First off, nice job on making it a sticky. (I assume NetRyder did that).
Next, I just got around to watching the video. Very cool, except for the fact that MOST of it was geared towards programmers, which I am not even close
I'm a budding MCSA/MCSE, but oh well. Good news though, that is the LAST negative thing I will say.
I found it humurous that they made him pay whenever he said "Longhorn". There was one time that he said it they didn't nab him for, shame shame! Also, that he mentioned his last job before this was a Day Camp Counselor. Heh.
I got excited listening to this interview. Granted, I wasn't as into Computers when XP came out, as I am now, but I have to believe that MS really cares. When he talks about building a car for the driver, not the mechanic, and how people feel that computers and software are insecure and hard to use, you really feel that he's passionate about what he says. The tips he touched on, in regards to UAP, Anti-Spyware and Malware, were just HOT. UAP is incredible, and I was wondering what user group you would be running out of, which was later answered. The goal of this Beta (apparently), is to have Developers test how apps would run under these user priveleges. From the MS standpoint, I have to wonder if they have adjusted features as simple as being able to install a printer, which you previously had to be an Administrator to do.
Virtual Folders sounds nifty, although when I first encountered it last night I found it a bit annoying. I could be wrong, but this sounds like it may phase out the Shadow Copy Feature used by Windows Server 2003 that can be deployed to XP through GPO. Interesting indeed, I want to test that more.
Parental Controls sounds real good. He didn't say much of it, except that it is included in Beta 1, as I noticed it last night. I have been using the McAfee product in the past, but if Microsoft can get this right, that would make life alot easier. I have always been a fan of utilities that were meant to be integrated, rather than add-on software.
Standby and Resume was one of the most interesting topics for me. He actually claimed that MS wants to get the Standby time down to 1-2 seconds, which is AMAZING. Granted, it maybe is only around 5-10 now on a slower machine, that much of a difference, you HAVE to be excited. I didn't hear a time frame set on Resume, but I would assume they were going to go for the same shot?
Alot of the other stuff was over my head since it's programming jargon, but overall the video was awesome. I was sad to hear that WinFS probably won't make the first RC of Windows Vista, as it goes into beta in about a year (according to the video).
Sorry to babble, I took a few notes while I was watching which made it easier to remember all these details. I have to say, that after watching this I am convinced that I'm going to run it full-time on my main production machine. I will just dual-boot and see what I can and can't do. I hope to have this setup tonight, so I'll be posting like a MOTHER I'm sure.
Lastly, those of you going to PDC '05, eventhough I'm not a developer, it sounds like it will be the best one yet. Enjoy!