Technology on the Road

Today we head to Europe for a couple of weddings, one in the UK for a niece and another in Italy for my wife’s youngest son.  We are travelling with the net book and this will be the second time we have travelled with it (we took it to New York last moth).  However, one big difference is that this time my wife will have her own account setup on the net book with her email and Windows Live Writer set up.

The major difference for her will be that it is Windows 7.  She still has Windows Vista on her PC but has never ventured near Windows 7 despite it being on the other computers in the house.  This will be a great test bed for determining if we will upgrade her PC when we return.  It will also be a great way to see how someone who is not a tech person (be her own admittance) deals with the new Windows 7 interface.

My only complaint is that I will not be able to use Windows XP Mode which means I will not be able to access my Outlook Web Access for my work email during the trip.  Windows XP Mode requires hardware based virtualization and the net book does not have that capability at the moment.  As I described in my recent post about Windows XP Mode to the Rescue – this is the only means I have to access my older USB based CAC card reader which is required for me to access my work email. I guess I will just upgrade the hardware eventually to get compatible down the road.

So more from the road as we get the trip going.  Stay safe!

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Richard Hay  (3359 Posts)

Richard is the Owner of WindowsObserver.com and has been involved in tech for over 25 years. His first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then he used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and what you see here today is the result of the work he has continued on the site since 1995. In January 2010 his community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when he was awarded the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for Windows Desktop Experience. In January 2011 he was renewed as a Microsoft MVP but in a new category called Windows Expert - Consumer and in January 2012 he received the award for the third time.