So many things that Windows 7 does, and Windows Vista Doesn't!
Ever since it's release many non professional computer users have been declaring Windows 7 as mere copy of the previous version - Vista. I personally declare these people wrong. I do agree with them in a way that Windows 7 looks very much like Windows Vista, but there are many things and goof features that we are overriding when we say that Windows 7 is almost the same as Vista.
No! It isn't the same as Vista. This time Microsoft seems to have paid more attention to the feedback that was provided earlier, and have not built just an operating system, but a very capable operating system in Windows 7. So for those non professional computer users out there, What's there in Windows 7 that wasn't in Vista? Well! Here are some of the very cool and massively useful things Windows 7 is capable of doing :
1 ) Windows 7 has the ability to open several windows open at the ame time e.g like 15 notepads, two Microsoft word windows, and 40 windows outlook windows. It also has the ability to minimize all these windows except the most important one!
2) JUMPLISTS. Now this is something new to windows users. It is a massively useful feature. What it does is that it gives the user an option to view the list of recently opened files in any application. An example of the use of the jumplist feature is that we can access one of our favourite playlists in Real Player without even starting up Real Player. This can be done by right clicking the real player shortcut! If you are having problems accessing jumplists by right clicking then you can also access them through the start menu where they get integrated automatically alongside a particular shortcut ! EASY!
3) Hovering over a minimised window just got more advanced! In Vists while hovering on a minimised window you got just got the preview of that window, but in windows 7 along with preview we also have the close button which gives us the feature of closing the window without maximizing it or right clicking it. To switch between previews we can use the win + T shortcut.
4) Resizing of windows had also moved a step further. This time around instead of taking the mouse pointer to the far end of the screen to maximize a window, we also have the option to drag the window towards the top. Doing so will automatically maximize the dragged window. We can also drag it to the right or left to resize it so tha it fits on half the screen.
5) The new XP mode feature! Now all the worries of xp compatible programs not running on windows 7 have faded away , as we now have the XP mode. This mode can be downloaded free from Microsoft's website.
6) Multiple Displays. Win + P is the shortcut for this all new feature in Windows 7. Shifting displays from one monitor to another now takes seconds using just one shortcut key. Man! It doesn't get any simpler than this!
7) Screw the notification area. Sick and tired of the clock and notification icons on the bottom of your screen? Yes! Now you can remove these. Click the arrow that is there in the notificaions area. And then click customize. From here you can hide any icon or even the entire bar depending on your choice!
8) Weak Eyesight? If you or someone else has vision problems, then there's the Windows Magnifier is there at your aid. The magnifier has a small size and doesn't take up much area.
9) Now you can have a preview of your media files without having to open them in a player. The preview player is now more advanced as it has everything form the album art to the basic music functionality. It also has a link which opens up the full media player. Pretty COOL!
10) Streaming media directly to another PC/laptop. Doesn't get any better than this ! Whhich music lovers wan't to listen to music on their stupid laptop speakers? :P Now we can stream music direcly to another computer if both are connected to a created homegroup(which is created in windows 7). This way we can play music on our laptop and get the sound output form our cool 7.1 surround speakers which have been connected to our PC.! WOOHOO!
GUYs! There are many other things that Windows 7 can do, and Windows Vista cannot! I will post them most probably in the next article!
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