There was a long delay in releasing Windows Vista after Windows XP and when they came up with Vista you wondered why it took so long ?? Apart from the revamped kernel and additional security measures , there are some features don't creep up and take notice but are extremely useful.
1.) Inbuilt search
Ok you knew about this but it is by far the most useful feature in windows vista and hence gets a mention in this post. The damn search everywhere makes operating so easy and fun !!
2.)parental controls
Oh this is one of my favorites for sure !! How could I have managed to keep those pesks off my movie and games collection and prevent my laptop from turning into a home theatre- cum - playstation. comment me if you want more information on this specially ;-)
3.)Ready boost
This feature enables ready support pen drives to be utilized as RAM space and thus boosting your overall performance. Quite useful if you have got one of those pen drives with the RB support and the game frames are dropping due to lack of RAM. To do this insert your pen drive and right click on the drive. Go to properties and select the ready boost tab and select "Improve performance by .................... "
4.) Secure my computer with windows firewall.
Ok this was present in Windows XP also but the windows defender and firewall give some hope to a computer sans any protection. Useless for most but saves the fort knox when the enemies have broken in.
5.) snip
This is a hidden application in Windows Vista which hasn't come to notice of many users of Vista. This tool helps you to take snaps of your desktop or any area of it. click start and in the search bar type < snip > ( without <> ) and press enter. This makes taking snapshots a breeze.
6.) Transparencies
This is not really a hidden or unnoticed feature but I just love the transparencies that Windows Vista offers. The transparent title bar and gadget sidebar, Aero features; looks awesome.
7.) Windows live writer.
A blog writer's heaven !! Makes writing blogs a child's play. Ok it doesn't write for you but damn it helps a lot. Just try your hands and you'll know what I am talking about .
8.) Task scheduler
Want to open a application at a specified time or schedule for a shutdown ?? click start and type Task scheduler and press enter. To create a new task click on "create a new task" or "create a basic task" and just follow the instructions. I really missed this feature in Windows XP.
9.) Gadgets.
The gadgets that come in the windows vista gallery like the RAM and CPU monitors, notes and clock are useful , apart from looking dazzling .
10.) Speech recognition.
This is particularly cool when you want to get your hands off from your keyboard and command your computer with nothing but speech. The usability is good and with more training you will get used to it and vice versa.
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Hey I found the speech recognition tool useful when we are feeling a bit lazy as such. But it slows down the operations by a few notches ....