Windows 7: First look at the next OS from Microsoftw

I almost forgot the last time I blogged about windows 7. The successor to the Vista series..Now, apparently Microsoft didn't benefit much from Vista, so they decided to copy Macs a bit more and make a more macintosh like OS. Here are the first look pics of the Windows 7 desktop:

Now thats terribly disappointing...They try to recreate a dock bar like appearance which belongs to the Mac, but fail miserably at doing that...It looks like they made the quick launch bigger...what a joke...The start menu has changed too, but I really am not too impressed with that...and btw clicking on these icons gives a content sensitive, application relevant menu... There are several changes under the hood...but I am a man of the desktop and you can judge a book by its cover..But, considering this is just the first look and there are changes still to come, Microsoft still might be able to make a difference..After all, when the first preview of the longhorn was released, it was nothing like the Vista we know today... Wish to make your PC look like windows 7, atleast you can get the wallpaper here Read the full review of the Windows 7 first look here.

Google Chrome - the browser from Google!

The logo reminds me of some japanese anime weapon which would split open and attack the baddies..but then the browser does exactly does, not just the baddies...defeats all other browsers straightaway...The minute I woke up today, I brushed my teeth and went over straight to start my google chrome download...The installer downloads the file and I keep waiting with bated breath... We use gmail for mail, gtalk for chat and every browsing session begins with the home page as google and ends with a google search result..so shouldn't your browser be google's as well? Google Chrome is to browsers what Iphone is for phones..The interface is fresh and slick....its very light compared to the slow and bulky Firefox (whoa! I never thought I would say that...well, thats competition...) But still there is time before I drive the foxes out..I still cannot drive away the fox because of one primary reason - the addons. When you load Google browser, you get to a page which has screenshots of all your frequently added websites, this quite reminds me of the speed dial feature in the Opera browser (though with Opera its user set, and not based on number of visits)..It has tabs which run as different processes unlike in any other tabbed browser... Another notable feature is, in addition to the usual tabs and windows, you can open something known as a "Incognito" window and anything you decide to open on it, is off record (cool!). Its a browser faster than the Safari and lighter than the fox and renders pages like a miracle...Chrome is something which I would call a smart browser which learns a lot from your browsing habits (automatic search engine preferences, automatic most visited bookmarks and automatic everything...) If you have been using the fox, it even imports everything to continue your browsing experience! There is another option called application shortcuts which lets you create shortcuts on your desktop, quick launch or start menu for every website/webapp you encounter. Just go to the site and create a shortcut..The shortcut loads using chrome (but sans the home, back and front button...just like a regular application...) Brings the web to your desktop...A full list of features is to be found here There is still news of a security flaw doing its rounds on the internet, but then till I switch completely to Chrome, I guess I am safe and if I am not, its ok..its a price to pay for such a great browser which is so good even its beta version...So I guess you should stop reading her and go and download it here.. This is one of the fastest reviews I have ever written so the grammar is terrible and the spelling could be wrong in several places...I just wrote this review in such a hurry.. Get more updates on the browser @ Get Google Chrome