Having tried current betas of Vista, I don't believe it's worth upgrading. There are several improvements I'd like to get compared to Windows XP, but Vista is not bringing these.
The most important one is ability to manage, share and access all my files regardless on what PC or where I am. Currently I'm using FolderShare.com for this, but it's a feature of Windows Live, not included in Vista (at the moment at least).
Then I'd need my operating system to offer an easy way to manage all the thousands images, pictures, videos, MP3s and other media files, and also Office and other documents I have on my hard drives and network drives. There's some effort for meta data in Vista, but clearly we're not there yet.
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Having tried current betas of Vista, I don't believe it's worth upgrading. There are several improvements I'd like to get compared to Windows XP, but Vista is not bringing these. The most important one is ability to manage, share and access all my files regardless on what PC or where I am. Currently I'm using FolderShare.com for this, but it's a feature of Windows Live, not included in Vista (at the moment at least). Then I'd need my operating system to offer an easy way to manage all the thousands images, pictures, videos, MP3s and other media files, and also Office and other documents I have on my hard drives and network drives. There's some effort for meta data in Vista, but clearly we're not there yet.