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| Windows 7 News Editor Awarded “MVP” by Microsoft Posted: 02 Jan 2011 05:30 AM PST Most of our regular readers here at Windows 7 News probably know all about Mike Halsey and the various awards and achievements he’s gained over the past couple of years. Now he’s gone and outdone himself and we're delighted to be able to announce that Mike Halsey has been awarded a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award by Microsoft. These awards are given out each year to "exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with others". Mike has been writing here at Windows 7 News for nearly 2 years and joined the team just before I did. He recently published published Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out with Microsoft Press this year. He is also the author of the self-published Windows 7 Power Users Guide. In a statement on the official Microsoft MVP website, the company say…
Of course myself and the whole team here at Windows 7 News are delighted at Mike’s success and achievements to date, it’s the least he deserves after all the hard work and effort that he puts into contributing to this site. This award not only shows that Mike is an expert in this field ,as he is now an MVP for the Windows Desktop Experience, but it also gives him the opportunity to continue to develop his range of skills and knowledge, and I’m sure we will continue to see more and more great articles by him here on Windows 7 News. So once again, congratulations Mike from us all here at Windows 7 News, it’s an outstanding achievement and we look forward to more great articles from you! You can see Mike’s personal MVP profile here and follow him on Twitter here Related posts:
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| ExoPC Slate in Depth Review: Pt 1, Unboxing Posted: 02 Jan 2011 05:19 AM PST Here at Windows 7 News we’re always bringing you the best and latest news and as of late last year, in-depth hardware reviews (with our in-depth review of Windows Phone and the HTC Mozart handset). We’ve still more to come with a bumper review of NetGear home AV kit next month, but to kick-start the new year we’ve obtained one of the very first ExoPC Windows 7 slates and, this week, we’ll bring you a complete in-depth look at this tablet, what it’s like to run Windows 7 on such a device, the unique ExoUI interface and how it stacks up against the competition, namely the iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab.  The ExoPC Slate and it's box - click to view full size So what is the ExoPC slate? This new slate from a Canadian start-up is essentially a netbook in a different shell with an Intel Atom running at 1.66GHz accompanied by 2Gb of RAM. ExoPC are clearly making this a luxury product though by including either a 32Gb or 64Gb SSD and a 11.6 inch capacitive multi-touch widescreen display with a native resolution at 1366 by 768 pixels. There is also 802.11 b/g/n wireless, Bluetooth 2.1 and a built-in 1.3MP webcam. On the side are two USB 2.0 ports, a headphone jack, power socket, HDMI port, SDHC card slot and a SIM card slot. Finally on the bottom of the tablet is a socket for the forthcoming dock. It’s interesting to note though that this luxury won’t necessarily come at a luxury price, as the ExoPC Slate will be priced very similarly to the iPad, this could make things very interesting.  The ports on the ExoPC Slate - click to view full size The build quality of the ExoPC Slate is simply stunning and up to the standards of Apple and HTC, the front is one solid piece of high quality glass and the back of the machine is a lovely rubber finish. There’s no sign of a screw anywhere (though this makes it non-upgradeable, including the battery) and I really can’t overstate the attention to detail that’s gone into the design and build of this tablet. It’s just lovely.  The back of the ExoPC Slate - click to view full size There are a few vents to keep the tablet cool and they work too, even when pushed I could barely get this PC to utter any whirr of fan noise, it’s almost completely silent the entire time. The power button is on the back in the top left corner (as you’re looking at the screen) and has a lovely blue hue to it when lit. There has the same amount of attention to detail gone into the box, packaging and accessories too. The box, as you can see above is very attractive and of excellent quality, exuding the same air of luxury as the tablet, and this attention to detail extends to the power supply and power cord, both of which are very small and light. You can use this tablet while plugged into the mains without the cable getting in the way or weighing the machine down.  The ExoPC Slate's screen - click to view full size About the weight too I’m impressed. While you may not want to walk around carrying an 11.6 inch screen, you can’t walk around with the 10 inch iPad either, for casual use it’s not very heavy. Weighing in at 950g I was mostly using it while sat on the couch watching movies over Christmas and for this type of scenario it’s weight is just right. So far so good, this is an excellent quality piece of hardware but how has that attention to detail translated onto the Exo’s custom UI that sits over Windows 7? In the next part of this review I’ll look in-depth at the ExoUI. Related posts:
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