To add to that list, HeavyMetalBard... - Desktop Switching - Any Linux user will tell you how great it is to have multiple desktops available to work with. I'm running VirtuaWin desktop switcher on my XP work PC, which supports up to 20 desktops (although I only use 4).

@ Powerofc3 If you look a couple pages in on these comments, you'll find this info too: I loaded 7 on a laptop with AMD Turion64 1.8GHz CPU, 1GB 333MHz DDR RAM, 128MB ATI Radeon 200M GPU. This is even older hardware that what you posted. Vista eats up everything this thing has and I cannot run Areo when using Vista on this machine (the machine came with XP). Well, I can run Aero, but it suffers a lot of system lag if I turn it on. Vista also causes a 2 minute warm-up period when returning from sleep mode before I get a chance to actually do anything. Windows 7 boots from sleep within seconds and is comparable to XP. Also programs launch much faster and files load quicker than Vista. I think that Windows 7 performs pertty much on-par with XP on this machine. You can look at the full specs of my machine at[url=http://support.hp.com]http://support.hp.com[/url]. Search for Pavilion dv5020us and look at the Product information.

[quote="VMAN-Vercetti"]Linux has way more gadgets and a ton load of effects, eye-candy and the ability to customize everything. And guess what, it's free, it's very stable and it's virus free[/quote] Linux is great and is free. However, Windows still is a better choice for supported software. Sure, there are counterparts for Linux that work just as well. Heck; Linux even out-performs Windows in several benchmarks (depending on your distribution). As an avid Ubuntu user, I understand where you are coming from. I still think Windows 7 does a lot more "cool" things with it's graphical enhancements and provides a more user-friendly environment for the common person. Not everyone is going to understand (or want to understand) the differences between a tar and a jar or deb and rpm. Linux is still a step behind when it comes to making things easier for Joe-the-plumber. --- Now for the reason I came back on here --- I brought my laptop to work today to show some folks how well Windows 7 runs on a system that doesn't have all the bells and whistles. In fact; Vista has a hard time on this machine. I went to a meeting where nobody had a laptop and we needed one. I was very happy to try my Windows 7 machine on a projector and to show it off to a group. If you've had any experience connecting an XP machine to a projector, then you know that it can be a pain trying to sync up the computer and the projector. Some times you have to restart the computer, other times you restart the projector. Well, Windows 7 has an option in the Control Panel for connecting to a projector. Click the link and a list of about 5 options comes up. It asks how you want the screen to be displayed (do you want extended desktop or a duplicate desktop, et cetera). Once you click your option, the OS locates the projector and syncs up using the settings you just asked for. I am impressed with how easy and quick this worked. I'll be sending my feedback later when I get a chance about how nice this was and what an improvement it is from XP. I have tried to use Vista with a projector and had the same problems that I've seen with XP.

I'm running Windows 7 on two systems (1 desktop & 1 laptop). Laptop is HP Pavilion dv5020us with 1GB RAM, AMD 1.8GHz Turion64 CPU w/HyperTransport and 128MB ATI Radeon x200M GPU. This machine was the-little-pc-that-could with Vista. Vista took up so many resources (even after SP1) that it took about 2 minutes before I could even click the Start button after resuming from sleep. Windows 7 quickly reboots my machine where I am ready to get to work on whatever within seconds. Boot time from being completely off is also improved so much that it might actually load as quick or quicker than XP. Desktop was custom built. It's got an Intel Core 2 2.66GHz CPU, 2.5GB RAM at 800MHz and a 512MB ATI Radeon x1650 Pro (PCI-e). This machine was built for Vista and some may be surprised to hear that Vista runs extremely smooth on the machine. However, Windows 7 offers some noticiable improvement in speed during both boot and resume. Windows 7 definitely loads faster than XP on this machine. I love all the new features and have been reporting the few extras I want and the kinks I experience. I'm very happy with how stable this Beta release is and is a good sign that this OS will be the best option out there when it releases at retail (hopefully next year). I do however have a few major complaints that MS needs to fix before release: Going into this I was under the impression that "if it works with Vista, it works with 7." This is not the case when it comes to both programs and drivers. I downloaded and installed the preview driver for my GPU and now I can only use two screen resolutions. All other screen resolutions cause screen tearing. Not even the "recommended" resolution works properly. I also had troubles reverting the driver back to the default driver and couldn't install the ATI driver for Vista. I'm sure this has to do with ATI's preview driver, but it's still a pain. I also tried to install Symantac Endpoint Protection (anti-virus software) for Vista and the installer was interrupted every time telling me that the software could not be installed on the machine. I installed the Norton 360 beta, but it is only good for 30-60 days, but at least it's working and there are two other options when that runs out. My opinion is that this is the Windows XP killer that Vista was supposed to be. However, if Microsoft wants it to go down that way and to gain respect, they are going to need to get the Backwards Compatibility issues worked out. Too many people have had to invest in new software for Vista. They aren't going to want to pay more out just because the Vista software doesn't work in Windows 7. I've still got some features to work through and check out, but this Beta is working extremely well with Zero crashes or freezes. It's impressive that it works so well on the laptop. I've even got the Aero stuff running on the laptop with very little system lag from adding that on. I recommend to anyone who is skipping Vista to look into 7 because it will make you much happier. If you're not happy about the new Start menu or the new Task Bar; too bad because MS isn't giving people an option to go back to their old ways. Trust me; my wife is one of those people who loves her XP experience. I think once people get their feet wet, they'll quickly change their minds.

@tomaus99 I agree about the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" remark. The driving is different. You used to use X and Square for driving. Now its been moved to the triggers. The cars are more slippery too and you have to re-learn how to take corners. The combat has been tuned a lot also. I think that GTA evolves it's gameplay just the right amount with each entry. I think this walkthrough of the games touches on some of those small changes. The details that have been put into this world are really captivating. This may appear like more of the same-old, but there is a lot more there than some may think. I'm glad that they didn't try anything too outrageous. I like how the game turned out and expect that the next GTA will add just enough to make it better than this one.

Sounds like the common concern is that everything was too spread out. I think that keeping the focus on the games and keeping the event invite-only is the way to go. I'm sure plenty of gamers out here enjoyed going to the old E3's so they could see half naked females jumping up in down in front of them and giving them sweet swag gifts all while they test out games that won't be released for another year, but for the sake of the games themselves I think the event should remain as it now is. Get the ESA to consolidate the event to one local area (a convention center maybe?) and have the stages prepped and teams ready so that people don't have to wait outside or leave a room only to have to re-enter 5 minutes later after the set has changed. Thanks Gamespot for the great coverage!

No doubt this is certainly deserving of the award. Props to the Rockstar North team that originally designed the ideas, levels, gameplay, graphics, script, sound, and everything else that went into this game. Sure the series is bound to get better, but none have had an impact like this one. Maybe GTA IV will exceed our expectations and do for this generation what GTA III did for the last...?