I have now been using vista for about two months and I have come to like many of the subtler changes in Windows Vista. Originally I posted a scathing first impression criticizing it, but I have come to use it and come to appreciate many of the changes that were made between XP and Vista. I am going to post a short series of articles focusing on what I like about vista; improvements and features that are important to users when making the buy/upgrade decision. Here is the itinerary:

• Focus on Search - A closer look at Vista's new indexing service
• Focus on Usability - Microsoft many many subtle, usability changes to the UI
• Focus on Aero - Windows shiny new UI
• Focus on Security - Vista's new User Access Control

All of these articles are meant to be from a user's perspective, so I am not planning on getting into technical details about the inner workings (unless otherwise warranted).