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Welcome to Alan Simpson’s Windows Vista Bible, a really big book about a really big operating system. Microsoft Windows has been around for nearly a couple of decades now. During that time, we’ve seen many versions. Sometimes the change from one version to another was minor. At other times, the change was more drastic.
Windows Vista is definitely one of the more drastic changes. Not so much on the outside. Virtually anything you already know about Windows still applies. The basic terminology is the same. The basic skills are the same. Most of the really big changes are in areas you don’t see.
Windows Vista was designed and built with security as a key component from the ground up. It’s a very forward-looking operating system, designed to take advantage of today’s powerful hardware, and the ever more powerful hardware coming to us at the fastest pace ever.
Being secure and being future-oriented are definitely good things. The only downside is that the transition to Vista is likely to be a bit more painful than the transitions we’ve gone through in the past. Some old hardware may not work until you get Vista drivers. Some old programs won’t work unless you upgrade to a version specifically designed for Vista. Not fun.
But every now and then you just need to give the current trend a kick in the pants to move things in a better direction. And Vista certainly does that. In the not-too-distant future, when computing is better, cheaper, faster, safer, and easier for everyone, I think people will look back on Windows Vista as a key turning point in making things play out that way. Simply stated, it’s just a better way to do things.
Code:
http://rapidshare.com/files/61306852/Windows_Vista_Bible_Jan_2007.zip
