Why Windows Vista Rocks Part 2

I'd like to point your attention to the nice bars telling you how much space you have left. In addition, the most important addition would be those favourite links. They aren't as space consuming as they used to be, and they show up in My Computer too. The same convenience in CommonDialog right there in Explorer! Isn't that great?

Then, we have the Network and Sharing Centre, which I would say speaks for itself.

Then, we have Windows Sidebar. It can be full of stuff and it looks really good. Then, we have the system tray at the bottom. Notice the small gap between the DAEMON Tools icon and the network icon. Now, the network icon and sound icon stay there without being hidden - permanently. Some of you may find this convenient, and some of you may find them cluttering up space. I'm with the former - I use them pretty often, and having them in the same place all the time is kinda nice.

Stuff in the sidebar tend to look nicer outside the sidebar though. :P

And before I end my really short explanation of why you should upgrade to Windows Vista, here's the new Connect To screen!

(Yes, my screenshots suck. They look a lot better in real life - so give Vista a try. Hopefully within the week, you'll see my new post on Vista, which I assure you, is not about why it rocks.)

Why Windows Vista Rocks Part 1

1. It looks a hell of a lot better.

2. Start Menu with Search function means a lot of extra time to do everything else!

3. Start Menu itself looks nice and it's still easy to use. (with some changes from XP, of course)

4. New " beginner's " version of the control panel is actually usable! :D

(And to those who can make out what my Windows Vista username is from the screenshots, don't try. Don't waste your time. There's an even larger loophole than my username for which you don't have to guess the password. And no, I didn't do anything funky to Wordpress. :D)

WordPress 2.0.6

Yep, it took me a while to realise there was a new WordPress lying around in wait. I've updated my blog software as usual, so please do test it and tell me if any new bugs appears to have arisen out of the upgrade. (which usually doesn't happen, but better to be safe than sorry)

(Yes, I don't care about the XBox 360. Why? Because I didn't like the games for it that much, even if I liked the marketplace. :P)

Crazy FlashGet!

If you've been using the new FlashGet 1.8, you might have noticed an odd quirk in the system.

Yep, it appears to be running more connections than it should. 60/5. Is this some pseudo thing or for real? I think it's for real, because I know roughly how many connections it takes to sustain that speed, considering our now less-than-optimal Internet here in Malaysia.

As for the really nice graph I like to watch as Flashget grabs my files:

(Yes, I tend to call them ants. Why? Probably some old thing about NetAnts, which used to call these individual connections ants.)

Gaming Sessions

I've been gaming quite crazily over the past few weeks. I finished Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade and Xenosaga Episode III. I'm currently going through Disgaea 2 and probably (on Shockrave's recommendation) Tales of the Abyss later. I've already tried Warhammer Mark of Chaos and NFS Carbon, of which neither is to my fancy. I think I'm about a third through Disgaea 2. Many more hours to go. Time to go back to thinking about Sword Fantasy. I think it's high time I build a site proper for it.

Silent update: Anyone notice a new link somewhere? *hehe*