Windows Vista- First Impressions

Well its been one month, and Ive been putting Windows Vista through its paces. I was a reluctant user, but because so many of my clients were upgrading, I thought it best to try it out for myself. So how was my first months experience?
Id have to give it an 9 out of 10. I cant really think of too many things I didnt like about it, other than it takes some pretty powerful software. Its pretty stable and seems like a well rounded release. Its not that different than Windows XP, but its the small changes that make it a little more well rounded. It has a very distinct Web 2.0 feel to it.
For once Microsoft seems to have released an operating system that doesnt need a year of patches to be usable. It seems to be stable and usable from day one, Ive been using it for over a month, and I havent seen it crash yet. It choked a little bit on my graphics card driver, but then there was a new driver especially suited for Vista, and it seems to work fine now.
One thing youll almost immediately notice, is that the User Interface is very different, and very new looking. Its become even easier to multi-task with Vista. You can quite easily have multiple windows up, and not lose your place on where everything is. Of course theres the neat little gadget where you can see all your windows from front to back transparently so that you can pick out which window youd like to work on. Its really cool, but not that easy to describe, you just have to kind of see it to get a feel for it.
Something new for Vista is that it comes with voice recognition already installed. No real need for $200+ voice recognition programs. It worked pretty well for me. I was actually able to type in a document or two with just my voice, and control the entire windows environment. Its definitely not a perfect implementation, but its still pretty cool.
The biggest complaint I have with Vista is that is has pretty high hardware requirements. It really isnt a good idea to upgrade to Vista unless your computer is fairly new. Vista can really sing, if you have enough memory(1GB+) and a fast processor and video card. But, it chokes a bit if you try to do too much when you dont have the best hardware.
All in all, I found Vista to be quite capable. A very nice upgrade from XP, surprisingly stable. I probably wouldnt upgrade an existing computer, but would feel fine with purchasing a new computer with XP already installed. Good luck, and enjoy Vista.

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