When choosing a new operating system, the first thing many people ask is, "What will it help me do?" In answer, much of this site shows you the great experiences Windows Vista helps you have.... More...

One year ago today, Microsoft released Windows Vista to manufacturing. In the obligatory anniversary post we ask: Was it ready? Will it ever be ready? The answer to the first question is an emphatic "no."... More...

There's no doubt, Vista and Leopard are both extremely advanced, feature rich consumer operating systems. But way back in January when Vista launched knew we had little choice but pit the two in a head... More...

I've wondered after doing several channel checks on Windows Vista adoption. The results, while arguably anecdotal, are grisly. Businesses aren't just taking their time deploying. Some early adopters have switched back to Windows XP. Yesterday,... More...

Twenty years from now a new generation of computer users will look back on the operating systems of today with the same bemused smile we look back at the cars of the late 1950s and... More...

Microsoft's latest improvements add costs that may be prohibitive for users in critical economies and send them to rivals or pirated copies Microsoft has to do more if it wants to boost Windows Vista... More...

Anyone else remember when Microsoft used to talk about making Windows Vista (or Longhorn, as it was then known) a fast-booting operating system. Fast, as in cold boots that were 50 percent faster than those... More...

Here's one I can relate to, Jim talks about the improved Offline files feature in Vista, something I use myself and am very happy with. One of the key things that we focused on for... More...

Toms Hardware Labs has put together a comprehensive look at how Windows XP compares to Windows Vista. This article deals with basic application execution under Windows Vista Enterprise, which is representative of the other editions.... More...

WinCustomize.com has just completed a series of indepth articles outlining the strengths (and weaknesses) of Windows Vista. In just a few days, Microsoft will be making Windows Vista "generally available". With a 5 year... More...

Today, Gartner analyst Michael Silver asked, "Will Vista be done by 30 January 2007?" His answer: "No." The question and answer might seem strange given that Microsoft released Windows Vista gold code in early November... More...

APCMag.com has explored Vista's dependence on user-specified metadata and concluded that once you delete Microsoft's perfectly tagged set of sample document files from the Vista beta, things start falling to pieces. The problems aren't... More...

Windows Vista shows a lot of promise. With beta 2 of Microsoft's much anticipated operating system nearly ready to be released to the public, users will soon have the ability to judge for themselves how... More...

By naming the next version of Windows "Vista," Microsoft may have stepped on the toes of another software company just down the road in Redmond. That would be Vista, a business software and services company... More...