No, you can't get the Windows Aero user experience without Vista, though I suspect the wizards over at Stardock will get pretty close. Well, that's exactly what I'm telling you. But what would you say if I told you that the vast majority of new end user features in Windows Vista were already available to you-most of them for free, no less-in Windows XP? And that by skipping Windows Vista, at least for the time being, you'd be left with a PC that was faster, more compatible with the software and hardware you own, and just about as capable as an otherwise identical PC running Windows Vista? Sure, Windows Vista is cool, sort of, and it's got some neat new functionality. What I'm getting at is that the Next Big Thing isn't always a given. From my side of the fence, your lawn is looking pretty darned good too.

Sometimes I wish I just used my computers as the tools that they are, and didn't have to spend so much time installing, reinstalling, and fixing problems.

If you're envious of that for some reason, consider this little slice of 'grass is always greener' logic: Sometimes I wish my PCs just worked. Obviously, I spend a lot of time working with beta software.

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