Apples
Protects your heart
Prevents constipation
Blocks diarrhea
Improves lung capacity
Cushions joints
Apricots
Combats cancer
Controls blood pressure
Saves your eyesight
Shields against Alzheimer's
Slows aging process
Artichokes
Aids digestion
Lowers cholesterol
Protects your heart
Stabilizes blood sugar
Guards against liver disease
Avocadoes
Battles diabetes
Lowers cholesterol
Helps stops strokes
Controls blood pressure
Smoothes skin
Bananas
Protects your heart
Quiets a cough
Strengthens bones
Controls blood pressure
Blocks diarrhea
Beans
Prevents constipation
Helps hemorrhoids
Lowers cholesterol
Combats cancer
Stabilizes blood sugar
Beets
Controls blood pressure
Combats cancer
Strengthens bones
Protects your heart
Aids weight loss
Blueberries
Combats cancer
Protects your heart
Stabilizes blood sugar
Boosts memory
Prevents constipation
Broccoli
Strengthens bones
Saves eyesight
Combats cancer
Protects your heart
Controls blood pressure
Cabbage
Combats cancer
Prevents constipation
Promotes weight loss
Protects your heart
Helps hemorrhoids
canteloupe
Saves eyesight
Controls blood pressure
Lowers cholesterol
Combats cancer
Supports immune system
Carrots
Saves eyesight
Protects your heart
Prevents constipation
Combats cancer
Promotes weight loss
Cauliflower
Protects against Prostate Cancer
Combats Breast Cancer
Strengthens bones
Banishes bruises
Guards against heart disease
Cherries
Protects your heart
Combats Cancer
Ends insomnia
Slows aging process
Shields against Alzheimer's
Chestnuts
Promotes weight loss
Protects your heart
Lowers cholesterol
Combats Cancer
Controls blood pressure
Chili peppers
Aids digestion
Soothes sore throat
Clears sinuses
Combats Cancer
Boosts immune system
Figs
Promotes weight loss
Helps stops strokes
Lowers cholesterol
Combats Cancer
Controls blood pressure
Fish
Protects your heart
Boosts memory
Protects your heart
Combats Cancer
Supports immune system
Flax
Aids digestion
Battles diabetes
Protects your heart
Improves mental health
Boosts immune system
Garlic
Lowers cholesterol
Controls blood pressure
Combats cancer
Kills bacteria
Fights fungus
Grapefruit
Protects against heart attacks
Promotes Weight loss
Helps stops strokes
Combats Prostate Cancer
Lowers cholesterol
Grapes
saves eyesight
Conquers kidney stones
Combats cancer
Enhances blood flow
Protects your heart
Green tea
Combats cancer
Protects your heart
Helps stops strokes
Promotes Weight loss
Kills bacteria
Honey
Heals wounds
Aids digestion
Guards against ulcers
Increases energy
Fights allergies
Lemons
Combats cancer
Protects your heart
Controls blood pressure
Smoothes skin
Stops scurvy
Limes
Combats cancer
Protects your heart
Controls blood pressure
Smoothes skin
Stops scurvy
Mangoes
Combats cancer
Boosts memory
Regulates thyroid
Aids digestion
Shields against Alzheimer's
Mushrooms
Controls blood pressure
Lowers cholesterol
Kills bacteria
Combats cancer
Strengthens bones
Oats
Lowers cholesterol
Combats cancer
Battles diabetes
Prevents constipation
Smoothes skin
Olive oil
Protects your heart
