Windows 7 overview

Advantages: Easy to use, Aesthetically pleasing, User friendly
Disadvantages: Not enough variation from vista, no desktop button

...Windows 7 Review With the recent release of the new Microsoft operating system windows 7 many people believe windows vista will be forgotten about with its constant security alerts and lack of user options. The new operating system has many new features which I will run through now. Firstly the new taskbar down at the bottom is a lot easier on the eye as it no longer has any text whatsoever, instead Microsoft have opted to use just the logo of the software the user currently has running. Another improvement to the taskbar is the ability to lock items to the task bar which is a replacement of the quick launch system in Vista, this simply means that you right click click on the logo of the software you want to lock and click ?pin to taskbar? this means that when the program isn?t open it still has an icon on the taskbar and can be...

joshsmit 10.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 - The Best OS Yet!

Advantages: Great new toolbar, excellent personalisation, overall brilliant design
Disadvantages: Really similar to Vista.

...In July, I downloaded the Release Candidate of Windows 7 to evaluate the new operating system and I have to say it's the best version of Windows yet! It surpasses Vista in every way. Windows 7 is not available yet but I'm encouraging all Vista uers to upgrade in October as soon as the software is released. In the rest of my review I will outline some of the key features. For starters, the toolbar has been changed dramatically. In previous versions of windows, the active windows (i.e. open programs and applications) would appear seperately as tabs with the symbols and titles of the programs (with the option to group similar windows together under one tab, such as all the internet explorers open). In Windows 7, the toolbar features the start button (the windows logo), followed by programs pinned to the taskbar and open programs, then...

tb240904 31.08.2009 (13.09.2009) · Read review
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Windows 7 - it makes Vista look like a beta

Advantages: smooth, quick, easy to install and use, pretty to look at, simplified for the masses
Disadvantages: Vista should have been like this - Microsoft robbed us!

...Windows 7 makes Windows Vista feel like a beta. That?s my philosophy. It was my philosophy before I bought Windows 7 and it?s still my philosophy now. That?s where the ?it looks like Vista? comments come from. Windows 7 is Vista without all the rubbish. Everything people moaned about in vista is gone (or improved) and 7 is more spangly and all singing and dancing. It looks better, runs more smoothly and is simple to use. You might even say its been dumbed down for the masses. Simplified. It?s a pleasure to use. It loads more quickly than Vista and is aesthetically pleasing as it does so. The first thing to note is the ease with which it installed. For those of us brave enough to install our own operating systems (and re-install every so often to keep it fresh), we all know the pain and misery that it can lead too, but I have to say...

AgeUK 04.11.2009 · Read review
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Windows 7: Is what Microsoft is saying really true?

Advantages: Runs really fast, Some very good features, any decent machine can run it.
Disadvantages: The Price. It looks like vista and it really is just a brush up on the old OS

...Windows 7 has been said by Microsoft as being much improved and everyone would be happy with the end result. But is it really better, below is my review of a few sections which I believe is most important and compare it to older versions. Speed: 9/10 Much faster than Vista. To compare with the Vista OS, on Vista it took around 30 secs to 45 secs to boot up and log me in. Now on Windows 7 it takes 20 - 30 secs to boot up. Shut down is also so much faster. Vista = 15 secs... Windows 7 = 5 secs..... So there is a huge improvement. Also when running programs or browsing the internet you feel like this Operating System is very smooth and just does what you want (most of the time) Program Compatablilty: 8/10 Most Programs that run on Vista will run on Windows 7 (32-bit) very well. Though (64-bit) has a few problems such as many...

dndewar1 28.10.2009 · Read review
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Kodak M863

Advantages: Good picture quality, LCD screen, versatility
Disadvantages: None!

...It would appear, the humble digital camera is somewhat of the ?pinnacle? in reviewing on these review sites?partly because it must be one of the main products that ?external? customers use to choose a product. So, without further ado, here?s the Kodak M863. Lovely stuff. My particular version comes in a black matt finish with a strap to place around your wrist ? being a bloke it was a far more obvious choice that the potential vivid pink option! Now, im hardly a connoisseur when it comes to digital cameras; the only other one I?ve previously owned was a ?Premier? one. (yep, never heard of them either!) But the first thing that strikes me about this camera is the large detailed 2.7 inch LCD screen on the back of the camera. With the camera being 8.2 mega-pixels; which is probably far too many to make any difference than, say, 6 mega...

carl.mcqueen 27.10.2009 · Read review
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Kodak Convert!

