Introduction

There are those that think that Windows Vista is absolutely terrible, and there are those that think that it is perfection personified. Both of these views are wrong! The truth lay somewhere between these views. Vista has flaws, Linux has flaws, and yes even OSX has flaws. However these flaws tend to not overlap. Putting it another way, a feature implemented poorly in one OS is often implemented well in another. We can all learn from each other for the benefit of Windows, Linux and OSX users.

The aim of this blog is not just to moan about what is lacking in Windows (although I will certainly do a little moaning, possibly even rising to a rant occasionally) but to offer simple advice, hints & tips, solutions, and recommendations about how to improve Windows aimed at the Windows Vista user. There will be the odd tip thrown in for XP and I will eventually shift focus onto Windows 7.

I do not apologise in the slightest for being a Mac user, nor for the fact that my preferred OS on my Sony laptop is Linux. I believe it is a strength, not a weakness to have experience of the many OS's out there. At work my Mac mini running OSX Leopard and Dell running Vista Enterprise have been happily joined to each other for a year now. Like any good marriage the strengths of one make up for the weaknesses of the other, and that goes both ways.

If you are OS curious, willing to learn if the other side of the fence is indeed greener or just a different shade, and you are willing to help your fellow OS users in a friendly fashion then you are welcome here.