Promotes Weight loss
Combats cancer
Battles diabetes
Smoothes skin
Onions
Reduce risk of heart attack
Combats cancer
Kills bacteria
Lowers cholesterol
Fights fungus
Oranges
Supports immune systems
Combats cancer
Protects your heart
Strengthens respiration
Peaches
prevents constipation
Combats cancer
Helps stops strokes
Aids digestion
Helps hemorrhoids
Peanuts
Protects against heart disease
Promotes Weight loss
Combats Prostate Cancer
Lowers cholesterol
Aggravates
diverticulitis
Pineapple
Strengthens bones
Relieves colds
Aids digestion
Dissolves warts
Blocks diarrhea
Prunes
Slows aging process
prevents constipation
boosts memory
Lowers cholesterol
Protects against heart disease
Rice
Protects your heart
Battles diabetes
Conquers kidney stones
Combats cancer
Helps stops strokes
Strawberries
Combats cancer
Protects your heart
boosts memory
Calms stress
Sweet potatoes
Saves your eyesight
Lifts mood
Combats cancer
Strengthens bones
Tomatoes
Protects prostate
Combats cancer
Lowers cholesterol
Protects your heart
Walnuts
Lowers cholesterol
Combats cancer
boosts memory
Lifts mood
Protects against heart disease
Water
Promotes Weight loss
Combats cancer
Conquers kidney stones
Smoothes skin
Watermelon
Protects prostate
Promotes Weight loss
Lowers cholesterol
Helps stops strokes
Controls blood pressure
Wheat germ
Combats Colon Cancer
Prevents constipation
Lowers cholesterol
Helps stops strokes
Improves digestion
Wheat bran
Combats Colon Cancer
Prevents constipation
Lowers cholesterol
Helps stops strokes
Improves digestion
Yogurt
Guards against ulcers
Strengthens bones
Lowers cholesterol
Supports immune systems
Aids digestion
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Saturday, February 3, 2007
注意生理警訊
神造人時給人體許多巧妙的安排,從身體的很多方面,我們都 可以觀察出自己健康的狀況。只是很多時候我們都忽略了,現在讓我們一起來看看,有 哪些是你從來不知道的。
以長痘痘來說,有的人偶爾長一兩顆,有的人長期為痘痘所苦 。但你可知道,青春痘長的位置透露了健康的訊息?以額頭來說,可能血液循環有問題 ,由於過於勞心傷神,所以脾氣容易不好。應該睡眠充足、多喝水。
指甲則是人體另一個反應健康的地方。健康的指甲應該是淡粉 紅色的,且指甲板光滑、沒有溝痕,韌度也要夠,這些特點不妨自我檢視看看。
如果指甲凹凸不平,且有溝紋,那麼可能要注意你的肝功能了 。若是指甲容易破裂,是缺乏鐵質,應該多補充深綠色葉菜、魚類、豆類等。從指甲其 實可以觀察出許多疾病的徵兆,應該利用修剪指甲時,慎重地檢視一番。
而排泄物則是另一個顯示健康狀況的指標,不要嫌髒,每天觀 察一下,看看自己夠不夠健康。健康的排泄物是沒有臭味的,如果吃多肉類、便秘時, 都會產生強烈臭味。
除了從這些地方觀察自己的健康,更要注意生理時鐘,不要違 背天然,才能讓身體循環正常。例如凌晨一點到兩點是肝臟排毒期,應該要讓身體進入睡眠狀 態,才能順利排毒。
總之,要有健康的身體,自己要做自己第一個醫生,第一號的 觀察照顧者,這樣才能健康又快樂。
1. 冒痘痘的位置與健康訊息
冒痘痘的位置可能顯示出身體的警訊,你知道嗎?你可能需要 看看是否真的該保養身體了。
額頭 代表心火旺、血 液循環有問題,可能是過於勞心傷神。這類的人脾氣較不好,應養成早睡早起的習慣, 睡眠充足,並多喝水。
鼻子 如果長在鼻樑, 代表脊椎骨可能出現問題;如果是長在鼻頭處,可能是胃火大、消化系統異常;若在鼻 頭兩側,就可能跟卵巢機能或生殖系統有關。
下巴 表示腎功能受損 或內分泌系統失調。女生容易b下巴周圍長痘痘的可能是月事不順所 引起的。
左邊臉頰 可能是肝功能不 順暢,如肝臟的分泌、解毒或造血等功能出了狀況。
右邊臉頰 可能是肺部功能 失常。
2. 如何檢視指甲的健康
指甲的生長夏天比冬天快,手指甲又比腳指甲快,且健康情況! 也會在指甲上顯現哦!所以快檢視一下,妳的指甲健不健康。
指甲色澤 通常是淡粉紅色 ,但若太常使用指甲油、去光水,也會使指甲變黃。
指甲的韌度 用其他手指按壓 指甲尖端,若能略為彎曲表示硬度剛好,若太軟也表示指甲不健康。
指甲板是否光滑 有時從側面觀看 會發現溝痕,那就要多滋養指甲,讓情況改善。
周圍皮膚 指甲周圍皮膚若 是過於乾燥、粗糙,就要利用按摩與保養,改善情況。
3. 指甲的病徵
指甲可以反應健康狀況,觀察指甲的變化,可以了解身體有哪 些病徵。
指甲過白 慢性貧血或肝、 腎有問題。
白斑 缺乏鋅,可由海 產類、菠菜、菇類、五穀類、葵瓜子等攝取補充。
容易破裂 缺乏鐵質,可由 深綠色葉菜類、魚類、豆類、五穀類等補充。
指甲過黃 缺乏維他命 E ,也可能是淋巴系統、呼吸系統有問題。維他命E可由深綠色蔬菜 、水果中攝取。
凹凸不平 若還有出現一條 條的條紋,可能是肝不好。
4. 如何從唇色觀察健康狀況
健康的唇色是粉紅色的,如果唇色不正常,可能是健康狀況不 好哦!
