This document provides an overview and summary of Windows 7 and Office 2010. For Windows 7, it discusses the improved user experience over Vista, new features for both consumers and businesses, and security and reliability enhancements. It notes Windows 7 delivers on addressing Vista's failures while keeping the underlying foundation. For Office 2010, it summarizes the updated ribbon interface, new capabilities around co-authoring and video, and the introduction of Office Web Applications to allow access from any browser.
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1. Windows 7 Secrets
Software Savings World
www.softwaresavingsworld.com
2. Topics
• Where we’re at from an industry perspective
• Windows 7 – the impact on end users
• Windows 7 – the impact on businesses
• “Windows 7 Secrets” – About the book, and
why I must hate myself
3. Optional topics
• Office 2010 and the Office Web Applications
• Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy
5. 2006-2009
• Windows Vista didn’t exactly get a positive
reception.
• That said, it delivered on Microsoft’s promise
to update the foundation of Windows to
something more modern.
• That foundation is used in Windows 7.
6. Windows 7
• Windows 7 is all about delivering on the
failures of Vista, real or imagined.
• Real: Better performance, simpler and more
efficient UI, more cohesiveness, etc.
• Perception: Microsoft is finally fighting back
with “I’m a PC” and other ads.
8. “Windows Vista done right”
• We’ve all heard this.
• Ironic? People universally embrace Windows
7. Which is really just Windows Vista R2.
• Low-level improvements: Smaller memory
footprint, better performance, 100s of tiny
usability tweaks.
• The whole is greater than the parts.
9. Picking the right version
• Virtually any home user: Windows 7 Home
Premium.
• Managed small businesses: Windows 7
Professional.
– Adds domain support, network-based backup,
EFS, Remote Desktop host.
• Enterprises: Windows 7 Enterprise.
– The full meal deal: BitLocker, BitLocker-To-Go
10. Setup
• Setup has been simplified.
• Clean install in 15-20 minutes.
• Upgrade: Averages a couple of hours.
(Or, as IDG News reported, “Microsoft:
Windows 7 upgrades to take 20 hours” Sigh.)
• Windows XP users: No upgrade for you.
• Don’t forget the Upgrade Advisor.
11. User experience
• Biggest end user changes are in the UI...
– Personalization with Aero Themes and slideshows.
– Major changes to the Taskbar – Pinning, Jump
Lists, Live Previews, and more.
– Notification area clean-up.
– Libraries and Windows Explorer.
– Windows Aero desktop effects: Aero Peek, Aero
Snaps, Aero Shake.
12. User experience
• Bundled apps
– Calculator
– Paint
– WordPad
– Sticky Notes, etc.
• Missing apps
– Windows Live Essentials fills the gaps
• You can also remove more apps than in Vista.
13. User experience
• Windows Touch
– Multi-touch now a full-fledged interface
paradigm, alongside mouse, keyboard,
stylus/tablet.
– Really does change the way you interact with the
PC.
• Windows Search 4.0
– Near-instantaneous search results.
– Harder to find thanks to Google.
14. Security
• Vista already got this mostly right.
• UAC has been overhauled, user gets fine-
grained control.
• Windows 7 still doesn’t ship with an AV
solution.
• The good news: Microsoft’s Security Essentials
is free and appears to be decent.
15. Networking and sharing
• Again, Vista already got this mostly right.
• Simpler Network and Sharing Center.
• HomeGroup sharing makes sharing
documents and digital media much easier.
• You can actually access a media library over
the Internet. (Watch as I fail to get this to
work!)
• Traditional sharing interfaces are still there.
16. Digital media
• Major updates to...
– Windows Media Player
– Windows Media Center
• No meaningful update to Windows DVD Maker.
• Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Live
Movie Maker are part of Windows Live
Essentials.
• Library views of digital media are also nice.
• Zune is the future. (Yes, really.)
17. Mobility
• Lots of work under the covers to improve
efficiencies and battery life on the go.
• Power management simplification and
improvement.
• Windows Mobility Center largely unchanged
from Vista.
• Connect to a Projector.
• Netbooks and Tablet PCs.
18. Internet
• Internet Explorer 8
– Big usability gains
– Questions about performance
• Email, contacts, and calendaring moved out of
the base OS: Now supplied by Windows Live
Mail in Windows Live Essentials.
• Windows Live Services complete the picture
for consumers.
19. Reliability
• Windows Backup gets evolutionary update.
– Now offers image-based system backup on all
SKUs.
– Network-based backups only on premium SKUs.
20. Compatibility
• Evolution of compatibility mode work from
XP, Vista. Works surprisingly well.
• Windows Virtual PC and XP Mode for small
businesses – that last mile solution for
compatibility.
22. Windows 7 at work
• It’s all about easing the pain.
• Simpler, more efficient environment for end
users and IT administrators.
• Some of these features require Windows
Server 2008 R2 as well. (“Better together”)
25. Taking it to the next level
• PowerShell 2 built-into Windows 7/R2.
• Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
– A benefit of Software Assurance.
– App-V 4.5 R2 – Windows 7 integration.
– Several other high-value tools.
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010
– Get up and running with Windows 7/R2
deployments.
– Available now.
26. Making the case for Windows 7
• Spending money vs. investing.
• Windows 7 (and R2) come with real-world
TCO benefits and savings.*
– Overall savings of deploying Windows 7 over XP
averages about $115 per desktop per year.
– You can use the same hardware (unlike w/Vista).
• Additional benefits to going with R2 around
virtualization density, power savings, DA, etc.
* According to a Microsoft-sponsored Forrester study
28. Windows 7 Secrets
• An absolute time-suck with no obvious benefit to
the author(s).
• 1081 pages.
• Several months of work.
• Based on Windows Vista Secrets SP1 Edition
where possible.
• Most beneficial to consumers coming from XP.
• Less beneficial for Vista users, businesses,
developers.
31. Office 2010 components
• Traditional Office suite and individual
applications as before.
• Office Servers (i.e. SharePoint.)
• Office Mobile for Windows Mobile and Nokia
Symbian.
• Office Web Applications.
32. Office 2010
• Standardization on the ribbon user interface.
– Biggest deal here: Outlook.
– Not the slam-dunk that Office 2007 was.
• Major themes
– Anytime/anywhere access to Office and your
documents
– Full document fidelity preserved as you move from
interface to interface.
– High definition content with advanced visualizations.
33. Office 2010
• So what does this mean, really?
– Microsoft Outlook: Major UX changes.
– Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc.: Minor,
evolutionary changes.
– New capabilities around BackStage View, co-
authoring, and video.
34. Office Web Applications
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote are
heading to the web.
• (Closed) Tech Preview starts this week, beta
later this year.
• None of the web apps are fully capable. Word
can’t even edit documents yet.
• Designed as a companion to the full suite, not
a replacement.
• Browser agnostic: IE, Firefox, Safari.