The Squirrel Returns: Better, Faster, Stronger

After a frustrating weekend of trying to load Windows XP on a machine that is just too new to run it, I took the plunge and installed Windows7 Release Candidate 1 on my laptop yesterday.

I've got to tell you, this may be the best version of Windows ever. It always seemed like Microsoft launched Vista way to early, the OS just wasn't ready. XP was working very well, at the time, and didn't seem dated at all. I never could understand why they launched Vista when they did.

Well, Windows7 is what Vista should have been. The "every other Microsoft OS" rule still applies. I wonder how much market share Microsoft lost during the Vista era? The commercial release version of Windows7 is scheduled to go on sale in October 2009. If you need a new computer, hold on until then.

If you're a techno-geek, go ahead and try Win7's RC1. You'll be glad that you did!

Thank you to everyone for your suggestions and advice.

It's Vista... Need I Say More?

I'm having computer issues. Thus, no Nut Cache. I've been messing with this all day. It's a software issue, not hardware, as the system in running just fine in "safe mode." So, I'm currently backing up ALL my data, as I think I'll have to reformat my hard-drive this weekend.

It's Vista... I don't want to talk about it... Rumor has it that Windows 7 will be out in October, I can't wait. A friend has been using the Release Candidate that Microsoft has out now for trial use, and loves it. I may be switching to the RC this weekend, if I can't get Vista working.



You know, all an operating system really needs to do is run programs and manage files, quickly and without fuss. How hard is that? Sure, neat things like transparent windows and other wiz-bang-ery is cool, but if the OS doesn't run your programs, what good is it?

Well, back to it...