A few months back I took the plunge and installed Windows 7 on my PC at work. It certainly wasn't without some trepidation after some very bad experiences with Vista. With Vista, I had installed it on my work PC, tried in vain for several months to get it to function correctly with my legacy applications, suffered with it's horrible performance, and finally threw in the towel and reverted back to XP.
I'm happy to say my experience with Windows 7 has been all positive. It's snappy compared to Vista, and I find it to be on par with XP in terms of performance. Plus after 10+ years of looking at the tired old XP shell, its refreshing to have some new eye candy.
Here are a few tips I've learned since running Windows 7:
* Command Prompt Here: Hold Shift and Right Click on a folder. Additional commands, including the very helpful "Open Command Window Here" are displayed.
* Remote Server Admin Tools for Windows 7: As the network administrator, it's very convenient to be able to manage server aspects from my workstation. It took me awhile to find these tools -- which have been released recently by Microsoft. Download them here: http://bit.ly/NuASB. TIP: After installing, it will look like nothing new has been added to the Administrative Tools menu item -- other than a HELP file (on Remote Server Admin Tools). To get the tools to display, go to Control Panel, Programs & Features, click Turn Windows Features on or Off. Find Remote Server Admin Tools in the list. Now, expand the tree and click on the items you want to show up in your Administrative Tools group.
I'll add more later, but would love to hear any tips you've come across!
Friday, March 5, 2010
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