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Sneak peak at Windows Vista SP1
by Brad Linder Aug 13th 2007 at 11:10AM
There's still no way to download and install Vista SP1. It's only available as a 3.2GB DVD ISO which you can burn to disc and use to install a full version of Windows Vista. But APC Magazine and I Started Something have taken a look under the hood.
First up, there are a few visual tweaks. For example, the startup splash screen has been tweaked to match the screen you get when resuming from hibernation. And above you can see the sound properties menu for Windows Vista. Service Pack 1 is on the left, and has a slightly more refined look than the original Windows Vista sound properties menu on the right.
The only new feature in SP1 is a new "create a recovery disc" tool. Otherwise, most of what you get are bug fixes. Four hotfixes are included with about individual packages. APC Magazine reports that their test system seemed to run more smoothly after an update. Of course, performing a fresh install of Windows always creates that illusion. But we're cautiously optimistic. Hopefully this release will be available through Windows Update in the not to distant future.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