唇色蒼白 若指甲、眼瞼也 蒼白,可能有貧血。
唇色青紫 若非因為氣溫過 於寒冷,有可能是有貧血、心臟方面問題。
唇色淡黃 若臉色、眼白一! 樣呈黃色,可能是肝功能不好。
唇色紅紫 若非發燒或一氧 化碳中毒,就可能有心臟病、肺病、心臟衰弱等問題。
5. 從排泄物看健康
許多人排出的大便有強烈的臭味,其實如果吃多了肉類、便秘 時、腸胃道老化都會有此現象。你可以從排泄物觀察出自己的健康情況哦!
份量 每次以兩三條為 適量。
形狀 直徑兩三公分的 條狀為佳,過軟或呈顆粒狀則表示腸子有老化狀況。
氣味 正常者應沒有強 烈的味道,若有酸臭味、焦臭味、腐敗味,則是有腸老
化 現象。
顏色 黃色為正常,顏 色愈深表示腸老化狀態愈嚴重。
硬度 排便時若無壓迫 感或瀉肚子狀態則為正常。
6. 生理時鐘表
身體都有生理時鐘,不同時間有不同工作,應該配合生理時鐘 ,才能有健康身體哦!
時段 時期 工作
午夜12:00 ~ 1:00 淺眠期 多夢而敏感,身 體不適者易在此時痛醒。
凌晨1:00 ~ 2:00 排毒期 此時肝臟為排除 毒素而活動旺盛,應讓身體進入睡眠 狀態,讓肝臟得以完成代謝廢物。
凌晨3:00 ~ 4:00 休眠期 重症病人最易發 病的時刻,常有患病者在此時死亡,熬夜最好勿超過這個時間。
上午9:00 ~ 11:00 精華期 此時為注意力及 記憶力最好,且工作與學習的最佳時段。
中午12:00 ~ 1:00 午休期 最好靜坐或閉目 休息一下再進餐,正午不可飲酒,易醉又傷肝哦!
下午2:00 ~ 3:00 高峰期 是分析力和創造 力得以發揮淋漓的極致時段!
下午4:00 ~ 5:00 低潮期 體力耗弱的階段 ,最好補充水果來解饞,避免因飢餓而貪食致肥胖。
下午5:00 ~ 6:00 鬆散期 此時血糖略增, 嗅覺與味覺最敏感,不妨準備晚膳來提振精神。
晚上7:00 ~ 8:00 暫憩期 最好能在飯後 30 分鐘去散個步或沐浴,放鬆一下,紓解一日的疲倦困頓。
晚上8:00 ~ 10:00 夜修期 此為晚上活動的巔 峰時段,建議您善用此時進行商議,進修等需要思慮周密的活動。
晚上11:00 ~ 12:00 夜眠期 經過鎮日忙碌, 此時應該放鬆心情進入夢鄉,千萬別讓身體過度負荷,那可得不償失哦!
別吝嗇只自己保有這封信
要把它傳給每一個你、妳認識的朋友
讓大家都一起健康吧!!
