The room went dark. The hum of the hard drive died. The monitor clicked off. Silence, save for the real rain against the window.
He opened the only browser available—Internet Explorer 10. gmail for windows 7
It wasn't a browser. It looked like a native application. It had the signature translucent border of Windows 7 Aero, blurring the rainy desktop wallpaper behind it. It was beautiful. It was exactly what he wanted. The room went dark
For a more stable experience on an older OS, a third-party client often performs better than a browser. Silence, save for the real rain against the window
He lunged for the power strip under the desk. He yanked the plug.
The interface was seamless. His inbox loaded, but not as a list. It loaded as a series of native Windows gadgets, small floating panes that hovered over his wallpaper. An email from his brother. A receipt from Amazon. A newsletter.