Sunday, July 22, 2007

10 Best New Features in Windows Vista

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I have been using Vista since the end of March so I thought I'd try and find things that Vista does well. So here it comes, the 10 best new features in Windows Vista in no particular order:
  1. Windows Updates are now managed more gracefully though a built-in app in Windows.
  2. No more 'my' in front of everything! It's just Computer, or Documents.
  3. CPU Meter gadget. See your CPU usage and memory usage in real-time.
  4. The install process is extremely easy. Even a new computer user can do it. Almost just one click.
  5. Error reporting actually gives useful information when you submit a problem. It even tells you how to fix what went wrong.
  6. Aero looks good. Hovering over a minimised windows shows a preview.
  7. Built in search that is fairly easy to use.
  8. Most XP apps work fine in it. Visual Studio 2005, not so great.
  9. It makes you feel more secure with user account control (UAC) if you don't get annoyed and turn it off.
  10. When you copy files it tells you how fast they are going in KB or MB, depends on how fast it's going.

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