Microsoft has just released Windows 7 officially and now OEM’s are shipping their products with the full release of Windows 7.

Like with any new Operating System that has Microsoft has launched a lot of good and bad hype has followed and with the failure of previous releases, such as Windows ME or Vista, some people have been left weary of newest O/S, Windows 7.

Personally I like using Windows XP and will probably continue to do so until it is time to move on. I will still be using Windows 7 as part of my job and will probably get to like it, more so than what I thought of Windows Vista. Now that I have it installed on my laptop let’s see how it works.

Recently I posted about the free software called Microsoft Security Essentials (available to download from here) and how I have been testing it for a couple of days.

I still have it installed and have been running scans every couple of days. The Security Essentials software has been downloading updates regularly from Microsoft, which is a good thing.

A recent article published on windowsecurity.com asks Does it have a Place in the Business World? The article provides some advantages and disadvantages for business use that I recommend taking into consideration if you are ever thinking of using it.

Personally I believe it can have its place it the business world however, I don’t believe it should be used to replace your current anti-virus software but more to be used as an extra software tool for battling against an infected computer. Is it too basic for enterprise level businesses? probably.

For now I’m going to keep Microsoft Security Essentials installed alongside my other security products just to see how things go.

Microsoft has recently released a free ant-virus application called Microsoft Security Essentials. The good thing about Microsoft Security Essentials is that it’s 100% free and will work on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

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If you are a user of Microsoft Windows then its most likely you are also a user of Internet Explorer, also developed by Microsoft. A recent announcement from Microsoft informs users that a new exploit has been discovered for their browser, bad news for us. Read the full story

Anytime Microsoft releases a critical update for their operating Systems they are usually released on a Tuesday, hence the name Patch Tuesday.

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