The Windows 7 beta 1 has a new 'experience index/rating' that is quite different from the one we know from Vista. In contrast to the maximum score of 5.9 in Vista an index of 7.9 can be gained in Windows 7.

Today created a triple boot Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 system - read this to find out how and how I will compare the 3 systems in a real world situation.

After repeated abuse from our daughters - mostly our one and a half year old - my wife's expanded Twinhead Durabook (Intel Pentium M 1.73Ghz Celeron) running Windows XP wasn't doing so well (toughbook indeed), so we went to our local office store a few weeks back and picked her up a nice 17" widescreen HP Pavilion dv9812us A