The VISTA experience..

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My apologies to all therubbishbin dwellers. Really, i have been very busy lately, running here and there to attend to my work, sports and my friends.

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Having a new toy this week, I finally get some hands-on experience on the much anticipated Microsoft OS, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (Not Ultimate.. not up to that standard yet).

And I tell you, it's sweet like candy, smooth like a baby's ass and sleek as your dream sports car..

"Even Torres comes to life on my desktop.."

Aside from its fancy 3-dimensional ability to cascade its windows like above, it has much cooler interface and effects in a whole and in terms of customisation, you can really tweak it to make the person next to you green with envy.

For those who likes to DIY on anything they own, this is a good tool.

Vista comes with very friendly configuration tools; connectivity, security etc. can be configured to your liking, and most importantly, without needing you to flip on the instruction manual, because it is so easy to do. Even a not so techie person like me have no problems maneuvering around the OS.

And you can add some personal touch by adding you favourite 'instant-and-at-your-fingertips-tools' by your side (sidebar) where you can access instantly..

"Currency exchange? It's here. Weather report? We have it. Post-it notes? Plenty."

However, such 'fanciness' cannot be achieved if you do not have a capable machine to power it.. Like they say, 'it comes with an equal price'..

To actually start my pc, it could easily take 3 minutes or so, plus some loading time for my widgets on the sidebar, which really means if you do not have enough memories (RAMS) to support Vista, you will really have a hard time over this memory-hungry operating system. Heck, what is the use of having Vista installed if you only can support the basic layout?

Here is the recommended system requirements to run Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium/Business..

• 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  
• 1 GB of system memory
  
• 40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space


• Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:


• WDDM Driver


• 128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)


• Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware


• 32 bits per pixel


• DVD-ROM drive


• Audio Output


• Internet access (fees may apply)

Additional Requirements

• Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.


• While all editions of Windows Vista can support multiple core CPUs, only Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise can support dual processors.

Home Premium / Ultimate

• TV tuner card required for TV functionality (compatible remote control optional).

Home Premium / Business / Ultimate

• Windows Tablet and Touch Technology requires a Tablet PC or a touch screen.

Microsoft's latest OS also comes with some handy tools such as the Media Centre, Meeting Space just to mention a few which can be useful if it comes to sharing files and medias.

As a whole, Vista experience is a sweet experience for me for the time being, not until bugs starts popping up in time to come, but as a whole, I'd give it double thumbs-up.

*This is not an advert..