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Vista December 2005 CTP Review

December 24, 2005
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SuperSite for Windows has posted a four-part review on the lastest Windows Vista preview release: December 2005 CTP, also known as Build 5270. The site has given the release a rating of 5 stars, compared to a 4 star rating given to both Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.4.

There are going to be a lot of cool new things in Vista: a calendar application, a digital photo management application, new Smart Fetch technology that lets you expand your computer’s RAM via USB, and lots more.

Here are the links to the different parts of the review:
Part 1: Setup and User Interface
Part 2: Bundled Applications
Part 3: New Features
Part 4: Wrapping Up

Vista to Be Finished Later This Month?!

December 22, 2005
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You heard that right. According to the Supersite for Windows in their article about the Vista December 2005 CTP release, Microsoft is planning an internal release of a feature-complete version of Windows Vista later this month!

To me, this is an almost shocking announcement, since, as you probably know, Microsoft is planning to release Vista about a year from now. What will they be doing with Vista this next year? Will they actually be spending almost an entire year fixing bugs and improving the quality of the OS? If so, we are going to have a really high-quality operating system when it ships in holiday season 2006. This is becoming quite exciting. :-D

Oh yeah, be sure to take a look at the article’s showcase of Windows Vista wallpaper too. Subject to change, of course, since the wallpaper seems to change with every major Vista preview release. ;-)

Windows Vista vs. Mac OS X

December 20, 2005
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The SuperSite for Windows has some interesting articles that compare Windows Vista Beta 1 with Mac OS X “Tiger.” The site has part 1 and part 2 of the review so far. I’m looking forward to the yet-unpublished part 3, where the author will “declare a winner, of sorts, at least until we have a more feature-complete version of Windows Vista to evaluate.”

Say Goodbye to Outlook Express

September 28, 2005
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And say hello to “Windows Mail,” to be included in Windows Vista.

Finally! Microsoft will be renaming the basic email program included with Windows and Internet Explorer. The name “Outlook Express” has caused much confusion because of its similarity to “Microsoft Outlook,” Microsoft’s personal information manager, which also includes email capabilities.

The truth is that “Outlook” and “Outlook Express” are two completely different programs, even though they both email. Outlook Express even has a cool feature not found in the hundred-dollar Outlook 2003 or the open-source Mozilla Thunderbird program – OE can edit the HTML source of an email message.

Windows Mail will also be using the standard “eml” format instead of the proprietary “dbx” format.

Windows Vista Build 5219

September 20, 2005
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SuperSite for Windows recently published a review of the latest Windows Vista beta release: build 5219. And some of the new features made me say, “Oh, sweet.” To list all of the features and improvements would mean a humongous blog post, but one that’s really worth mentioning is the ability to increase your system’s available RAM by simply inserting a memory stick. That’s right: stick in a 1GB keychain memory stick and you get another gig of RAM and an instant speed boost; an “external RAM upgrade.” Sweet.

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