For those of you running Windows 7 Release Candidate, the trial period will be ending starting next month. I recently received an email from Microsoft which said this: It’s time to upgrade from the Windows 7 Release Candidate While most people who tested Windows 7 have now moved to the final version, some are still running the Release Candidate. If you...

Well, I did it. I installed Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit edition; this is now my primary operating system. I figured the only way to truly do this right was to "go native". There’s something in 7 called the Windows Experience Index. This is a scorecard of sorts that gives you information on your hardware and how well the OS will perform. At present...

I learned that Windows 7 RC has an expiration date of June 2010. That’s great because it means I have adequate time to try it out to see if I like it or not. I have been asked in the PCMech LIVE show several times, "Did you try Windows 7 yet?" My answer was no because I didn’t want to install an OS that had a close expiration date on it....

According to a recent news story, the official release of IE 8 will not be in 2008 as once planned. Basically put, Microsoft feels it needs more shakedown and testing before becoming official – and to be honest I am in 100% agreement with this. I’ve used the beta version of 8 (which obviously isn’t finished since it’s beta), and while the...