Experts: Don’t buy Vista for the security

Windows Vista is a leap forward in terms of security, but few people who know the operating system say the advances are enough to justify an upgrade. Read more.

Vista makes me sad: Five years for a chrome-plated turd

Microsoft will tell you that Vista is the next great thing in every way, it took billions of dollars to develop, millions of man-hours, and undoubtedly will be the best selling OS ever launched. The problem is that Vista brings almost nothing to the table that can’t be described by as three year old as “shiny”. If this is all the billions, man-hours and years brought, what was the point? We get a bloated, DRM infected rights removal tool that advances the state of the art to where Apple was the better part of a decade ago, and we are supposed to call this progress? Read more.

Vista’s Fine Print Raises Red Flags

Vista’s legal fine print includes extensive provisions granting Microsoft the right to regularly check the legitimacy of the software and holds the prospect of deleting certain programs without the user’s knowledge. During the installation process, users “activate” Vista by associating it with a particular computer or device and transmitting certain hardware information directly to Microsoft. Even after installation, the legal agreement grants Microsoft the right to revalidate the software or to require users to reactivate it should they make changes to their computer components. Read more.

PC World: Wait! Don’t Buy Microsoft Windows Vista.

This article is key reading for those of you who are about to download or purchase Windows Vista and install it on a PC. I’m here to talk you out of it. Read more.

Best iPod Mod Ever

I honestly don’t know how this guy did this, but it absolutely awesome, you guys need to check it out… THE best hack I’ve ever seen. Mod of Doom on an iPod using an NES controller.

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C|Net User Reviews rate Vista Ultimate Ed. 4.9 out of 10

“Perhaps we’re spoiled, but after more than five years of development, there’s a definite “Is that all?” feeling about Windows Vista. Like cramming an info-dump into a book report the night before it’s due, there certainly are a lot of individual features within the operating system, but the real value lies in their execution–how the user experiences (or doesn’t experience) these–and like the info-dump, we came away shaking our heads, disappointed.” Read more.

10 Reasons Not To Get Vista

It’s all too easy to get caught up in the million dollar marketing engine as we approach the consumer release of Windows Vista, so lets not forget that it isn’t the second coming, and by all counts is an upgrade you can do without. There are many lists out there on why to get Vista, so here’s ours on why not to. Read More.

Vista Thoughts

Does moving to vista now make sense? Not for me. I think the technology in PC’s have flat lined for the average user, sure they are coming out with all kinds of Dual core, quad core, multitasking goodies. Motherboards can handle 4 gigs of RAM and you can run dual SLI video cards, do you really need that? Look at the computer that I built four years ago,it now resides at my mother’s house as her main PC. When I’m visiting her and using my old PC it still feels just as quick as my current system, for daily tasks. That’s a four year old computer. Read more.

MIT Technology Reviewer: Vista has converted me into a Mac fan.

…you might think I would be predisposed to love Vista, Microsoft’s newest version of Windows, which was scheduled to be released to consumers at the end of January. And indeed, I leaped at the opportunity to review it. I couldn’t wait to finally see and use the long-delayed operating system that I had been reading and writing about for more than three years. Regardless of widespread skepticism, I was confident that Vista would dazzle me, and I looked forward to saying so in print. Read more.

Review: Mac OS X Shines In Comparison With Windows Vista.

Amid the hype surrounding the release of Windows Vista, Mac users are taking solace from the fact that OS X is still a champ on many fronts. Here are some reasons Information Week’s reviewer John C. Welch opts for Apple. Read more.