Speed of the boot up and the use of Windows 7's new features form the crux of the 'Lucca Test'. There's something else to consider too, and that's the stability of the Release Candidate. A very cautious Microsoft has already warned that critical PCs shouldn't be installed with the download, so I'm using a USB flash memory stick to back up my notes and copy written out here in Tuscany. Hopefully, the Release Candidate will cope – reports of its 'surprising' levels of stability are already available online – and the mini-back-up won't have to be relied upon.
Actually, now I think about it, I haven't saved this entry yet...
**Saves Confessions file**
That's better.
The introduction of a 'Sticky Notes' application in Windows 7, the first time a native virtual post-it note app has found itself on a Windows OS, has also proved quite useful. As I was packing for the trip last night, I was able to remove a list of items (BlackBerry, Passport, clean underwear) from a note on the desktop. Sure, there'll be some readers of this blog who'll question why I didn't just use a piece of paper or my memory. My response is simple: I'm not testing out the virtues of paper, or my 'Brain Training'-toned mind.
Incidentally, Windows 7 will feature a number of games to challenge the brain. Beyond the usual suspects of Solitaire and Spider Solitaire, Win 7 sees the reappearance of Internet Checkers, Spades, and Backgammon after they were unceremoniously dumped in Vista. Perhaps the long trip back to Bristol from Gatwick Airport on Friday will give me some time to test out the skills of Win 7's Chess game?
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