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Beyond Vista

With Vista nearly upon us in the consumer world, its worth taking a sneak peak at what will be Microsoft’s next operating system, Vienna.

While Vista has taken more than five years to finally surface from multiple beta versions, repeat delays and disappearing features, Microsoft has already started work on Vienna.

However, its unlikely we will have to wait years for Vienna as Microsoft plans more frequent updates of the operating system. As a result its less likely we will see such as large scale overhaul such as a vista with the company more likely to adopt a subscription or a modular approach to its operating system. The key reason for this development has been a push towards more stable revenue for Microsoft, rather than tied around each new release of software.

In you look at Vista more closely, you can see there is little consistency in some of its apps. Windows Photp Gallery and Windows Media Player have a consistent visual interface, but that cannot be said about the rest of applications. In comparison Apple’s OS X has a lot more discipline. Vista is like a huge federal country, made up of states with varying degrees of rules and regulation in terms of menus, feel and look.

What I would like to see in Vienna is a slimmed downed operating system. Is there really a need to see a Movie Maker in Windows? A more focussed slimmed down and security conscious operating system would be far more appealing, than a bloated operating system available in several flavors.

Hackers in Asia have exploited the storm that killed 27 people in Europe this week to spread malware.

‘Storm Worm’ is one of the largest Trojan horse attacks in recent years.  Victims have unknowingly become part of the botnet by  opening email with headlines such ‘230 dead as storm batters Europe.’ The email carries an executable file as an attachment called “Read More.exe,” “Full Clip.exe,” “Full Story.exe,” or  “Video.exe.”

When the file is run, it creates a back door that can be exploited to steal data or use the computer to post spam. The damage is likely to be contained however, as most tech companies have already added it to their blocked list.