my first post.

Bella asked me to review windows 7. I have had it installed on my laptop for over a week now, and I like it very much. It seems to work faster and more effectively than vista, while simultaneously taking less effort from the computer to simply run it. The layout is clearer, too. The best part I think is the semi-transparent task bar, though. It contains small, perfectly sized icons for programs and documents. For example, there is one icon for your internet browser. When you hover over this icon, whatever browser windows you have open will appear next to each other above the icon. You can click on any of them to open them, or close them from this view. This is the same for itunes, media player, picture viewer, documents folders, etc. There is one icon for all folders, and any open folders will show up in the same manner juxtaposed above the folder icon. In addition, any icon can be dragged from the desktop or wherever to the task bar permanently and removed with two clicks. The time and date are clearer, with the date permanently displayed below the time. The calendar is more accessible, too. Something very cool is that at the far right of the task bar is a vertical rectangle, which is the 'show desktop' button. If hovered over, the desktop is clear until the cursor is moved, and if clicked, the desktop is the only thing visible. The Start menu is fairly similar to vista, although at the bottom, the one-click is 'shut down' while the arrow leads to every option you could want between 'sleep' and 'shut down'. 7 comes with 11 basic games, but i love that one of them is Mahjong. When folders are open, the left side always shows the 'Libraries', which are documents, music, pictures, and videos, with computer and networks below those, and 'Favorites'(downloads, recently changed, public, desktop, and recent places) all listed above. Folders come with a multitude of views, as well as a preview pane which can be handy on the right side. In addition, the overflow of icons located on the right side of the task bar, by the power, volume, internet connection, and 'action center' icon, is much more accessible than before. These overflow icons, such as aim, bluetooth, anti-virus, etc show up in a box above the task bar, like normal windows, and don't immediately disappear when you move your cursor. They are visible and clickable until you click the arrow on the task bar to make them go away. With no real flaws or inherent bad usability traits, I think this is the best version of windows yet. This is really all I can think of for now. Sorry for how disjointed and poorly written this is, but it was done on the fly, and it is late and I am tired. End.