以長痘痘來說,有的人偶爾長一兩顆,有的人長期為痘痘所苦 。但你可知道,青春痘長的位置透露了健康的訊息?以額頭來說,可能血液循環有問題 ,由於過於勞心傷神,所以脾氣容易不好。應該睡眠充足、多喝水。
指甲則是人體另一個反應健康的地方。健康的指甲應該是淡粉 紅色的,且指甲板光滑、沒有溝痕,韌度也要夠,這些特點不妨自我檢視看看。
如果指甲凹凸不平,且有溝紋,那麼可能要注意你的肝功能了 。若是指甲容易破裂,是缺乏鐵質,應該多補充深綠色葉菜、魚類、豆類等。從指甲其 實可以觀察出許多疾病的徵兆,應該利用修剪指甲時,慎重地檢視一番。
而排泄物則是另一個顯示健康狀況的指標,不要嫌髒,每天觀 察一下,看看自己夠不夠健康。健康的排泄物是沒有臭味的,如果吃多肉類、便秘時, 都會產生強烈臭味。
除了從這些地方觀察自己的健康,更要注意生理時鐘,不要違 背天然,才能讓身體循環正常。例如凌晨一點到兩點是肝臟排毒期,應該要讓身體進入睡眠狀 態,才能順利排毒。
總之,要有健康的身體,自己要做自己第一個醫生,第一號的 觀察照顧者,這樣才能健康又快樂。
1. 冒痘痘的位置與健康訊息
冒痘痘的位置可能顯示出身體的警訊,你知道嗎?你可能需要 看看是否真的該保養身體了。
額頭 代表心火旺、血 液循環有問題,可能是過於勞心傷神。這類的人脾氣較不好,應養成早睡早起的習慣, 睡眠充足,並多喝水。
鼻子 如果長在鼻樑, 代表脊椎骨可能出現問題;如果是長在鼻頭處,可能是胃火大、消化系統異常;若在鼻 頭兩側,就可能跟卵巢機能或生殖系統有關。
下巴 表示腎功能受損 或內分泌系統失調。女生容易b下巴周圍長痘痘的可能是月事不順所 引起的。
左邊臉頰 可能是肝功能不 順暢,如肝臟的分泌、解毒或造血等功能出了狀況。
右邊臉頰 可能是肺部功能 失常。
2. 如何檢視指甲的健康
指甲的生長夏天比冬天快,手指甲又比腳指甲快,且健康情況! 也會在指甲上顯現哦!所以快檢視一下,妳的指甲健不健康。
指甲色澤 通常是淡粉紅色 ,但若太常使用指甲油、去光水,也會使指甲變黃。
指甲的韌度 用其他手指按壓 指甲尖端,若能略為彎曲表示硬度剛好,若太軟也表示指甲不健康。
指甲板是否光滑 有時從側面觀看 會發現溝痕,那就要多滋養指甲,讓情況改善。
周圍皮膚 指甲周圍皮膚若 是過於乾燥、粗糙,就要利用按摩與保養,改善情況。
3. 指甲的病徵
指甲可以反應健康狀況,觀察指甲的變化,可以了解身體有哪 些病徵。
指甲過白 慢性貧血或肝、 腎有問題。
白斑 缺乏鋅,可由海 產類、菠菜、菇類、五穀類、葵瓜子等攝取補充。
容易破裂 缺乏鐵質,可由 深綠色葉菜類、魚類、豆類、五穀類等補充。
指甲過黃 缺乏維他命 E ,也可能是淋巴系統、呼吸系統有問題。維他命E可由深綠色蔬菜 、水果中攝取。
凹凸不平 若還有出現一條 條的條紋,可能是肝不好。
4. 如何從唇色觀察健康狀況
健康的唇色是粉紅色的,如果唇色不正常,可能是健康狀況不 好哦!
唇色蒼白 若指甲、眼瞼也 蒼白,可能有貧血。
唇色青紫 若非因為氣溫過 於寒冷,有可能是有貧血、心臟方面問題。
唇色淡黃 若臉色、眼白一! 樣呈黃色,可能是肝功能不好。
唇色紅紫 若非發燒或一氧 化碳中毒,就可能有心臟病、肺病、心臟衰弱等問題。
5. 從排泄物看健康
許多人排出的大便有強烈的臭味,其實如果吃多了肉類、便秘 時、腸胃道老化都會有此現象。你可以從排泄物觀察出自己的健康情況哦!
