Windows 7: Is My Hardware Ready – (part 6 of 7 part series)

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Windows 7 represents the first update to the PC OS that does not require more advanced machines to run than prior versions.  Windows 7 represents a kind of “user-driven upgrade that breaks the link between PC OS and PC Hardware upgrade cycles for the first time in the history of the PC.  The hardware requirements
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10 Good Reasons to Move to Windows 7 – (part 5 of 7 part series)

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Microsoft  has learned some hard lessons from Vista and promises that Windows 7 will address the myriad of reasons users have given for lingering with Windows XP.  Knowing that some may still be reluctant to make the move from XP, here is a list of ten of the top reasons to move to Windows 7. 1. Virtual XP Mode:
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Windows 7: Legacy Applications – Here We Go Again (part 4 of 7 part series)

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In IT the term “legacy” crops up every once in a while.  Once used to loosely define applications that ran on mainframes, as/400’s, etc; legacy applications now have a new definition. Legacy applications, in terms of Windows programs, are any application that will not run in Windows 7 native. Windows 7 now includes a novel workaround
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Windows 7: Your Business & 7 Reasons to Upgrade – (part 3 of 7 part series)

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Our advice to most of our business clients regarding Vista upgrades was to sit tight. XP was a mature and stable product. Vista, in most cases, required hardware upgrades, had compatibility issues and took longer to deploy mutliple units in a network environment.  The last is no small matter when businesses are looking to cut technology costs
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Windows 7: Planning My Business Upgrade (part 7 of 7 part series)

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So, if you’ve read our 7-part series on Windows 7, you may be asking; is there a real business need to upgrade to Windows 7?  Simply put, YES.  Because most businesses did not convert their workstations to Windows Vista,  many computers have reached their end of life, both in terms of technology and accounting.  Windows
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