More Vista Notes...

Some other notes on Windows VISTA…

Microsoft developed VISTA with something they call the Secure Development Lifecycle. The largest part of the new O/S is security. Yes it looks pretty, but security was the overall goal. Vista comes with the UAC (User Account Control) and Windows Defender (Anti-Spyware). There are 2400 GPOs (Group Policies) and PERFMON (Performance Monitor), which shows when software was installed, patches downloaded, spyware or malware installed, and registry changes. It can tell where and what is slowing down your system. Overall, the security has a large presence and so far, it has made me feel more secure and safe using Windows VISTA. I also fell in love with the Instant Search feature. It’s available almost everywhere you look in VISTA. It’s located in the Start menu, Each Explorer window, and in the Control Panel.

AERO is what makes VISTA look futuristic and “beautiful.” It has the ability to use Flip 3D. Microsoft took a page out of Apple, but it’s works great – Just hold down the tab + Windows key and you can flip through each open program just like a Rolodex. AERO is available on Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate. I’m not sure about Enterprise, since it’s for multi-installation use. My big question this week was – How come BitLocker is only available with the VISTA Ultimate Edition and VISTA Enterprise? Why doesn’t it come with VISTA Business? That would make sense, right? Well – the general feeling was Microsoft did not want to get caught up in lawsuits where companies using BitLocker in Business Edition lost data or could not get to it for being too secure – so they left that up to a third party vendor. There’s more to come on that topic once I find out.

Stay tuned.