• Acer: PC industry ‘disappointed’ with Vista
  Apparently Vista isn’t helping enough to sell PC’s.
  (tags: Sales PR )
• Collection of published Vista SP1 API changes from MSDN
  If you’re wondering what will change in SP1, here’s a list of some of the APIs that developers will need to know about.
  (tags: SP1 )

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Another in their series of ‘10 things’, this one about the sidebar. Keep reading →

• Captivate 3: Adobe’s Looking for a Few Good Vista Testers
  Running Vista? Running Adobe Captivate? Adobe wants you!
  (tags: Adobe Compatibility )
• Resurrecting Dr. Watson on Vista
  If you really loved Dr. Watson in XP, it appears possible to use it in Vista as well.
  (tags: Crash XP )
• Vista Battery Saver
  A nice looking program to disable Aero and the Sidebar when you’re running off the battery on your laptop. You can even have it only kick in when your battery reaches a certain level of charge.
  (tags: Software Battery Aero Sidebar )
• Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector works with Vista
  It would appear that Vista will work with your Wii by using the XP drivers.
  (tags: Drivers Wii )

Brandon, at the Windows Experience Blog, give some info on what he’s seen at WinHEC 2007. Among the cool items that are headed your way soon:

• a Maxtor Network Attached Storage device that uses Windows Rally technology, and has a Sidebar Gadget that gives the status of the unit.
• A hot looking remote control that works with Media Center.
• A Digital picture frame.

There are a lot of images in his post, so stop by and take a look!

A nice looking program to disable Aero and the Sidebar when you’re running off the battery on your laptop. You can even have it only kick in when your battery reaches a certain level of charge. Keep reading →

• Hack to Run DreamScene in Vista Home Premium, Basic, Starter, Business and Enterprise
  For you non-Ultimate Vista users out there, you can now DreamScene. I’m sure it’s not legal, and could be buggy, but is available none-the-less.
  (tags: DreamScene Hack )
• Load apps on your Palm Treo or PDA with PalmVista Simple Installer
  If you’ve got a Palm, and you’ve got Vista, then you already know you can’t load apps. Problem solved, PalmVista Simple Installer will install your apps.
  (tags: Palm Software )
• Speedfan Vista Sidebar Gadget - Speedfan Meter
  If you obsess over the temperature of your computer, than this utility and sidebar gadget are what you need!
  (tags: Sidebar Gadget Software )
• VISTA Embedded is coming!
  Apparently Microsoft said there wouldn’t be an embedded version, but now it would appear that it’s on the way.
  (tags: Microsoft )

If you obsess over the temperature of your computer, than this utility and sidebar gadget are what you need! Keep reading →

• Windows Vista Compatible Palm Desktop is Coming
  “This Summer” is when you can expect to finally run your Palm off Vista.
  (tags: Software Compatibility )
• uTorrent?s Vista Sidebar Gadget
  What can’t uTorrent do? Now they’ve got a cool Sidebar Gadget, in addition to a Firefox extension. Check ‘em out!
  (tags: Software Sidebar Gadget )
• ‘I Didn’t Want Vista To Be This Good’
  A Mac user is force to try Vista and finds it to be better than he imagined.
  (tags: Mac )

What can’t uTorrent do? Now they’ve got a cool Sidebar Gadget, in addition to a Firefox extension. Check ‘em out! Keep reading →

See the two winning gadgets. Keep reading →