份量 每次以兩三條為 適量。
形狀 直徑兩三公分的 條狀為佳,過軟或呈顆粒狀則表示腸子有老化狀況。
氣味 正常者應沒有強 烈的味道,若有酸臭味、焦臭味、腐敗味,則是有腸老
化 現象。
顏色 黃色為正常,顏 色愈深表示腸老化狀態愈嚴重。
硬度 排便時若無壓迫 感或瀉肚子狀態則為正常。
6. 生理時鐘表
身體都有生理時鐘,不同時間有不同工作,應該配合生理時鐘 ,才能有健康身體哦!
時段 時期 工作
午夜12:00 ~ 1:00 淺眠期 多夢而敏感,身 體不適者易在此時痛醒。
凌晨1:00 ~ 2:00 排毒期 此時肝臟為排除 毒素而活動旺盛,應讓身體進入睡眠 狀態,讓肝臟得以完成代謝廢物。
凌晨3:00 ~ 4:00 休眠期 重症病人最易發 病的時刻,常有患病者在此時死亡,熬夜最好勿超過這個時間。
上午9:00 ~ 11:00 精華期 此時為注意力及 記憶力最好,且工作與學習的最佳時段。
中午12:00 ~ 1:00 午休期 最好靜坐或閉目 休息一下再進餐,正午不可飲酒,易醉又傷肝哦!
下午2:00 ~ 3:00 高峰期 是分析力和創造 力得以發揮淋漓的極致時段!
下午4:00 ~ 5:00 低潮期 體力耗弱的階段 ,最好補充水果來解饞,避免因飢餓而貪食致肥胖。
下午5:00 ~ 6:00 鬆散期 此時血糖略增, 嗅覺與味覺最敏感,不妨準備晚膳來提振精神。
晚上7:00 ~ 8:00 暫憩期 最好能在飯後 30 分鐘去散個步或沐浴,放鬆一下,紓解一日的疲倦困頓。
晚上8:00 ~ 10:00 夜修期 此為晚上活動的巔 峰時段,建議您善用此時進行商議,進修等需要思慮周密的活動。
晚上11:00 ~ 12:00 夜眠期 經過鎮日忙碌, 此時應該放鬆心情進入夢鄉,千萬別讓身體過度負荷,那可得不償失哦!
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要把它傳給每一個你、妳認識的朋友
讓大家都一起健康吧!!
Knowledge
Brian Tracy
is one of the world's leading authorities on
personal and business success. Read his important insight on
how to prepare for the future:
'To position yourself for tomorrow, here is one of the most
important rules you will ever learn: 'The future belongs to the
competent.' The future belongs to those men and women who are
very good at what they do. Pat Riley, in his book The Winner
Within, wrote that, 'If you are not committed to getting better
at what you are doing, you are bound to get worse.' To phrase it
another way, anything less than a commitment to excellent
performance on your part is an unconscious acceptance of
mediocrity. It used to be that you needed to be excellent to
rise above the competition in your industry.
Today, you must be excellent even to keep your job in your
industry. The marketplace is a stern taskmaster. Today,
excellence, quality, and value are absolutely essential elements
of any product or service, and of the work of any person. Your
earning ability is largely determined by the perception of
excellence, quality, and value that others have of you and what
you do. The market only pays excellent rewards for excellent
performance. It pays average rewards for average performance,
and it pays below average rewards or unemployment for below
average performance. Customers today want the very most and the
very best for the very least amount of money, and on the best
terms. Only the individuals and companies that provide
absolutely excellent products and services at absolutely
excellent prices will survive. It's not personal. It's just the
way our economy works.
To earn more, you must learn more. You are maxed out today at
your current level of knowledge and skill. However much you are
earning at this moment is the maximum you can earn without
learning and practicing something new and different.
And here's the rub. Your accumulated knowledge and experience
is becoming obsolete bit by bit, day by day. The knowledge in
your field is doubling every three to five years. That means
that your knowledge must double every three to five years just
for you to stay even.
The solution to the dilemma of unavoidable change and
restructuring is continuous self-development. Your personal
knowledge and your ability to apply that knowledge are your most
valuable assets. To stay on top of your world, you must
continually add to your knowledge and your ability. You must
continually build up your mental assets if you want to enjoy a
continuous return on your investment. And only by building on
your current assets do you stop them from deteriorating.
