I’m sure everyone who has used Vista has at least one. The things about it that make you just want to pull your hair out. It could be the User Access Controls (I turned it off as soon as I installed Vista - I couldn’t download my Quicken data with it turned on, in fact it never even offered to LET me download it). It could be the fact that file transfer/addition/deletion time is directly proportional to the NUMBER of files, rather than the SIZE of the files (huh?).

For me.. its Vista and its interaction with Adobe Photoshop, CS3 edition.

My computer isn’t THAT slow. Its a Pentium D 820, with 1GB (too little for Vista BTW) RAM, and 320GB worth of HDD space in a RAID 0 configuration. I have a GeForce 7800 video card so Aero shouldn’t be an issue. Yes, the computer is nearly two years old, but I’m quite sure the issue is not with the parts. You see - opening a file in Photoshop for me is a ’sit and have a cup of coffee in the meantime process’. Opening a file takes a good five to ten seconds. That would be fine if I were referring to a 300ppi 8×10 page layout, or something of the ilk. But I’m not. My reference is a 12k .png. No, that isn’t a typo. 12k.

You can imagine my frustration when I’m creating small buttons, and each time I open one I have to wait 5-10 seconds for it to actually appear on the screen, at which point Photoshop acts like its on its last breath. I have the same problem when I create a new document. It doesn’t matter how big or small it is, I sit and wait. Why?

I suppose I should be grateful - after all, I used to only sip on my coffee once in awhile, and it would last a good 4 hours to go through a cup. Now, I take a small sample at each file load, and I’m going through a few cups a day. I’ve got more energy. My skin is looking a little better, and I’m losing weight (caffeine is an appetite suppressant).

Ok, I’ve reconsidered. Here’s to you Windows Vista - for giving me more time for coffee.

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