Windows Vista

I've just had a new computer delivered at work and it's got the new Windows Vista operating system.

It feels very different from Windows XP although I haven't as yet found anything that actually improves the functionality. My Pictures and My Videos are now on the same level as My Documents instead of being sub-folders. Is that an advantage or not? This is a bit of a problem with Microsoft as they force users to upgrade and just think of new stuff that's "pretty" but doesn't actually add much of value.

Case in point is the new button for switching between open windows. It gives a 3D view of all the open windows and you can then click the desired one. Thankfully though, they have left the option to use Alt-Tab which though less visually exciting does the job far quicker...

Now if they could just restore the interface from the previous version of Media Player...