Vista Review

Something I had forgotten since my Windows Vista journey started (and this blog started) 2 years ago was the fact that “Windows Vista Ultimate” was supposed to contain “elite cutting edge extras” that you couldn’t get in the lesser versions. According to this post on Tom’s Hardware one was released a year ago, and this week one game and some sound schemes were released. Wow. That was really worth paying $400 for wasn’t it? According to that post, people who bought Vista Ultimate are getting pretty pissed off. This post reiterates more of the same.

Maybe Microsoft should stick to operating system development and leave cutting edge software to third parties. Tivo has partered with Nero and released a PC version of the Tivo that ships with a TV tuner card and remove for $199. This includes the Tivo montly service and guide for one year. You can also buy just the software if you already have a TV tuner card for only $99.

I have to say after 2 years of using Vista home on my laptop it’s becoming pretty damned bogged down. I came across this Vista Optimization Guide today which I will be using to see if I can get it to be responsive once again.