Comments on: Windows 7 Review – Part 1: The New Taskbar

By: Windows 7 How To: Ungroup Icons & Put Text Back On The Taskbar

Windows 7 How To: Ungroup Icons & Put Text Back On The Taskbar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:11:54 +0000

[...] thing you’ll definitely have noticed is the new Windows 7 taskbar, and the fact that all your applications are just represented by icons with no text describing what [...]

By: Windows 7 Review Week – Introduction

Windows 7 Review Week – Introduction — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:27:48 +0000

[...] Windows 7 Review – Part 1: The New Taskbar [...]

By: The Average Windows Nerd

The Average Windows Nerd — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:05:52 +0000

I kept telling myself that with the Office 2007 “ribbon” and I must say, I think I can honestly say I’m getting on with it, but I know certain people would vehemently disagree

Thing is though, you can’t stand still with this sort of thing, otherwise you end up being one of these weird people who make their XP desktop look like Windows 95. I suppose I should leave the taskbar alone and just suffer through it.

Apple: Think Different.

Microsoft: Suffer Through It.

Hmm.

By: John Thompson

John Thompson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:53:07 +0000

I agree, I’m writing a few Windows 7 how-to’s, and one of the articles is on just that. I do like to see the text by the icon personally, but I’m sure it’s something I’ll get used to if I keep the default.

By: Windows 7 Review – Part 2: Aero Features

Windows 7 Review – Part 2: Aero Features — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:32:30 +0000

[...] already wrote a little on some of the new Aero features in part one of the Windows 7 review, talking about features such as Aero Peek which is integrated into the new taskbar. In addition to [...]

By: The Average Windows Nerd

The Average Windows Nerd — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:04:31 +0000

The one thing I wasn’t overly impressed with the new WIN7 taskbar was actually the lack of text descriptions, plus the in-distinguishability (is that a word?) of shortcuts from running apps. There is a way to get the best of both worlds though:

Right-click the taskbar, select properties. In the Taskbar tab, select “Combine when taskbar is full”.

I think I prefer this style. What do you think?

By: Mike CJ

Mike CJ — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:45:35 +0000

I’ve been using 7 for a few months now, and I agree the usability is excellent. But the best thing about it is the stability. No crashes, no freezes – it just keeps working. Good product.