By engaging in continuous self-improvement, you can put yourself
behind the wheel of your own life. By dedicating yourself to
enhancing your earning ability, you will automatically be
engaging in the continuous process of personal development. By
learning more, you prepare yourself to earn more. You position
yourself for tomorrow by developing the knowledge and skills
that you need to be a valuable and productive part of our
economy, no matter which direction it goes.'
To your Success!
is one of the world's leading authorities on
personal and business success. Read his important insight on
how to prepare for the future:
'To position yourself for tomorrow, here is one of the most
important rules you will ever learn: 'The future belongs to the
competent.' The future belongs to those men and women who are
very good at what they do. Pat Riley, in his book The Winner
Within, wrote that, 'If you are not committed to getting better
at what you are doing, you are bound to get worse.' To phrase it
another way, anything less than a commitment to excellent
performance on your part is an unconscious acceptance of
mediocrity. It used to be that you needed to be excellent to
rise above the competition in your industry.
Today, you must be excellent even to keep your job in your
industry. The marketplace is a stern taskmaster. Today,
excellence, quality, and value are absolutely essential elements
of any product or service, and of the work of any person. Your
earning ability is largely determined by the perception of
excellence, quality, and value that others have of you and what
you do. The market only pays excellent rewards for excellent
performance. It pays average rewards for average performance,
and it pays below average rewards or unemployment for below
average performance. Customers today want the very most and the
very best for the very least amount of money, and on the best
terms. Only the individuals and companies that provide
absolutely excellent products and services at absolutely
excellent prices will survive. It's not personal. It's just the
way our economy works.
To earn more, you must learn more. You are maxed out today at
your current level of knowledge and skill. However much you are
earning at this moment is the maximum you can earn without
learning and practicing something new and different.
And here's the rub. Your accumulated knowledge and experience
is becoming obsolete bit by bit, day by day. The knowledge in
your field is doubling every three to five years. That means
that your knowledge must double every three to five years just
for you to stay even.
The solution to the dilemma of unavoidable change and
restructuring is continuous self-development. Your personal
knowledge and your ability to apply that knowledge are your most
valuable assets. To stay on top of your world, you must
continually add to your knowledge and your ability. You must
continually build up your mental assets if you want to enjoy a
continuous return on your investment. And only by building on
your current assets do you stop them from deteriorating.
By engaging in continuous self-improvement, you can put yourself
behind the wheel of your own life. By dedicating yourself to
enhancing your earning ability, you will automatically be
engaging in the continuous process of personal development. By
learning more, you prepare yourself to earn more. You position
yourself for tomorrow by developing the knowledge and skills
that you need to be a valuable and productive part of our
economy, no matter which direction it goes.'
To your Success!
Friday, February 2, 2007
Window Vista In Malaysia
Two of the most tested products in Microsoft history, Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system, were designed, developed and tested by millions of people like you who helped transform the operating system into a rich experience that's more exciting and more powerful than ever before.
With Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system we are committed to making people's digital lives easier, more entertaining and better connected, as well as safer and more reliable.
Be the first few in Malaysia to see how Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system brings you a brand new day and makes you go "Wow".
On Feb 3rd, Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office System will be officially launched! Make your way to Low Yat Plaza located at Jalan Bukit Bintang over the weekend on 3 & 4 February 2007 and join in a host of activities, games and contests. Bring your friends and family too as we have lots to offer.
Below is some review on Window Vista..
It's hard to put Windows Vista in perspective. On the one hand, the product has been in development for over five years, which means that Vista had one of the longest development cycles in the 20+ year history of Windows.
Paradoxically, Windows Vista is both revolutionary and evolutionary. While it includes modern OS features, such as a new hardware-based graphical user interface (GUI), Vista will also feel like familiar territory, for the most part, to anyone that's already familiar with Windows XP. And Mac advocates can claim, truthfully, that many of Vista's best features appeared first on Mac OS X, sometimes years ago.
More problematic, over the past five years, many of Windows Vista's best features have been jettisoned, and it's unclear whether they'll ever appear in future Windows versions. Other features, like Internet Explorer (IE) 7, the Avalon and WinFX programming interfaces, the RSS platform, and more have been back-ported to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, watering down the uniqueness of the Vista platform.
