Vista First Look

So here is my first impression of Longhorn along with a somewhat attractive screenshot:

Other interesting stuff? There seems to be a built-in, easy to use Windows Backup which is very good. IE 7 by default looks a lot less cluttered which in my opinion is a good thing.

On the bad end, Control Panel looks very cluttered, to the point that it takes a lot of reading to find anything. It is still filled with jargon so its not like its going to help deal ol’ grandma find what she is looking for.

Second, when you click on All Programs in the start bar the results are showed inline. This is not that good of an idea, I’ve looked a lot of non-IT Pro folks use their systems and unless something significant happens on the screen they miss it. Inlining this on the start menu will confuse a lot of folks.

Still playing with it, will keep you updated.