Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Instant Search in Vista and I'm using it more and more to speed up my access to application, files and more. Once you get used to search - for documents in particular - you'll me amazed at how much crap you still store on your PC. Or maybe that's just me :)
Regardless, I still miss the Run command from the Start Menu and in case you do too, you can add it back with a right click on the taskbar, choose properties and then select Start Menu and click on Customize. Down ye old list there you'll find the following
Click on Run and there you have it.
I was chatting with Long today and it reminded me of something I've been meaning to blog about for a while - some of the cool UI fit and finish that is coming through in Vista build. One I really like a lot is the ability to customize the icons for the network you are connected to - this may seem overkill but it has some real life us - like when I'm on the train and connected via my 3G phone I can see with a glance at my system tray. Allow me to explain with the help of some screenshots:
I LOVE this attention to detail in the UI and the high res icons available. I'm off to find more cool stuff like this and if you have it, feel free to share!
Hope you like my Zune bunting :)
I just watched the video of the guys at on10 with a couple of pre-prod Zune devices showing the wireless sharing. Cool demo and then I noticed the small icon they've added beneath that blog posting - download of the content in Zune format of course :)
Lets hope we start seeing this icon in many more places from late November onwards.
Link to Sharing Songs and Pictures with the Zune | Duncan Mackenzie | Microsoft 10
We're going on the road and taking on the Casino Royale bandwagon!
IDC predict partner services opportunity to be around €47billion euros on Vista alone and we're keen to get that message out to our UK Partners on their doorsteps. We've been working on this for a while and the dates are now out - the UK PTS team is getting on the road to talk about Exchange, Vista and Office at a series of events around the country. All we're asking for is 90 minutes of your time to show you what $20bn dollars of investment looks like. It represents a massive opportunity for Microsoft partners and during this session, the team will show you (free from Powerpoint) what these products deliver.
Register now to avoid missing out
You should attend if you want to:
This series of events will be followed by a 1 week tour when the same content will be delivered at 5 cinemas in 5 days. We're competing with James Bond but expecting to draw a bigger crowd and contribute more to the UK economy through partners than 007.
Where will we be?
I spoke with AMD about her slow down on the blog front today. She's back from holiday and back blogging soon...looking forward to it after a great start. Maybe I should have just sent her the latest bLaugh cartoon