Columnist's corner: No, he's not wishing for a brand-spankin' new PC loaded with Windows Vista. Well, not exactly. "All I want for Christmas is a faster Vista," Sean Gallagher writes in An Enterprise Windows Christmas Wish. "I'd personally rather see Vista succeed than fail." Where it stands now, Vista is not as ready for the enterprise as XP is and that doesn't seem to be changing any time fast. "So, please Mr. Ballmer: get a Vista SP2 out in 2008 that makes Vista less of a pig. And don't forget a quick cycle on Windows Server 2008's SP1 too. We've been good, really."

Wireless: Without expecting to even like the thing, Elizabeth Montalbano of the IDG News Service was handed an Apple iPhone some four months ago. "I'm still smitten," she confesses. "It's not just what the gadget does that makes it a life-changing device, it's HOW it does it -- and, more importantly, how it lets a user do it." The iPhone and me: A love story. "Unlike [my] ex-boyfriend, iPhone has never disappointed, and has so far been an unfailingly loyal and faithful companion. Since we're still in the honeymoon phase, I know there is much more to discover about the joys my new companion can bring to my life. It may be early to say, but I think my relationship with iPhone will turn out to be an affair to remember."

Posted by Tom Sullivan on December 27, 2007 04:48 AM