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Hands-On With Windows 7's New Features 662

Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 28, 2008 @01:17PM from the less-sucking-is-good-in-this-context dept.

Barence writes "Microsoft has released the first pre-beta code of Windows 7, and PC Pro has a series of in-depth, hands-on examinations of all the new features. The revamped user interface has clearly gleaned more than a little inspiration from the Mac OS X Dock, but it goes further than the Apple concept with 'jumplists,' new gadgets and an updated system tray. The much-vaunted multi-touch controls were there to play with, and it seemed to work well. Networking has been given the full treatment, with new features HomeGroup and Libraries. Windows 7 debuts a new feature called Device Stage that has the potential to be unbelievably handy ... or a complete disaster. Finally, several new features could make PCs easier to manage and secure for IT departments, such as BitLocker To Go and Branch Cache." All in all, these features together lead some people to the conclusion that Windows 7 will "suck less than Vista" — that last link from reader ThinSkin, who also points to a related sampling of screenshots from the current iteration of Windows 7.

Comment How fast is that? (Score 1) 322

by shadyb0517 on Tuesday August 09, 2005 @01:00AM (#13276199) Attached to: It isn't Easy Being Green and Getting to LEO

In order to achieve escape velocity, how fast will the spacecraft need to be going to counteract the air friction it will encounter once it leaves the launch tube? I imagine it will have to be moving at a much higher rate of speed then escape velocity in order to push through all that air.

Then your greatest speeds will be through the densest part of the atmosphere. I imagine this will put a lot of heating onto the vehicle. Probably more than the shuttle at landing. Has this problem been overcome?

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