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Windows 7 will be fun

Only a handful of software that isn’t a game could end up on the “fun to use” list.  I think Windows 7 is on it.  I’ve been  using it as the main OS on an increasing amount of computers since the pre-release of the public beta (build 7000) since December 08.  I’ve now got 5 out of 7 work/home machines using it, most on build 7077 (which isn’t perfect).  Waiting on RC build this month. It’s so enjoyable to use (compared to XP and Vista) that I have that “can’t wait” feeling for RTM.

From the responsiveness of the interface, awesome boot and return-from-sleep times, to the overall look, the new “best taskbar eva”, to little things like knowing the difference between a “default audio device” (speakers) and your “default communications device” (headset or webcam/mic)…. it’s got a lot going for it.  I’m starting to get more comfortable with the “library” concepts (old Play To option in Windows 7 Media Playerhabits of caring exactly where your file is located on disk die hard).  Though, I’m still not a huge IE8 fan compared to Firefox (and now my new fav: Chrome… yes I said it.  Just give it’s minimalism a week and you won’t miss the bloat of Firefox’s add-ins).

Just tried the “play to” option in Media Player to push music from my office to the living room PC, which is plugged into the house audio receiver. Couldn’t be easier.  Love the simple and effective management window.

Next is to decide how I will implement a HomeGroup, which removes the need for me to manage share permissions, user passwords, etc. on the various home computers.

Windows 7 beta build 7000 to 7022 upgrade bug

Windows 7

If you are using bitlocker and get an upgrade failure, it seems it’s not sufficient enough to suspend it as the documentation may lead you to believe.  You must disable and decrypt the drive first.

I was getting an error about not finding source file about 1/2 way through the upgrade (after first reboot) that doesn’t indicate anything about bitlocker.  After verifying my media and install sources were good I took a guess and decrypted the system drive.

Also I think IE 8 beta and RC1 have an issue with Google Toolbar 5 on both of these Windows 7 builds.  I get a lot of tab crashes while it’s installed.

WordPress 2.3 Upgrade Hiccups

Just upgraded from WordPress 2.2.x to 2.3.1 and found a few plugin issues.

  • Needed to upgrade Google XML Sitemaps. I just deactivated the old and uploaded/activated the new.
  • The new plugin upgrade feature in WordPress told me to upgrade my WordPress Database Backup, which wasn’t activated, so I just overwrote the file.
  • My K2 theme is so advanced it had it’s own Widget manager before WordPress did. Once WP added the feature, you needed a K2 plugin to disable the WP widget manager (because K2′s is still better). Now, the K2 theme disables the WP one on it’s own without the Plugin. So, I’m removing this plugin and updating my K2 next.
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