Top 10 Tweaks, Tips, and Tricks for Windows Vista

Technology Enthusiast, Chris Pirillo, of Lockergnome has sited ten great tweaks for Windows Vista.You can also try on your system.
http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/01/20/top-10-tweaks-tips-and-tricks-for-windows-vista/

Stardock's Windows Vista Road-Map

Here is a very nice collection.We can do many cool things with this.Check it here:-

http://www.wincustomize.com/articles.aspx?aid=142507&c=1

Vista Launch Lunch

Cool pictures taken during the official release of Windows Vista in New York.

http://www.eweek.com/slideshow/0,1206,a=199812,00.asp

How To Remove the Update Root Certificates

To Remove the Update Root Certificates Component from an Individual Computer Running Windows XP with SP2:-


Open Control Panel >Double-click Add or Remove Programs.>Click Add/Remove Windows Components.

Scroll down the list of components to Update Root Certificates, and make sure the check box for that component is cleared.

Follow the instructions to complete the Windows Components Wizard.

Windows Vista System Performance Reports

Rob Williams tried to analyze in details,check it here:-
http://techgage.com/article/windows_vista_system_performance_reports

AutoRuns for Windows v8.61

Introduction:-

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.

More information here:-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/Autoruns.mspx

Microsoft Photo Info 1.0

Overview:-

Microsoft Photo Info allows photographers to add, change and delete common "metadata" properties for digital photographs from inside Windows Explorer.When installed, a new "Photo Info" item appears on the context menu for files selected in Windows Explorer. To use, simply select one or more image fiiles, right-click and choose "Photo Info" to open the Photo Info properties editor. You can edit metadata for files individually, or all together as a batch. Photo Info reads and writes metadata in IPTC and XMP formats (depending on file type). It also provides enhanced "hover tips" and additional sort properties for digital photographs in Windows Explorer.Microsoft Photo Info runs on 32-bit versions of Windows XP (with Service Pack 2 or later) and the Windows Vista operating systems.

Microsoft Photo Info v1.0

Control Volume while Scrolling Mouse

Yes,just scroll the mouse to contol the volume of your computer. Volumouse provides you a quick and easy way to control the sound volume on your system - simply by rolling the wheel of your wheel mouse.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/volumouse.html

A day in the life...with MSN Direct and SPOT

Check out how MSN Direct and SPOT can keep you connected to important information morning, noon and night.

Check it here:-
http://microsoftatces.com/archive/2007/01/16/a-day-in-the-life-with-msn-direct-and-spot.aspx

HP TouchSmart PC

The HP TouchSmart PC, a Windows Vista-inspired PC that introduces the convenient touch-screen experience to desktop computing, serves as a fast and easy-to-access information, communication and entertainment hub designed to fit wherever life happens: in the kitchen, family room or living room.

http://microsoftatces.com/photos/photosatces/picture535.aspx

Vista Start menu Emulator

This project has been started to all of you who’d still like to use Windows XP SP2 but also want to see the Start menu of Windows Vista.

http://vseproject.extra.hu/

Yahoo! Messenger for Windows Vista

Built from the ground up specifically for Microsoft Windows Vista, this all-new version combines the reliable and easy-to-use features you've always loved from Yahoo! Messenger with the cutting-edge experience of this new operating system.

*Instant message, voice, webcam video, and more
*Use the integrated Yahoo! Messenger Sidebar gadget to keep up with the friends that matter most
*Also add Windows Live™ Messenger friends to your contact list to see when they're online and IM them
*Keep conversations organized by dragging and dropping them into one tabbed window
*Brand new emoticons, program icons and alert sounds
*Instantly change the look and feel of your Yahoo! Messenger interface
*Automatic groups are created in your contact list based on your Yahoo! interests (i.e. Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football league)

http://messenger.yahoo.com/windowsvista.php;_ylt=AnixGrx3zUDVrpXc__iv3ntwMMIF