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Sunday, 14 January 2007

What I like in Vista

What I like in Vista:
  • the UI obviously
  • the search (however still not as fast as Google Desktop Search)
  • the audio: ability to set per-application volume, on/off status for each audio device, easy to switch between various audio drivers
  • the snipping tool
  • the backup tool. Definitely easier to use than Windows XP's. If the PC is off when a backup is scheduled, the backup takes place as soon as the PC is switched back on.
  • the performance monitor and the reliability chart: the chart goes down as the frequency of crashes increases. See my chart below for the last month.
  • Check for solutions window: when you download updates, Vista remembers the previous crashes and checks for solutions for each of them.
  • Built-in disk partioning.

  • Previous versions of a file are automatically saved (where? when? I don't know, but it's a very usefull feature, more clever than a rubbish bin).
  • Offline files. Ability to encrypt offline files.

What I don't like:

  • the backup: it does not offer you to back-up files from a specific folder. It only allows file types.

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