation support for improved models in 3D.

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