Well folks, that time has come again. PDC 2008 has come and gone and we have been given copies of Windows 7 to play with. This version of windows comes with many features that improve over the oft-frowned upon Vista. Many features that make us feel we are that much closer to the original Longhorn Vision from 2003.
Now, the purpose of this guide is a bit different from previous guides you have seen us write. The purpose of this one is to highlight the new and exciting features in Windows 7, show you how to use them and how to make the most out of the Windows 7 experience. Let’s face it, this OS is actually stable enough to use as a primary operating system, unlike Longhorn. We also outline some small issues we encountered while using this build and provided workarounds to remedy them. So without further ado, I give you the Windows 7 PDC Build 6801 Tips and Tricks guide by Kristan Kenney (Nighthawk) and myself. Enjoy!
View: Windows 7 Build 6801 Tips and Tricks Guide
Also something I’d like to add to this post on another note is a note from Nighthawk himself. It acutally upsets me to say this, but he is making a departure from the Windows Community to take care of some real life issues. I wish him the best and hope he can make the type of impact in his other endeavors that he made on me and the Windows community as a whole. He was a huge contributor to these guides and he will be greatly missed. Don’t worry though, I will be continuing the writing of these guides for future builds for everyone to enjoy, and maybe one day Kris will come back when he sees fit. Anyway, below is the note directly from Kris that he asked me to post on his behalf:
This guide was quite different for us to write for a few reasons, the biggest reason being that the operating system is so stable out of the box there’s not really a whole lot that you need to do, which in my eyes is a step in the right direction for the development of Windows. Can’t quite say the same of Longhorn, pre-reset or post-reset — and lets face it, Windows Vista is not anywhere close to what Microsoft envisioned for Longhorn… however we are seeing all of that effort slowly come to fruition with Windows 7.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our readers over the years, without all of you there would be no reason to write these guides at all. I’m the kind of person who loves to tinker around with things and figure out how things work, so for me these were a lot of fun to write, and even more fun to explore these builds. In a lot of ways, it gives you a bit of excitement.
With that being said, I would also like to mention that I am making a departure from the Windows community. Over the years I have been fortunate enough to manage a few great forums (Next L3vel comes to mind here), blog to my hearts desire, and publish some of my best work, and at the end of the day I know that out there, somewhere, I’ve helped someone, and most importantly I’ve gotten you to explore and learn, which to me is more than enough, because let’s face it, you can never stop learning, even if you tried.
I wish all of you the best in the future, not only in mind but in body and spirit as well.
Nighthawk, out.
