Longhorn's user interface will integrate many of the cutting-edge features that Microsoft is testing today in tablet PCs,mobile devices,and Media Center PCs.Microsoft has shown off Longhorn's support for ink handwriting recognition and voice.Just as Internet Explorer became a component of Windows years ago,Windows Media Player is slowly morphing into an omnipresent feature rather than a standalone application,and some versions of Longhorneven include a My TV application.
This requires not only a fast PC,but a relatively large high-resolution display.Microsoft is gambling that most users will have both by the time Longhorn rolls around.But just in case,the OS will reportedly offer different levels of operation that disable the more intensive Aero effects to boost performance on less capable PCs.
Who knew storage could be sexy?The most talked-about feature in Longhorn so far is its new storage system,WinFS.In this case,the hype may be warranted.WinFS is a file system that works more like a relational database,which is no coincidence,since it is based on the same technology as the next version of SQL Server,code-named Yukon.Rather than stashing data in a series of folders and subfolders,WinFS promises to let you organize and search for files based on their content or other attributes.
The old folders and subfolders will still lurk beneath the surface,but files can be organized into stacks.Though these stacks have been described as an extension of the existing My Music folders,they appear to work more like the search olders in Outlook 2003.In other words,the actual location of the files isn't really important.Instead,these virtual folders show your files or data that all share common properties using filters that you can create and modify.For example,you could create stacks that show all songs longer than one minute,display photos taken in the past month,or sort all contacts (Longhorn includes a My Contacts folder) by e-mail address.
Microsoft also promises that WinFS will make searching for files much more powerful by breaking down the separate silos of in formation that today reside in application-specific file formats.For example,from a sinle search box,you will be able to pull up all e-mail messages,Web pages,and Office documents related to a particular topic---a powerful feature that Gates has referred to as his personaloly grail.
最后面的单词我打错了~
应该是personal holy grail