Breakthrough Windows Vista. This book is guaranteed to spark your imagination and change the way you work and play with your PC. The Windows Vista operating system will change the way you look at everything from digital photo-graphy to movie making to how you listen to music. Windows Vista will also change how you watch TV; view DVDs; and obtain, record, and manage any kind of media or data. Throw in a little instant messaging, some Web surfing, and a new e-mail program with junk mail filtering, and you're set for a long, long time! With Windows Vista, you can indeed Breakthrough!

While reading this book, let your imagination run wild. Although we'll introduce everything that's new in Windows Vista, including instant searching from the Start menu, using search folders, using the new Windows Sidebar and gadgets, and working with new programs such as Windows Photo Gallery, Media Player 11, and an improved Media Center, you can do much more with these new features than just what we'll offer here. That being said, although we will detail how to make a movie; how to watch, play, record, subscribe to, and manage all types of media; and how to sync a digital music player, we'll also offer jumping-off points to other projects, such as how to add a media extender and stream media throughout your home or how to get more from the available applications in Windows Vista.