Network Connections
As explained in Chapter 7, the Network Connections window has been
subjugated in Vista, and is now only accessible as a link on the left side
of the Network and Sharing Center page.
Shut Down button
The red button at the bottom of the Start menu doesn??™t shut down Windows
any more, but rather puts it to sleep. Click the tiny arrow to the
right of the red button to shut down, restart, or log off. To reconfigure
the red button to shut down instead, see Chapter 5.
System
The familiar System Properties window that has been around since
Windows 2000, and the only way to change your PC??™s name on your
network, is now buried under the Advanced system settings link on
the System page in Control Panel. Alternatively, you can type
SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe in the Start menu??™s Search box and press
Enter to open this window.
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Shell Tweaks
What makes an ideal user interface? Of course, the phrase ???easy to use???
springs to mind, but that could mean anything. Some of us find large, friendly
controls that need no explanation to be ???easy,??? while those more experienced
may consider smaller, less obtrusive controls to be easier to use on a daily
basis. And some might argue that the best interface is no interface at all.
At first glance, it seems like Microsoft messed around with the shell??”the
desktop interface, including the Start menu and Windows Explorer??”more
than anything else when assembling Windows Vista.
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