The folks over at Neowin have put together a quick review of the latest Windows 7 beta.  They give a quick rundown of the installation, UI, desktop, start bar, and more.  They also have plenty of great screenshots. Link - Windows 7 Beta: Quick Review

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, kicked off CES 2009 last night with his keynote speech in which he announced the Windows 7 beta will be available for public download, this Friday. This will be a download-only version, and will expire in August. They haven't announced yet at what time it will be available, but it will only be for a limited time to the first 2.5 million downloaded. The Windows 7 Beta will be available in English, German, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi, and each language will be ...

Hello Friends! Just got to the hotel in sunny Las Vegas.

Kristen, myself, and Alexandra are here in Las Vegas to attend CES. We’ve each got a laptop and are setting up to begin uploading lots of pictures.

One of the stories form last year is how print media is dying off. I don’t think it’s going to ever completely die, nor would I want it to. As someone who is writing this from the airplane where there is no Internet access but loaded up with plenty of magazines, I can really appreciate the benefits of online media. First, online you can almost always comment on the article. Disagree with what I’m saying? Did I miss something? Have something to add? You can comment on this.  By con...

The Consumer Electronics show has become THE show to attend for techies of the industry. This year’s show is expected to be particularly interesting. Here are some of the things I’m going to look for: The High-Def wars, phase 2.  Blu-ray has beaten HD-DVD but is that the end of the story? Is streaming the future of high-def media consumption? Windows 7 is coming out. What sorts of cool new tech is Microsoft and its partners have in store for us? What sorts of cool n...

This year's CES is going to be incredibly exciting.  Windows 7 is on the way, some awesome new hardware is about to be released, and lots of cool electronic gadgets are making their debut this year. Stay tuned to the CES 2009 category for our live blogging from the show. It'll be like you're there!