For the past few years, I’ve stubbornly held out against HDTV and railed against Vista. Well, let’s just say I’m now a convert on both counts.
I bought two HDTV panels a month ago and I’m absolutely addicted to it now. Nature shows are absolutely stunning on HDTV (check Discovery HD Theatre). It’s actually pains me now to watch SD broadcast!
As for Vista, I finally took some time today to try it out on my Thinkpad (Lenovo) X41 Tablet. It was the most painless Windows Upgrade I’ve ever experienced. It’s even approaching OSX level simple! I simply ran the installation off an image, installed Office 2007, Adobe Design Premium CS3 and I was ready to go.
Just a few quick observations:
- Vista actually seems faster on the tablet than XP
- Handwriting recognition is significantly improved
- Instant Rails still works!
- I am really psyched to try ReadyBoast. It’s a feature of Vista that uses fast USB drives as extra ram. I have a fast SD card coming tomorrow, and will report about it when I try it.
