TAG | windows 7
I finally gave in and decided to give Windows 7 a shot on our home PC. I was dreading it for a while because of the huge amounts of data and programs and things that we have on that computer. Alas, I got all the important stuff backed up and did the whole erase and partition for a fresh install of Windows 7.
The install was painless. I didn’t have to go hunting for ANY drivers even though I use a raid configuration and such. I was very happy with this. I must say that I am very excited and pleased with this OS so far! I have had to do minimal training for my wife and oldest kids and when I asked their opinion of the OS, they smirked and could almost care less about it.
I don’t know what I really like most about this OS. I like the Aero themes and eye candy. I like the UI setup and how functional and quick everything seems. It has made the way I use my computer way better…it’s like the way I would have made it, but didn’t know I wanted it this way. HA! 
For example, I love the ALT-TAB feature where it actually switches to the window you are hovering over as a preview. I love all the extra things I can do on the start bar with the icons that I have “stuck” there. I love how all the task bar icons are neatly tucked away in their own menu. I love the search tool in the start menu (much like the Spotlight search on my Mac).
I haven’t been this excited about an OS since I upgraded from Windows 2000 to Windows XP the day it came out. I’ve dreaded almost everything about Vista and had a sour taste in my mouth towards Microsoft for ever releasing Vista! Thanks to Windows 7, that sour-ness has been lessened!
Final result? If you are thinking about upgrading, I say DO IT. I could get more used to this PC stuff again. Maybe I will jump on getting my work PC upgraded sooner than later as well…but I will still not be switching from my Macbook Pro as my main machine. At least not in the foreseeable future.