Advantages: cheap and affordable quality camera
Disadvantages: Battery charging

...silver, rose, copper and purple. It is quite small compared to my previous opinion of Kodak. The camera which is advertised as 'ultra slim' is very compact and easy to fit in my pocket. I also like the fact that it can be used with a Kodak printer, picture frame and memory card successfully. These extra appliances are very common and easy to find unlike the faddy models that seem to come and go. FEATURES ---------------- The camera has a very good resolution at 7 mega pixels and this quality is shown both on screen and when printed out. Even with a basic printer the quality looks good and this is testament to the quality of the camera. It does have a number of modes such as sepia and black and white. I don't use these often unless I know that I will not need a colour copy, for example photos for a history project. There are...

leofluffy69 25.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Kodak EASYSHARE M753

Panasonic Lumix FS7

Advantages: Perfect picture
Disadvantages: None

...I have just replaced my Fuji fine pix with another camera, and whilst buying my boyfriend bought himself a Lumix FS7 which I am now regretting not getting for myself. Always the way, but whenever I go shopping for something electrical, some guy in a suit always sways me towards something different. Which I should really learn from and just buy online, its usually cheaper anyway. The Panasonic Lumix FS7 Digital camera comes in a range of different colours; it cost £130 which for a 10.1 Megapixel camera was pretty good and the deal we got meant that a free case came with it as well as an additional memory card. So there were no qualms on the price. 10.1 Megapixels Right away we was impressed with the quality of the images this camera was taking, I also test the pictures out on phones and cameras by taking one scenic photo, a photo...

amyloop 04.07.2009 (13.07.2009) · Read review
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Windows 7 - a great operating system.

Advantages: looks great, easy to use, nice new taskbar, high compatibility
Disadvantages: cost is still high

...I recently upgraded from Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate. I had not minded Windows Vista as much as other people; my computer has a 2.13GHz dual core processor and 4GB of RAM. Windows 7 doesn't actually seem to be any faster, but it has some better features and is overall easier to use. It took about 2 hours to upgrade, which isn't bad but it's not amazingly fast. It runs all of my programs that ran under Vista no problem, and some of my hardware is actually now supported that wasn't supported in Vista. I haven't found anything that doesn't work after upgrading. I still recommend that you run the "Windows 7 upgrade advisor" first just to make sure. The new taskbar looks a bit different, but don't be worried, you'll get used to it, and once you do you'll find out that it's a big improvement. Programs no longer have text, just...

ellisbodds 15.10.2009 · Read review
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Kodak Easyshare C433

Advantages: Affordable, Light, Easy to use.
Disadvantages: Range of features not great.

...Point and Shoot fun made affordable. Take the guesswork out of going digital with convenient features and quality pictures. The Kodak easyshare C443 is the way to do this and more. General. Available colour .............. Silver. Dimensions..................... 91 x 69 35 mm weight............................... 130g Inside the camera. Optical Sensor............... CCD Sensor Resolution(max)............. 4.2 megapixels Sensor Resolution ( effective)..... 4 megapixels Photodetectors (max) .................. 4.2 million photodetectors ( effective) .......... 4 million Optical zoom.................................. 3X Focal length................................... 36 mm to 108 mm ( 35mm equivelent Digital Zoom.................................. 5X Light sensitivity ( auto) ................ 80, 100, 160, 200 ISO...

tigerthecat 04.07.2007 (14.11.2008) · Read review
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Kodak Easyshare Z980: Small & Smart!!

Advantages: Easy to use, great image quality, clean design
Disadvantages: Short battery life, a little noisy

...At an affordable price the digital camera offers a 26 mm wide angle, professional quality, 24X image stabilized optical zoom lens, Kodak's exclusive Smart Capture feature, which analyzes scenes and adjusts camera settings. HD picture and video capture, Vertical shutter release and detachable vertical grip, Hot shoe for the optional KODAK P20 flash. 12 MP for prints up to 30"x40",Bright and detail-rich 3-inch indoor/outdoor color display; The camera is also compatible with new KODAK WI-FI Memory Cards and KODAK SDHC/SD. camera dimensions 3.5 × 4.9 × 4.1 in. (90.5 × 123.7 ×105 mm) and weighs 14.6 oz (415 g). With a 3inch LCD Screen. This camera is perfect for any photographer wishing to take amazing pictures with great colour fidelity from all angles and offers a lot of fun with its wide angle mega zoom lense. Its a great camera...

bethanamax1 08.06.2009 · Read review
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