An overview of the Taskbar and it’s many new options, including pinning, unification, interactive grouped thumbnails, Aero Peek, Jump Lists, custom switchers, Color Hot-track, etc.

Michael continues with part 4, which focuses on networking improvements and additions, which include: WCN, Wireless device installation, VAN, Wireless Device Network, Mobile Link, Direct Access, VPN, Offline Files, Roaming user profiles, BrancheCache, and RDP.

A nice explanation of the WinSXS folder that first appeared in Windows Vista, and further explanation of the many parts of Windows 7 that take up disk space, and why they are there.

Michael covers more Windows 7 features, including UAC, Action Center, AppLocker, BitLocker, Defender, Filtering, Fingerprint Readers, Smart Cards, Backup & Restore, System Restore, Auditing, DNSSEC, and Parental Control.

More on how Long Zheng is searching Flickr from Windows 7 using ‘Search Federation’. This could open up all kinds of great options for searching and consolidating your data.

Michael reviews more of the improved and new features you can expect in Windows 7, including IE8, Calculator, XPS Viewer, HomeGroup, MinWin, Ready Boost, Battery Life, Media Player, Media Center, Sound, Process Reflection, Fault tolerant heap, and Windows Live Services.

Ed gives a long, but excellent overview of some of the new changes he’s finding in Windows 7. These include details about Windows Explorer, Networking, Performance, Troubleshooting and hardware, Security, Backup, and Recovery.

Michael begins looking at the many new features in Windows 7, including Aero Desktop, Taskbar, Libraries, Jump Lists, Sidebar, Ribbon, Search, Touch, etc.

Windows 7 search won’t just be limited to searching your hard drive, you’ll see custom searches that reach out to other services, like Flickr, as well.

Has Microsoft learned its lesson with Vista, or will it offer a less complete version of Windows 7 to run on netbooks?