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      eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM

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      May 28, 2012
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        1eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM

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        Windows Version Six–a.k.a. Windows Vista.

        2eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – UAC

        2

        User Account Control makes us safer, trading small, short-term annoyances (like extra clicking) for big, long-term annoyances (like malware removal).

        3eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Integrated Search

        3

        Integrated Search means faster access to files, programs and people.

        4eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Mobility Center

        4

        Mobility Center collects laptop and tablet options. Its open to OEMs–lets hope they give our system trays a break and actually use it.

        5eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Metadata

        5

        Expanded support for file metadata can help make integrated search more useful.

        6eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Stacked

        6

        Stack it, sort it, group it–Windows Explorer offers new ways to look at our stuff.

        7eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Previous Versions

        7

        Restore a previous version of the document you lost–and leave IT alone.

        8eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – E-mail in Explorer

        8

        Thumb through your e-mail using Windows Explorer–provided youre running one of the supported Microsoft mail clients.

        9eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Windows Sidebar

        9

        The variety of gadgets out there for Windows Sidebar has so far been underwhelming. Wed really be impressed by support for Mac OS X gadgets.

        10eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Network Applet

        10

        We have no love for the new system tray networking icon. It sports a bunch of new right-click options, none of which were interested in, and it doesnt let you directly view available wireless networks, DHCP connections and adapter status (as Wind

        11eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Aero Is Fancy

        11

        With the right graphics adapter, Vista will let you shuffle fancifully through your open Windows.

        12eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Tab Tiling

        12

        It doesnt make up for the browsers lack of search-while-typing functionality, but Internet Explorer 7s tile tabbing is a handy feature we hope to see soon in Firefox.

        13eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Control Panel Vistas

        13

        From a usability standpoint, one of Vistas real strengths is the way it makes the Windows Control Panel more accessible and more context-sensitive than its been in the past.

        14eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Vista Pre-RTM – Customize Start Menu

        14

        The Windows Start Menu has become more useful and more configurable under Vista.

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