So I’ve been using Windows Vista at work for a week now, and I think I’m going to upgrade at least one machine to it. I’m not interested in the frosted windows, the colours or the junk at the sides, but it has one killer feature that I was considering programming:

You can change the volume of different applications separately.

I’ve wanted this feature in a few contexts (playing games/listening to MP3s, video editing/previewing) but a lot of programs just use the global volume as their own personal playground.

Oh, and now that I’m back on my WinXP machine, I’m really also missing the start menu where you can type what you want instead of finding it to click on. That’s so useful.

(it might be worth noting that I already have a copy, so I only need to justify installing it )