Comments on: MyFive: The Best "Tiny" Features in Vista http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: JF http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-123253 JF Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:40:39 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-123253 XP has file grouping but it's a little deep > View, Arrange icons by, Show in Groups. I use it every day! XP has file grouping but it’s a little deep > View, Arrange icons by, Show in Groups.

I use it every day!

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-122311 Ryan Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:32:35 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-122311 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-122189" rel="nofollow">Billy wrote:</a><blockquote>Is there any little program for XP that does this “renaming whitout highlight extension” trick?</blockquote></div> Check back tomorrow with our CyberNotes article. ;) Billy wrote:
Is there any little program for XP that does this “renaming whitout highlight extension” trick?

Check back tomorrow with our CyberNotes article. ;)

]]> By: Billy http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-122189 Billy Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:40:17 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-122189 Is there any little program for XP that does this "renaming whitout highlight extension" trick? Is there any little program for XP that does this “renaming whitout highlight extension” trick?

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-121545 Ryan Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:38:10 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-121545 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121396" rel="nofollow">Southern Cross wrote:</a><blockquote>Seems to me I won’t be needing Picasa anymore because of the Windows Photo Gallery…</blockquote></div> I'm sure you'll love the new Photo Gallery. I use it all the time, but it is available for XP as well. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121404" rel="nofollow">Anh wrote:</a><blockquote>I like the way Vista automatically highlights the file name without the extension; however, it’d be even better if the cursor doesn’t move after the dot after we press the right arrow key, i.e it should be Restore Deleted File|.jpg, not Restore Deleted File.|jpg</blockquote></div> Really? I think it should go after the dot if you press the right arrow. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121406" rel="nofollow">rogoisu wrote:</a><blockquote>Yea I could never go back to XP. IMO the best reason not to switch to Vista, is because it’s a resource hog. But I love it :P</blockquote></div> Some people confuse it with being a resource hog because it uses more of your computers memory for the SuperFetch. This makes the programs you use the most start faster because they are preloaded into memory. So if it seems like Vista is using a lot of your RAM it's probably for that reason. If you've got the RAM the operating system might as well use it, right? <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121407" rel="nofollow">Southern Cross wrote:</a><blockquote>About speech recognition. What do you need to have it work? Vista Home Prenium with microphone? That’s it? :?:</blockquote></div> Yup, that's it. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121415" rel="nofollow">Michael Dobrofsky wrote:</a><blockquote><div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121396" rel="nofollow">Southern Cross wrote:</a><blockquote>Heh, those people who haven’t even tried Vista say they hate it…I hate that… I haven’t tried Vista yet but I will soon be getting a laptop with Vista. Seems to me I won’t be needing Picasa anymore because of the Windows Photo Gallery…</blockquote></div> Giving up Picasa for WPG? - your bubble’s gonna get burst, matey ;)</blockquote></div> Everyone will have their different view on that, but I actually like Windows Photo Gallery better than Picasa. It is more straightforward, and much more responsive. Not to mention the nice built-in tagging system that is integrated into the operating system. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-121426" rel="nofollow">OldManDeath wrote:</a><blockquote>I agree with Michael, the single thing that makes me mad is the slooooowwww file copy. That calculating time remaining dialog sucks. Even when copying/moving across the same hard drive. I did even apply the patch that was written about here that was supposed to fix that issue. It seemed to get better after that, but is back to it’s old slow copying. I really hope they fix it in SP1.</blockquote></div> There are supposed to be several fixes in Vista SP1 that address the issue, and I'm sure they will have it fixed by then. Southern Cross wrote:
Seems to me I won’t be needing Picasa anymore because of the Windows Photo Gallery…

I’m sure you’ll love the new Photo Gallery. I use it all the time, but it is available for XP as well.

Anh wrote:
I like the way Vista automatically highlights the file name without the extension; however, it’d be even better if the cursor doesn’t move after the dot after we press the right arrow key, i.e it should be Restore Deleted File|.jpg, not Restore Deleted File.|jpg

Really? I think it should go after the dot if you press the right arrow.

rogoisu wrote:
Yea I could never go back to XP. IMO the best reason not to switch to Vista, is because it’s a resource hog. But I love it :P

Some people confuse it with being a resource hog because it uses more of your computers memory for the SuperFetch. This makes the programs you use the most start faster because they are preloaded into memory. So if it seems like Vista is using a lot of your RAM it’s probably for that reason. If you’ve got the RAM the operating system might as well use it, right?

