You can now receive the most exciting visual experience ever seen on a Windows PC.
Windows Vista introduces DirectX 10—the most powerful gaming graphics platform ever built. DirectX 10 delivers unprecedented realism and detail.
See a screen shot of utilizing Nvidia GPU
These groundbreaking graphics provide an incredibly lifelike game experience. New games that take advantage of DirectX 10 will simply blow you away. And DirectX 10 is only available in Windows Vista. Nvidia is by far the best GPU.
Blows away ATI/AMD
Start menu:
The Start menu is divided into three basic parts:
The large left pane shows a short list of programs on your computer. Your computer manufacturer can customize this list, so its exact appearance will vary. Clicking All Programs displays a complete list of programs (more on this later).
In the lower left corner is the search box, which allows you to look for programs and files on your computer by typing in search terms. The search box is based on Windows Live Search Engine (Microsoft way of competing with Google? Search Engine Wars?)
The right pane provides access to commonly used folders, files, settings, and features. It's also where you go to log off from Windows or turn off your computer.
Live Taskbar thumbnails, Flip and Flip 3-D:
Windows Flip, and Flip 3D is based on Aero Technology
Windows Aero is the best-designed, highest-performing Microsoft user interface ever. Available to PCs using a compatible graphics adapter and running the Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise edition of Windows Vista, Windows Aero gives your PC a whole new look and feel. Windows Aero offers a premium user experience that makes it easier to visualize and work with your information, and it provides a smoother, more stable desktop experience.
Windows Flip 3D uses the dimension of visual depth to give you a more comprehensive view of your open windows, helping you sidestep chaos even as you juggle myriad open files and programs.
Windows Flip 3D can even render images of live processes such as currently playing video. Use the START+TAB keys to initiate the 3-D view, then flip through open windows by using arrow keys or the scroll wheel on your mouse to quickly identify and select the one you want. Navigating your desktop has never been this fun.
Windows Flip is a Windows Vista update of the feature known as ALT+TAB in previous versions of Windows. By repeatedly pressing ALT+TAB, you can scroll through a visual list of your open files and programs. Using Windows Aero technology, Windows Flip renders live thumbnails of the exact contents of those open windows instead of generic icons, making it easier to identify the one you want.
Live taskbar thumbnail images display the actual contents of both windows that are currently open and those that are minimized in the taskbar. When you rest your mouse pointer on a tile on the taskbar, you'll see the "live" contents of that window without having to bring it to the foreground.
If you ask me Flip Flip 3D, and Live taskbar thumbnail images, are a big time rip off of Mac OS X.
tags: Windows Vista, Flip, Flip 3D, Live Taskbar Thumbnail, Nvidia, MAC OS X, software