Does any of this really matter to the typical PC user? Perhaps not. As someone who's been dissecting Windows Vista for several years now, the novelty has frankly worn off. So it would be a disservice for me to base my opinions of this system on my belief that it should have shipped two years ago. After all, to the average PC users out there in audience (i.e. most people), Windows Vista is something new. Under the hood, Vista is, in fact, quite different from its predecessors, despite the surface similarities. Indeed, it is to Microsoft's credit that hundreds of millions of Windows users will be able to upgrade or otherwise move to Windows Vista, install and run almost all of their existing applications, hook up and access almost all of their hardware peripherals, and access all of their critical data files and other documents, all without any understanding at all of the major changes that Microsoft has wrought. Microsoft once described Vista as the Windows platform for the next decade. I'm no longer sure this was hyperbole.
These are the things to keep in perspective when considering Windows Vista. It is a complex product, a big product. It's a major Windows update with lots of new functionality and oodles of new features. It's the first Windows version to provide developers with a major new programming model in a decade. It's got an unbelievably long list of extensibility points so that Microsoft and its partners can build off it for years to come. It is, as promised, the biggest new version of Windows since Windows 95. Chances are, if you're reading this site, you're going to upgrade to Vista sometime soon regardless of my opinion. As for the rest of the world, I suspect their next PC purchase will include Windows Vista as well. By this time next year, over 100 million people around the world will be using Windows Vista.
It's incredible, isn't it? The sheer size and scope of Windows Vista makes it difficult to review, to digest, and to understand. If you step back too far, it doesn't look very impressive at all: It's like XP with a spit-shine. But if you get too close, it's easy to get lost in the seemingly never-ending lists of new features. Yep, it's a major Windows version all right. And now it's complete. Let's dive in.
Reviewing Windows Vista
In this multi-part review of Windows Vista, I will attempt to provide you with the information you need to decide whether you want Windows Vista now, in the near future, or later. (Let's face facts: Not ever upgrading isn't really an option.) I'll explain the differences between the various product editions, discuss each of the major new features, and tell you which I think are valuable and which you can safely ignore. I'll discuss Vista's hardware and software compatibility prowess (or lack thereof) and explain why you may want to hold off on that x64 version you've been considering. And by the time I'm done--sometime in the days ahead, but well ahead of Vista's general availability--I hope I'll have communicated why this major new Windows version is so important and, ultimately, so desirable.
The review will be broken down into several parts, which I'll publish over time. This first part of the review is largely introductory material. In Part 2, I'll explain the different Vista product editions and provide you with the simple information you need to determine which version is for you. Part 3 covers the installation process, including interactive setup, upgrading from XP, and even corporate deployment. In Part 4, I'll highlight what I think of as the Vista experience, explaining what you get in the box, the overall look and feel of the new Vista UIs, and how its performance compares with that of previous Windows versions.
Part 5 of this review will focus on new Windows Vista features, including the advances Microsoft has made in digital media, networking and Internet, and security. In Part 6, I'll look at compatibility, both hardware and software, and on both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) systems. Part 7 will discuss the dark side of Vista, the inconsistent and undesirable features that will leave you shaking your head. And finally, I'll wrap it up in Part 8 with information about availability and pricing and my conclusions.
A quick look back over the past five years
In mid-2001, my son Mark was three and my daughter hadn't even been born yet. We lived in a different, smaller, home, and the tragedies of 9/11 were still ahead of us. Today, over five years later, much has changed. My son is now over 8 years old and his soon-to-be-five-year-old sister Kelly is like a bossy buddy he can't quite shake. We live in a different house, and though it's supposed to be a better neighborhood, I'm haunted daily by the never-ending sounds of lawn machines, leaf-blowers, or snow removal equipment, depending on the time of year. Put simply, a lot has changed.
In the wider technology world, by mid-2001, Microsoft was getting ready to ship Windows XP and Apple had recently shipped the first version of Mac OS X, a product that was so woefully inadequate that even it's most ardent supporters ruefully referred to it as a public beta. Every year, it seemed, the Linux desktop was poised to take off. That, still, has never happened.