Southern Cross wrote:
About speech recognition. What do you need to have it work? Vista Home Prenium with microphone? That’s it? :?:

Yup, that’s it.

Michael Dobrofsky wrote:
Southern Cross wrote:
Heh, those people who haven’t even tried Vista say they hate it…I hate that…
I haven’t tried Vista yet but I will soon be getting a laptop with Vista.

Seems to me I won’t be needing Picasa anymore because of the Windows Photo Gallery…

Giving up Picasa for WPG? – your bubble’s gonna get burst, matey ;)

Everyone will have their different view on that, but I actually like Windows Photo Gallery better than Picasa. It is more straightforward, and much more responsive. Not to mention the nice built-in tagging system that is integrated into the operating system.

OldManDeath wrote:
I agree with Michael, the single thing that makes me mad is the slooooowwww file copy. That calculating time remaining dialog sucks. Even when copying/moving across the same hard drive.

I did even apply the patch that was written about here that was supposed to fix that issue. It seemed to get better after that, but is back to it’s old slow copying. I really hope they fix it in SP1.

There are supposed to be several fixes in Vista SP1 that address the issue, and I’m sure they will have it fixed by then.

]]> By: Change http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-121462 Change Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:37:37 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-121462 Whoa the speech recognition works amazingly well! I should try that sometime. Whoa the speech recognition works amazingly well! I should try that sometime.

]]> By: Zath http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-121444 Zath Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:52:23 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-121444 Great! I didn't know about the file renaming with extensions turned on or the grouping options in File Explorer - will definitely be using these now! Thanks! Great! I didn’t know about the file renaming with extensions turned on or the grouping options in File Explorer – will definitely be using these now!

Thanks!

]]> By: thorbeast http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-121428 thorbeast Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:09:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-121428 File preview does work in Vista Premium. Works for me. File copying is not slow for me either after applying patches: KB941659, KB938194, KB938979 (these fix that issue and many other issues) File preview does work in Vista Premium. Works for me.
File copying is not slow for me either after applying patches:
KB941659, KB938194, KB938979 (these fix that issue and many other issues)

]]> By: OldManDeath http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-121426 OldManDeath Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:57:26 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-121426 I agree with Michael, the single thing that makes me mad is the slooooowwww file copy. That calculating time remaining dialog sucks. Even when copying/moving across the same hard drive. I did even apply the patch that was written about here that was supposed to fix that issue. It seemed to get better after that, but is back to it's old slow copying. I really hope they fix it in SP1. I agree with Michael, the single thing that makes me mad is the slooooowwww file copy. That calculating time remaining dialog sucks. Even when copying/moving across the same hard drive.

I did even apply the patch that was written about here that was supposed to fix that issue. It seemed to get better after that, but is back to it’s old slow copying. I really hope they fix it in SP1.

]]> By: jacques http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-121425 jacques Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:56:42 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-121425 Vista's just well thought. Vista's just nice. And Vista slowly gets more featured and reliable. Wooowww! That's an OS. Vista’s just well thought. Vista’s just nice. And Vista slowly gets more featured and reliable. Wooowww! That’s an OS.

]]> By: Michael Dobrofsky http://cybernetnews.com/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-121416 Michael Dobrofsky Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:21:40 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/11/03/myfive-the-best-tiny-features-in-vista/#comment-121416 Vista isn't as horrible as many people have made it out to be, but there's no doubt it shouldn't have shipped like it did. The file-copying response times are just awful. I even remember someone saying how they downloaded a gig and then moved it within Vista, and the download was quicker than the move operation. How did it get past QA? Why can't programmers get file/move/copy operations right? Yikes, almighty. Vista isn’t as horrible as many people have made it out to be, but there’s no doubt it shouldn’t have shipped like it did. The file-copying response times are just awful. I even remember someone saying how they downloaded a gig and then moved it within Vista, and the download was quicker than the move operation. How did it get past QA? Why can’t programmers get file/move/copy operations right?

Yikes, almighty.

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