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1. tino

   
   Posted on: June 29, 2007 at 9:51PM  

   Cool.
2. Chiong

   
   Posted on: June 29, 2007 at 11:18PM  

   PingBack from http://www.lucienchiong.cn/article.asp?id=74
3. Bring More Extras...

   
   Posted on: June 30, 2007 at 3:12AM  

   [quote]Ultimate Extras – What they are and how to access them[/quote]

   funny that you would even put that there.

   why put it there??? when infact there is NO extras that are of any use to the ones who paid for Ultimate. the extras that have came out are useless and 1 of them (DreamScene) is still in Preview without any updates to the program.

   Microsoft refuse to answer users in regards to the extras.

   so Please tell me why that is ???
4. Jonathan Wienke

   
   Posted on: July 01, 2007 at 4:33PM  

   Another great "feature" of the Vista explorer is that ALL of the multi-selection options no longer work. Control-A to select all files in a folder, the Invert Selection and Select all menu items, control and shift-clicking, etc. all do nothing or are grayed out. Even using the new check box selection (with or without control/shift), one can only select one file or folder at a time. And the lasso selection is gone too. Vista has managed to break features available since before Windows 3.1. Not exactly what I call progress.
5. caywen

   
   Posted on: July 02, 2007 at 1:56AM  

   > Snipping Tool – It's not just for Tablet PCs "Expose" Feature with MS Intellipoint software in Windows Vista

   Are you serious? Comparing that feature to Expose is like comparing QuickLaunch icons to Mac's launcher. There's really just no comparison and Expose still makes Vista look like yesterday's UI.

   > BitLocker – You don't need Trusted Platform Module 1.2 to use it

   And 99% of your customers still really couldn't care less. Either because it's just beyond their need, or they've found other ways to secure their data already.

   > Tablet PC Check Boxes – Multi-Select items without a control key

   Um, great! I'm glad to see major progress with the OS.

   > Finding pictures in Photo Gallery

   Like Picasa? Cool!

   > Sidebar – Maybe not as unfamiliar, but have you seen all the Gadgets?

   Turned it off. I just don't have the screen real estate, the gadgets are kind of useless, and I think the whole sidebar thing is sucking battery life (which has dropped to 60% of what it used to be under XP).

   > Preview Pane in Windows Explorer – It's not just For IE

   Good feature. Can't complain here.

   > Ultimate Extras – What they are and how to access them

   There are like 3 extras, and one of them is in perpetual beta. And another is a game that I can find freeware versions instead.

   All in all, I've been pretty disappointed with this OS. It's killed my battery life and I feel like I paid hundreds of dollars to get instant search.
6. TimSmithCA

   
   Posted on: July 02, 2007 at 7:22AM  

   A useful list but it's a shame that quite a few of the features require Windows Vista Premium. Lets see a similar list but for Home Premium at the most, Home Basic would be ideal

   Tim
7. LiveGadgets

   
   Posted on: July 02, 2007 at 11:05AM  

   @caywen "Sidebar – Turned it off. I just don't have the screen real estate"

   OK but many people do.  Why would you assume that Sidebar is the cause of your battery life problem. Most gadgets take up no more processing power than your average web page. Not only do I write gadgets for a living, but am a Microsoft MVP and I know what I'm talking about on this issue. Do you?

   Think before you speak and back it up with facts. Don't just shoot your mouth off and hide behind the anonymity of the Internet.
8. gwyncole

   
   Posted on: July 02, 2007 at 11:09AM  

   Yes, I'm also disappointed in the lack of Ultimate Extra's. I especially paid for the Ultimate edition so I could benefit from this feature.
9. caywen

   
   Posted on: July 02, 2007 at 2:06PM  

   LiveGadgets:

   Actually, there was no intent to hide behind anonymity on this as you suggest.

   Congratulations on being an MVP, that's just awesome and we all admire and respect you for that. I'm sorry you've taken this kind of personally.

   That said, the feature just didn't work out for me, and to be fair and to your point, it does work well for a lot of people. But the feature still seems to suck for me, and I think there must be a better solution to the screen real estate problem than what's been implemented. I personally like the way OSX implements them. Bottom line: for me, the bang for buck just isn't worth it.
10. LiveGadgets

    
    Posted on: July 02, 2007 at 3:14PM  

    Yes, I agree with you that Sidebar could have been done better. Even the "experts" have issues with some of the features and how they were implemented. I was displeased with they way that I  thought you were dismissing it because of your lack of a wide screen monitor.

    I also agree that there are some really bad gadgets out there that may be sucking the life blood out of your performance. I just don't people getting the impression that 1) it's Sidebar's fault or 2) all gadgets will do that.

    I can respect reasons like "I prefer the OSX implementation better" but take issue with things like "it sucks". Maybe I did take it personally and I'm sorry that I snapped at you like I did.