I was looking at the blog here and noticed that there was some old stories that I needed to follow up on.  Please read on the see my answers and conclusions to some burning questions.

Going back to the beginning now . . .

Working With Windows 7

Since the public release of the Windows 7 Beta I have been using the new Microsoft operating system on one of my main computers.  Since then Microsoft has released a the Release Candidate version and I quickly upgraded.  All I have to say is . . . finally Microsoft has gotten something right.  Now Windows 7 is simply a retool of Vista which eliminate the hardware driver issues that plagued Vista at release.  Windows 7 runs better on lower end machines which is especially targeting the new netbook computers that have become so popular.  When Windows 7 is released in October I highly recommend upgrading from either XP or Vista.  If you can’t wait until then you can now purchase computers from most of the big pc manufacturers and get a free or low cost upgrade certificate to receive Windows 7 in October.

 

Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo?  Good Question.

After trying out all three on there on I have decided that the best course of action is . . . a little bit of all of them.  Each has a leg up on the others in some area so here is a list of what I use.

Email:  Google Gmail (free, large storage, access from anywhere, lots of customization, syncing contacts and calendar to iPhone)

Photo Software:  Microsoft Live Photo Gallery (free, easy photo fixing, upload to Flickr plugin)

Online Photos:  Yahoo Flickr (low cost unlimited storage and viewing, great community)

Blogging:  Custom Wordpress install on Argonaut Design servers. (I can install and customize this for you too, just give me a call)

Office Suite:  Microsoft Office (everyone uses it but Open Office is a great free alternative)

Other Online Stuff:  Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed (all great free online social networking sites)

This is not to say that these options are best for you, just check them all out and see for yourself.

 

Ubutntu . . .

Gave up on this pretty quickly only because I didn’t have the time or spare computer to test it thoroughly.

 

iPhone 3.0 Software

I’m still discovering all the new additions to the new iPhone software and will post a full report in a couple weeks.  Stay tuned.

 

That’s it for now.  Keep watching for more updates from Argonaut Design!