This is Part 3 of a series of reviews of the Windows 7 Beta Operating System.  The first introduction video of Windows 7 by PCWizKid covered the obvious Aero enhancements. Part 2 of these initial reviews of Windows 7 covers the essentials, or what microsoft calls "Windows Live Essentials".  A set of optional free add-ons that you can download and install separately.  In part 3 we take a look at the new "ribbon interface" Microsoft has applied to the Paint and Wordpad accessories.

Watch Part 3 for details about the "ribbon interface enhancements"

In Part 4 we will review "Apps and Games Compatability"  Stay tuned.