I think there must be a job out there perfect for someone with my interests. Primary interests include: movies, books, computers and breaking technology. If you know anyone who's looking for an individual with this assortment of interests, I'm the gal for you! Now enough about selling myself and onto more interesting things...

I finally had time to take a closer look at Microsoft's soon to be released new OS, Windows Vista. If you haven't see it yet and want all the dirty and techy details, I suggest the Wikipedia entry as it has lots on development, requirements etc. Note of warning that I'm not sure how accurate all of the information is, but it's better than what Microsoft is providing. This is the first time I've ever been interested in a Windows release. When we went from Windows 3.2 to 95, I wasn't as much of a geek as I am now and to be honest, I didn't care. By the time XP came out, I was on the anti Gates wagon but after only little success with the use of various Linux based OS' I've reverted back to XP. And I think my relationship with Microsoft is now love/hate. I hate the fact that the whole thing is really one man's vision (and $) but on the other hand, you have to give the guy credit for believing in something that everyone else told him would never work or was an unfulfilable dream.

The best part of this upcoming release is the use of a new user interface known as Aero. The best part about this is the 3D windows. It looks really sleek. The downside to this is that a larger percentage of current users aren't going to be able to run this. It requires a higher end graphics card that is currently not standard with most PCs. However, have no fear. If past Windows releases have set precedent, computers being manufactured for the end of 2006 and on will come standard with the hardware required to run it. Dan thinks this is overkill. Personally, I like the esthetics of the tilted windows.

So if you're anything like me you want to try this baby out before the official release which will happen sometime this year. So during my Googling, I came accross this cool thing called SphereXP. It's very similar to this new windows user interface except it's much, much cooler. When you run this application, it turns your desktop into a 3D sphere that you can scroll around. Instead of minimizing windows, you can statically pin them to the desktop. For me this is particularly useful when working with multible files. There is also a Explorer program that goes with it but I haven't had a chance to really play with it yet. I suggest that you check it out for yourself. The website has more screenshots and documentation on the software. It fills my geek quotient for the week!

And to boot, I just picked up the latest WIRED. I'm now more excited than ever about A Scanner Darkly (click here for the savy version! - look on the bottom of the screen for the movie name) I'm glad that the sci-fi king of Holywood is a major hunk. YUM! Oh yeah, and I'm not the only one that thinks so....

Happy Friday everyone and a great weekend too!