I made some compatibility tests today and found no problems so far. If there's some spare time this weekend, I'll install my most used apps under Windows 7 and check if there are any problems.

The system itself runs quite smoothly and the only issue i encountered is an unavailable 64-bit hardware driver for the Ricoh Memory Stick Host of my notebook. But since I don't use it anyway, I don't care about this.

BTW, this blog entry is written with Windows Live Essentials Writer. I normally use the native web interface of my blog, but since Writer was here anyway I thought I give it a try.

Edit: it worked ;-)

Edit2: Second try worked also :-)

Today I received Windows 7 Ultimate for my notebook and immediately gave it a try. I haven't used the betas and release candidates before (intentionally), so this was my very first contact with Windows 7.

The predecessor of Windows 7, Windows Vista, isn't worth any further discussion. As most of you know it sucks/sucked ass and after using it for a couple of weeks on my laptop I tried to avoid any further contact with it. Unfortunately, if you have - like me - a job as system administrator, you can not totally get around it. And so I had to deal with a lot of Vista's annoyances, even if I hadn't used it personally.

Anyway, after using Windows 7 for a couple of hours there are already a few things I can say:

• On the surface it looks and feels almost the same like Vista
• It definitely runs a lot faster and smoother than Vista
• It lacks a bunch of drivers (at least in the 64-bit version I use)
• There a quite some enhancements to the user interface over Vista

This is just my VERY first impression. Before I delve any deeper into it, I need to make a more extended test. I'm especially interested in the application compatibility and the virtual XP mode.
Since I use a LOT of applications, this might turn out quite interesting...

Phew, the last post was over a month ago,so it's really about time for an update...

My holiday on the isle of Fuerteventura last month was really AWESOME. Excellent weather, great hotel, beautiful beach, relaxing! Exactly what I've expected from it. If you ever have the chance to go there, do it! It's a wonderful island, especially if you're into kite surfing or wind surfing or if you just like extended beach walks.

After my return, I spent a few days off here at home to get some rather unspectacular work done. Unfortunately I'm now almost out of days of holiday for the rest of this year and it looks like I'll have to work until Xmas without another day off :-(

Happily, my current workload is at an level I'd consider as "bearable". But you know, this can change dramatically just every other day (as I've learned from experience).

One thing I noticed recently is, that my blog currently attracts high volumes of blog spam. While this isn't much of a problem for Habari to handle, it's still somewhat irritating. At present I see about 10-20 spam entries every 3-4 days, which - I think - is still at a 'normal' level. Anyway, I'd rather have that much 'real' comments :-)

Ok, that's all for now. And this time it won't take another month until the next post :-)

Long time, no post. I know, I know - when it comes to blogging I seem to have turned into a lazy slacker. But there are so many other things to do...

Anyway, this post is just to let you know that I will go on another vacation. This time to the Canary Islands, more precisely to Fuerteventura.

I will return by the end of next week. If I can get access to a reasonable priced WLAN (usually WLAN isn't free there), I'm going to post some pics. If in the mood, I maybe even make some tweets.

Until then, happy trails!

After a very relaxing holiday in Spain, I'm now back at work. Looks like the workload is getting somewhat lighter during the next few weeks. Maybe I finally find some time to update the site :-)