Comments on: 10 Things I am Loving About Windows 7 http://atlchris.com/1094/10-things-i-am-loving-about-windows-7/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:43:36 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TakeTheTicket http://atlchris.com/1094/10-things-i-am-loving-about-windows-7/#comment-760 TakeTheTicket Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:36:22 +0000 http://atlchris.com/?p=1094#comment-760 The Windows 7 taskbar has to be the most cumbersome, counter-intuitive "upgrade" to Windows 7 that I can see aside from jump lists. I immediately disabled it upon figuring out that: <br><br>- They mix running applications and links to applications (if you have things pinned) on the taskbar, making them virtually indistinguishable. As another user suggested, when launching a pinned application from the taskbar, the fact that it loads in place as opposed to moving its (now) active icon to the right of everything pinned/running is VERY annoying.<br>- When i want to return to an application, I only want to have to click once. Having to first choose which application i want to go back to and then choose which specific instance I'd like to load is asinine and counter-intuitive. I can perhaps only see its usefulness if you regularly run many applications (6-10 or more at a time) with multiple instances of each. Otherwise this is adding an unnecessary step for me to get back to work.<br>- Jump lists are worthless, period. When I go to open a file, I go to the file, not the program. I turned this off as well. The Windows 7 taskbar has to be the most cumbersome, counter-intuitive “upgrade” to Windows 7 that I can see aside from jump lists. I immediately disabled it upon figuring out that:

- They mix running applications and links to applications (if you have things pinned) on the taskbar, making them virtually indistinguishable. As another user suggested, when launching a pinned application from the taskbar, the fact that it loads in place as opposed to moving its (now) active icon to the right of everything pinned/running is VERY annoying.
- When i want to return to an application, I only want to have to click once. Having to first choose which application i want to go back to and then choose which specific instance I'd like to load is asinine and counter-intuitive. I can perhaps only see its usefulness if you regularly run many applications (6-10 or more at a time) with multiple instances of each. Otherwise this is adding an unnecessary step for me to get back to work.
- Jump lists are worthless, period. When I go to open a file, I go to the file, not the program. I turned this off as well.

]]> By: Chris Lentz http://atlchris.com/1094/10-things-i-am-loving-about-windows-7/#comment-731 Chris Lentz Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:48:48 +0000 http://atlchris.com/?p=1094#comment-731 If you just stick with it, I think you will find the way Windows 7 does it to be pretty good. You just have to get past your set ways. If you just stick with it, I think you will find the way Windows 7 does it to be pretty good. You just have to get past your set ways.

]]> By: pokeadonkey-then-run-away http://atlchris.com/1094/10-things-i-am-loving-about-windows-7/#comment-730 pokeadonkey-then-run-away Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:45:37 +0000 http://atlchris.com/?p=1094#comment-730 Granted that many visual aspects of Win7 improve on Vista, and the "internals" have improved (especially the quicker startup/shutdown time). I do however dislike the way applications open up in the exact quickl aunch task bar position to which the shortcut appears. This appears counter-intuitive, since where you'd expect to see other shortcuts (after opening up an app) they've been shifted to the right! AAARRRGGG! WinXP for all of it's faults has this sorted, since most of my frequently used development related app shortcuts appear on the quick launch bar, the position of each is firmly ingrained in my memory from severe over-use! Vista does reproduce the XP quick-launch style, but sadly not extended to Win7. Apparently "minor" aspects such as this drive people (usually developers) who just want to get on with their work utterly mad!!! Granted that many visual aspects of Win7 improve on Vista, and the “internals” have improved (especially the quicker startup/shutdown time). I do however dislike the way applications open up in the exact quickl aunch task bar position to which the shortcut appears. This appears counter-intuitive, since where you'd expect to see other shortcuts (after opening up an app) they've been shifted to the right! AAARRRGGG! WinXP for all of it's faults has this sorted, since most of my frequently used development related app shortcuts appear on the quick launch bar, the position of each is firmly ingrained in my memory from severe over-use! Vista does reproduce the XP quick-launch style, but sadly not extended to Win7. Apparently “minor” aspects such as this drive people (usually developers) who just want to get on with their work utterly mad!!!

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