PDC 2008 and Windows 7 Links Extravaganza

Today was day 2 of PDC 2008 and it was doozie!  During today’s keynote Microsoft demoed the upcoming version of Windows Seven – the new client OS that will follow in Windows Vista’s tracks.  Some say that is an overdue thing – personally I think Windows Vista is just fine but after seeing everything today I am looking forward to seeing Windows Seven as much as I was Windows Vista.

Here is the video of today’s key note:

So after that start looking at some of the stuff from my RSS feeds which have been in overdrive.  The amount of info that is out there on Windows Seven and other stuff they have talked about at PDC 2008 is overwhelming but there is some fantastic stuff out there so lets get right to the links:

• Live Mesh Advertising Campaign
• Microsoft Unveils Prettier, Faster, Less Annoying Windows 7
• PDC Liveblog Day 2 Part 1: Ray Ozzie, Steven Sinofsky, Scott Guthrie, and David Treadwell
• Live from PDC 2008: Day 2
• New Windows 7 Technologies Point the Way to Future Improvements In Windows Home Server
• Windows 7 Media Center Revealed
• Live Mesh updates announced at PDC
• Official Windows 7 Screenshots
• Microsoft: Next Windows won’t be as annoying
• Office 14 – Microsoft Office through the Web Browser
• Forget Windows 7 Features, I’ve Got The Wallpaper
• PDC2008 – day 2 – Awesome Office, Windows 7, Live Services, etc
• Windows 7 is Windows Vista, just better.
• Office Web Applications
• A sneak peek at the future of Microsoft Office
• PDC Day 2 – Windows 7, Windows Live, Mesh and Office Online
• Understanding Windows Live Essentials in Windows 7
• A In-Depth Look at Windows Media Center in the Windows 7 Pre-Beta
• Microsoft to offer Office online
• Windows 7 details galore
• Steven Sinofsky on Windows 7 and netbooks
•  Finally getting with the program: Microsoft to offer Office online
• Windows 7 details and extensive demo of the OS
• Ballmer Email: Microsoft Is Really Sticking To “Software Plus Services” Message
• Windows 7: Find and Organize Part 1 – The User Experience
• New Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint run in Web browser
• Windows 7 UX feature color hot-track
• How Libraries & HomeGroup Work Together in Windows 7
• Live Mesh coming to Windows Mobile this week!!
• Microsoft delivers the goods at PDC 2008
• Windows 7 makes an entrance
• Links to information about Media Center features in Windows 7
• Windows 7 Install process
• The Complete Windows Experience – Windows 7 + Windows Live
• Windows Media Player in Windows 7: Microsoft has built a neat little control into Windows 7

Whew!  That should keep you busy for a while!

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