What Is Aero?

AERO stands for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open. It is to give a crisp new look to Windows Vista. The AERO only is available on Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions of Vista. The only benefit of AERO is the glass like look.
If you want to turn on and off AERO or change the setting:

• Right-click a blank area on the Vista Desktop
• Click on Personalize.
• Click on the link: Windows Color and Appearance
• Examine the Color Scheme
• 'Windows Aero' is the best choice.

Flip 3D

One of the cool features that is new to Vista is what is titled 3D Flip. This feature is available in all the versions of Windows Vista except for Home Basic. This is Microsoft's way of giving you a reason to upgrade beyond Basic.

If you are like me that has several programs open at the same time. Old Windows XP users remember holding down the Alt key and then press the Tab key on your keyboard. This brings up an window that allows you switch between open programs.

Now with Vista, you hold down the Windows key and then press the Tab key. This gives you a cool way to see small pictures of what programs that are open, and flip between them.