I log off all the time. Finished using the laptop, log off. Use the kid’s machine to check a movie listing, log off. Jump on the server to perform some admin, log off. Check the weather on the wife’s machine, log off. Log in with Administrator account to perform application installation or other maintenance, log off. I never shut down. Just before going on vacation, shut down. Lightning storm, shut down. I never sleep. The computer goes to sleep all by itself, so I don’t have to. Besides, if I did...

Oops. I think its time to update this toolbar’s color scheme. :-) The “XP-Blue” did not look too out of place in Vista, but stands out in Windows 7, which typically sports much lighter toolbar color themes...

I hesitate to post on the new Windows 7 beta, but ... Installation My installation is a 32-bit install into a 3Gb virtual machine running under hyper-V. The result is “no Aero for me”, which removes plenty of the new eye candy, but I have a beefy host with plenty of memory. I will normally be logged in via Remote Desktop. The installation experience is nearly identical to Windows Vista. Most of the posts I have been reading praising the installation process are likely from people who have not done...