Having moved from a MAC around 10 years ago (yes I know… I moved too Windows) one of the few things I missed, actually probably one of the ONLY things I really missed, was the ability to create a new folder in the file system with a keyboard shortcut. It stuns me that until now this has not been a core feature of Windows. I’m sure it has previously been acheivable via macro editors and OS scripty magic, but seriously…. not a standard feature?!?!

So as you can imagine, I was so frikin’ happy when I stumbled upon CTRL+Shift “N” in Windows 7! I’ve been using the RC since it’s release, and the Beta prior to that and while I cannot speak highly enough of the OS generally this is, by far, the single best feature in my mind.

Another features in I’m loving is window snapping. The ability to snap windows to various parts of the screen, eg. left and right  halves for file copying. You can also cycle through all available positions via keyboard shortcuts (Windows key + arrow keys).

While some may consider Vista to have been an abject failure, Windows 7 is in my mind the polar opposite, a well thought out, fast, stable and get this “Mature” operating system…  arguably the most compelling upgrade in Windows almost 25 year history.