TECHNOLOGY NEWS & TIPS

Windows Vista Released

Dec. 2006 - Microsoft is scheduled to release their new OS (operating system) “Vista” to consumers January 30th. The majority of improvements you will see with Vista over Windows XP will be security-related, features that are currently only available via third-party software. While this is definitely another step up the evolutionary process towards the ‘UberOS’ ( I just coined that phrase.. check that, Google proves otherwise again) it can wait.

The rule of thumb that I’ve always practiced and loudly preached is waiting for the first Service Pack before upgrading to Microsoft’s new OS, which can take six to twelve months. Microsoft has proved much better with waiting until software is ready before actually releasing it, and after XP’s Service Pack 2, there weren’t any major changes for quite some time. The best bet would be to get a new PC with Vista preloaded, test all your company’s applications for a few months before considering a network-wide upgrade.