As a regular Internet forum user for various different work and leisure related pursuits, I found a post recently in the Off Topic section of one such entity, where a user was asking what the fuss was about with Windows 7. The poster had been offered a free upgrade to Windows 7 as a differentiator between two laptops when purchasing.
This user is a self employed chap but said that the machine would inevitably become the family PC as well as the machine he would use as his main business PC. I would imagine that this is not an unusual occurrence as my own Windows 7 desktop machine is also my family PC, music recording and editing studio, gaming rig and photo lab.
So, I began a lengthy post where I highlighted the experience I had had with Windows 7, both in the corporate and small business environments, and highlighted some of the key features that made Windows 7 a worthwhile consideration on its own, let alone as a sweetener in a specific deal.
However, as I read back my comments before posting, the overriding message that came from what I had said was summed up best in the line “it just works”.
From my motley collection of hardware, to the even stranger collection of peripherals, and the spectrum of cutting edge to legacy software, Windows 7 just works. Without drama or meaningless messages imploring me to do this or that, the underlying intelligence seems to have been tweaked to the point where it can resolve the majority of issues itself to the benefit of the user.
Now there have been a few times when it has frustrated me. For example, in the task bar is a little pennant icon that represents the Action Centre. It is here that any issues the OS comes across are recorded and made known to the user. Say, for example, a device driver cannot not be installed or the like, the Action Centre will show
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