Monday, May 25, 2009

Microsoft.com
Microsoft downloads offers a detailed PDF file outlining the most popular tips and tricks for using the new Windows Vista. Learn how to search and organize, browse the Internet, collaborate with co-workers or backup and protect your computer. Other help files and articles on the site discuss how Vista works, system requirements to operate the program and offers helps and how-to. While at the site, you may also want to read through the comparisons of Vista to other versions of windows and check out the discussions and questions from other users for even more in-depth tips.
PC Magazine's 50 Vista Tips
50 different tips and tricks to help users get the most out of their Windows Vista experience. Tips 1 through 10 cover topics such as security, network mobility. online features and safety. Tips 11-20 cover music, slideshows and feeds. Tips 21-30 cover boosting system speed, 3-D sound, adding photos and changing icons. Tips 31-40 cover XPS, syncing digital gadgets and zipped files. Finally, tips 41-50 cover privacy, voice features and sending faxes. Be sure to check out additional notes on how to whip your Vista into shape.
All Covered
All Covered's learning center library offers their own Top 10 Tips and Tricks for Windows Vista. This article focuses a bit more on the advantages of Vista, such as the new start menu, new search explorer and enhanced user interface. The inclusion of Windows Explorer 7 allows users to easily shift between websites with the new tab feature. This reduces the number of individual windows open on the PC monitor. This site also offers a webcast to help you decide if Windows Vista is right for you. This is a free, 40 minute presentation covering many different topics.
We Computers Master's
Blog offering more than 40 articles on using Windows Vista as well as tips and tricks for enhancing Vista's performance. Some of the most in-depth articles cover topics such as recovering files or folders in Vista and registry tricks. Also touches on topics such as stopping automatic rebooting after updates, automatic login, deleting browser history, extended disk cleanup, turning off and uninstalling unused features. Be sure to check out the helpful and information article "15 Tips and Tricks for Enhancing Your Vista Experience".
Vista Rewired
Site offer a wealth of information about Vista and how to get the most from the new platform. Tips include suggestions such as disabling useless services from a list of every Vista service that ever existed and why 4 GB of RAM won't work with Vista. The site is unique in that visitors are allowed to post their own comments and tips and add to what is already listed under the articles and tips section. Use some discretion with visitor posts as not all will be correct. However, others sometimes offer tips that you wouldn't be able to find elsewhere.
Chris Pirillo
Articles and webcasts from the Chris Pirillo Show. In addition to information about tons of Internet related topics, such as selling on Ebay and how to build you own computer, be sure to check out the information in the article "Top 10 Tweaks, Tips and Tricks for Windows Vista". Some of the more unique Vista topics covered include how to turn off Internet Explorer's information bar, why you should use a jpg for your background instead of a bmp, how to troubleshoot and gather information in Vista and set up additional clocks in additional time zones.
The How-to Geek
Offers an enormous amount of information on Windows Vista with tips and tweaks. There are dozens and dozens of articles. Some of the categories covered include: desktop customization, managing files and folders, network and Internet, security, system administration, Windows Aero glass and dozens of tips and tweaks. New users will appreciate articles such as "Disable Caps Lock Key in Windows Vista" and "Fixing When Windows Media Player Library Won't Let You Add Files". Experienced users will enjoy articles like "Hide the Windows Vista Welcome Screen".
Cnet offers Vista Tips and Tricks
Cnet has long been respected for their product reviews, pricing comparisons, informative articles and in-depth customer review comments. Among their hundreds and hundreds of articles, you'll find many tips and tricks for using Windows Vista to your best advantage, such as how to have a hassle free Windows Vista upgrade, how to find out if your PC is ready for Vista, how to find a Vista compatible graphics card, how to control Vista's welcome center and how to figure out which version of Vista you should use.

Petri IT Knowledgebase
Experts delve into Windows Vista and explore fixes to common problems as well as tips and tricks for getting the best performance possible out of the new platform. Some of the more popular articles include "Add Logo and Support Information to Vista", "Advanced Drag and Drop in Windows Vista", "Automate Backup Tasks with Batch Scripting", "Change Windows Vista Boot Screen", "Enable windows Vista Aero Graphics" and "Hide the Security Center Icon in Windows Vista". There are many other articles as well on a wide variety of topics.

Vista Tips and Tricks
Even more amazing tips and tricks categorized under the Windows Vista Category. Topics covers include the service pack (SP1), the RAM that Windows Vista gobbles and how to counteract this problem, an in-depth comparison of Windows Vista and Windows XP, combating the slowness of some of Vista's tasks, how to add additional functions to the "send to" menu in Vista, WGA failure and the resulting fallout, available Vista hotfix packs and several articles taking an in depth look at the first service pack release.