Chris Pirillo Demos the Win7 Task Bar

Oh, look, here’s me, going on about Windows 7 again.  As you can probably tell, I’m more enthused about Windows 7 than I was about Vista at this point in the beta… a feeling that only grows now that my work machine has Vista on it.  (I would estimate the Windows 7 beta on my home machine is already as stable as Vista (two years after launch) on my work machine.  I’m not kidding.)

Anyway, Chris’ video caught my attention for two reasons.  First, it’s a nice, quick demo of the the new enhanced task bar.  (Microsoft also has some good videos up on Channel 9, but Chris’ is more to the point.)  Second, apropos of Rip’s and my previous commentary on the use of touch as an PC interface, that’s a touch screen computer Chris has there (an HP Touchsmart, perhaps?), and he uses touch throughout the demonstration—so you get to see that mode of interaction in action, for better or for worse.