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Oldest New Feature Awards |
OK, OK, I promised myself I wouldn’t knock on Vista until I’ve really given it a fair shot, and I think that’s what I was doing when I went to the Vista features showcase too see what fantastic new innovations are on their way from Redmond. I’m sure it’s no surprise that most of them had already been fantastically innovated by their competitors.
But there are some among these which many of us have been enjoying for so long now that they are as much features of an operating system as a steering wheel is a feature of a car. So without further ado, I present
The Oldest New Feature Awards
The Michael Chertoff Award for Preparedness goes to
Security
Windows Vista includes compelling security features that make it even more secure than earlier Windows client operating systems. You can achieve your business and computing goals with confidence, knowing that Windows Vista provides more protection against the latest generation of security threats through new features and fundamentally more secure architecture.
Windows Vista also builds upon the User Account Protection initiative by default, limiting Internet Explorer 7 to just enough permissions to browse the web, but not enough to modify your files or settings keeping your PC safer from web-based attacks.
So let me get this straight, when you’re browsing the web, don’t expose system files to hackers. Why didn’t I think of that!?
The William Lumberg Award for Office Achievements goes to
Faxing and Scanning
Faxing and scanning functions come together in Windows Vista through Windows Fax and Scan. Sending and receiving faxes through your PC is now as simple as performing the same tasks on a fax machine, especially for digital documents.
Only for Windows users would performing tasks on a fax machine actually be considered simple.
The Linus Torvalds Award for Best Thing about NOT using Windows
Sleep
Windows Vista introduces a new power state called Sleep. The new Sleep state in Windows Vista combines the speed of Standby with the data protection features and low power consumption of Hibernate. Resuming use when your PC is in the Sleep state takes just 2-3 seconds. You can shut down and restart your computer less often by using the new Sleep state, a simple one-click on and off experience which not only reduces power consumption, but also helps protect your data.
My Powarboke has done this for years, but you’ll be amazed at how great it is when you turn off Vista!