Windows Vista - First impressions

Ok, I thought Windows Vista was gonna be horrible. Well I just got the newest beta installed and after a rocky start with there packet discovering service, I have to say i'm rather impressed. I actually cannot wait until this is released in full to the public. From a support standpoint, Vista is gonna hurt business. Most of the work I do for customers is removal of spyware. People just do NOT police there kids on the internet. Thats a whole different story. With Vistas Anti-Phishing and user level protection, someone has to be a complete moron to get infected or lose there personal information. I'm sure I will have plenty of work still cause there are gonna be a few out there.

As far as looks go, Vista is one sexy beast. Absolutely beautiful. One has to ask themself if OSx had any influence....

Media player comes with a music service that looks like its going to compete with iTunes. If it supports my WM5 phone, they get my business. If iTunes would support other devices besides there ugly iTunes players or make there iTunes less "ghey" looking they would get more of my business. I only use it to buy episodes of shows my tivo missed or something.

I also like the fact you have to "run as administrator" for alot of programs to install, especially when that program tries to install common components such as msvcrt.dll. It allows the parents one more level of protection.

While the security pop-ups asking for permission to change firewall settings AFTER you click "unblock" are annoying, from a non-power user point of view, its awesome. It will hopefully be safe enough for the younguns that many people target.

Almost forgot the free games that come with Vista. Once called Purble Palace that keeps this 31 year old busy on advanced mode. :) On beginner mode, its great for kids to learn there colors and shapes. Makes me jealous I didnt have this when I was younger. Also comes with Mahjong. Thats a big awesome score. Mahjong is a hell of alot better than "solitaire". Yes it does come with solitaire for you solitaire lovers but you should try out Mahjong. I'd like to comment on the other games but havent had a chance to play em.

EQ2, SWG, and Oblivion run fine on an "out of the box" install. No updating video drivers or directx was necessary. Planetside loads just fine if you set "XP2 Compatibility" mode but after you try to load in from character select, you get to view the beautiful desktop again. Not fun. I'm sure there is a work around for it, just havent found it, yet.

In summary, Vista will be the look of the new world, provided the world is still here when Vista releases...

Its called BattleSTAR not BattlePLANET!

Ok, I like the fact they "may have found" a suitable planet... but come on.. its called BattleSTAR for a reason. We want SPACE battles not drama on ground. I havent seen a raptor fire once in the past 4 episodes. Its depressing. The reason you keep us sci-fi lovers is SCI-FI not the soap opera drama. I'm hoping with the impending rescue this coming week, we get some action finally or I might just have to go out in public or something. ugh, hopefully that doesnt happen.

Roy Rogers

Ok, i'm not going to lie. I'm a product of McDonalds. But there comes a point where enough is enough and you just get BORED with the food. It finally happened. I tried throwing Wendy's in here and there but it just isnt good enough. So I happen to pass a Roy Rogers and figured, wtf. So now i'm happy and my mouth is happy. The roast beef sandwich is excellent and the fries are much more superior than McD's. So now I'm a Roy Rogers man. Ohhhh I need to mention there shakes are better than Dairy Queens. /drool.