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Switching to Vista: Download Squad Switcher Podcast #3

VistaMicrosoft threw a curve ball to PC users who have spent the last five years getting to know the ins and outs of Windows XP. Windows Vista promised enhanced security, new and improved graphics, and a redesigned start menu and file explorer.

But Vista also suffers from backward compatibility problems and some design changes that seem to value flash over function.

Is it worth upgrading your computer, or are you better off waiting for Service Pack 1, or Vienna, the next version of Windows due out in 2009?

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Vista sucks/doesn't suck: The Top 10

Windows Vista Flip 3DOh, how we love the Top 10 lists. TechWeb's Alexander Wolfe has written a Top 10 list that's actually one Top 6 list and one Bottom 4 list: Top 10 Windows Vista Hits & Misses, i.e. what's awesome in Vista and what ain't so great. Here's your basic spoiler:

Hits:
  1. Sidebar and gadgets
  2. Pretty Aero interface
  3. Media Center integration
  4. Windows Media Player 11
  5. Non-intrusive DRM
  6. Flip 3D task switcher
Misses:
  1. Installation problems
  2. Lousy performance
  3. Bad Search and security behaviors
  4. Steep memory requirements for Aero
Wolfe concludes that "Vista is very strong on its consumer presentation skills, but has made less of a business case for corporations to upgrade from Windows XP," and that he would be willing to pay the OEM price of about $85, but not the $199 or $299 that we've been hearing for a retail copy.

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Graveyard Shift - zombie-busting Time Waster

With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet. They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...

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