Windows Vista

I'd be remiss on this day that Vista is launching to not say a few concise words about it. Here goes.

The interface is very PRETTY [yes that's a technical term :-)] and there have been incremental improvements in almost every aspect of the operating system. But, will it run your existing PC faster? No. Will you be more productive in your everyday work using it? Probably not unless you also get Office 2007 and then get trained. So how should you think about Vista? For a new machine purchase, absolutely. There's no reason not get it on a new machine. If you have to buy a new machine you might as well gain the benefits of the latest and greatest that Microsoft has to offer. I wouldn't upgrade an existing machine unless 1) you know your system can run it - you can check that here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx; 2) you are prepared to hire a tech or babysit it yourself through the inevitable issues with drivers and configuration glitches.

The one major positive I can say about Vista is that as each small business begins to embrace the new marketing possibilities brought about by the evolving internet and new media, Windows Vista is the OS I would want on a machine whose job it will be to develop and distribute that content. More on that to come...

Learn more about Vista here & here.

Want to buy a new Vista machine? Here are few I like - home desktop & laptop, business desktop & laptop.