Category: Windows Vista Feature Focus

December 12, 2007

Windows Vista Tweaks: Display Detailed Logon, Logoff, and Shutdown Status Messages

Filed under: Windows Vista Feature Focus - 12 Dec 2007

Instead of showing the default logon, logoff and shutdown status messages at the welcome screen (Figure A), Windows displays status message that reflect each step in the process of starting, shutting down, logging on, or logging off the system. However, …

November 7, 2007

Windows Vista: My Favorite Sidebar Gadgets Part 1 of 3

As you know Windows Vista comes with the Windows Sidebar, which is one my favorite new features of Windows Vista. Over time I have collected or rather downloaded several Sidebar Gadgets and out the numerous gadgets I have downloaded I …

September 21, 2007

Windows Media Center Online Experience

Filed under: Windows Vista Feature Focus - 21 Sep 2007

In case you didn’t already know it, Windows Media Center has a lot of online services to extend what you do with your PC. Today, I was looking at some of the online features (some of them I currently use) …

August 7, 2007

Windows Vista: My Top Five Features

Filed under: Windows Vista Feature Focus - 07 Aug 2007

If I were to be asked “What are my favorite features of Windows Vista?” I would probably say:

1. Windows Flip 3D

While the “Live Previews” are nice and bring a new way to find what window you want, nothing is better …

August 3, 2007

Windows Vista Feature Focus: Sidebar & Gadgets

Filed under: Windows Vista Feature Focus - 03 Aug 2007

The new Windows Sidebar that is included in all versions of Windows Vista brings a new way of getting the content that matters most to you in a central location on the Windows Desktop via gadgets. Gadgets are easy-to-use mini …