Apple and its supporters will tell you that Apple spent the past five years churning out major new Mac OS X versions while Microsoft fumbled around trying to finish Windows Vista. This is completely untrue. Though I use and respect Mac OS X, virtually every version Apple has shipped since 2001 has been a minor update, akin to a Windows 98 SE or Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Meanwhile, Microsoft has pushed an amazing variety of Windows versions out the door since 2001. Some highlights include Windows XP Embedded, Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE), Windows XP MCE 2004, Windows XP MCE 2005, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition (TPC), Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. It has also shipped major updates to its digital media software, including three major updates to Windows Media Player, a major IE release--IE 7--major new client-based security applications and services, including Windows Defender and Windows Live OneCare. And this is just a partial list. The point here is simple: Microsoft hasn't sat still, contrary to the FUD you read online.
So why did Vista take so long? Microsoft will tell you that Vista has really only been in active development since mid-2004, when it "reset" the original Longhorn project and restarted development on the Windows Server 2003 code base. I'd argue that this is a convenient misstatement of the facts: Windows Vista is Longhorn and Longhorn is Windows Vista. In short, Microsoft did take five years to bring Longhorn--sorry, Windows Vista--to market.
As it turns out, the reason why is simple. Microsoft screwed up, plain and simple. Each version of Windows is based on the version that came before it and because Windows Vista was envisioned as a kitchen sink release that would include every major new feature imaginable, it eventually teetered and fell under the weight of the technology Microsoft was heaping upon it. That Vista is now based on the Windows Server 2003 code based and not that of Windows XP is meaningless. When the project started, back in 2001, it was based on Windows XP.
After the reset, Microsoft scaled back the Vista feature-set dramatically and ensured that features were added in a more logical fashion. The two year development time that Microsoft refers to in this case is the most recent two years, the period of time during which Vista got back on track. This is a period of time that Microsoft should be justifiably proud of. The previous three years? Trust me, we'd all like to forget that.
But the problem with the five year gestation isn't that OS X and Linux have caught up and in some ways surpassed Windows, which of course they have in some respects. The problem isn't even that Microsoft promised us the world and then failed to deliver. No, the problem is that there's another OS out there that runs just fine on over 400 million computers around the world. That system is stable, secure, and gets the job done. It's Windows Vista's biggest competitor. To be fair, it's Windows Vista's only competitor. Maybe you've heard of it: It's called Windows XP.
Good enough: The problem with Windows XP
Windows XP is still good enough for most people, and that's got to be a bit alarming to Microsoft at the dawn of the Windows Vista era. Three years ago, when you talked about features like instant desktop search, integrated RSS capabilities, safe Web browsing, and security, Windows Vista was an easy sell. Today, all of those features and more are available on Windows XP (and in other OSes), so the argument for Windows Vista is somewhat diminished.
Too, Windows XP is 100 percent compatible with all of the PC hardware and software out there. While there is little doubt that Windows Vista will improve over time--for example, Microsoft tells me that many hardware drivers will ship between Vista's November 2006 RTM and its January 2007 consumer launch--for the short term at least, it's a distant second to XP in those categories that matter most to many consumers. If you're a gamer, you want to purchase a new game title and not have to worry whether it will run more slowly on Windows Vista, or not at all. And while that honking new PC is really pretty, if the version of IE 7 included on Windows Vista doesn't work with your bank's private Web site, all you'll know is that Microsoft let you down.
The truth is, Windows XP's successes are a problem because Microsoft now has a user base that's gotten used to the company not shipping major OS upgrades that they can purchase and install. (Major Windows versions over the past 5 years, such as XP MCE, TPC, and XP Pro x64 have all typically only been sold with new PCs.) What's another year or two?
Microsoft's job, now, is to convince you that its previous Windows system, XP, is not good enough. I don't envy them that task. And I don't really have a stake in this argument either way. I'm sure Windows Vista will be a blockbuster release because of its many new features, cool new user interface, and enhanced security. And I'm sure that people who really care about computers will gravitate towards Vista like moths to a flame. It's hard to ignore something this good.
by --Paul Thurrott
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista.asp
The above link is helping anyone who want to read more regarding Window Vista and how is work, what news, cost, benefit , etc...
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