Last week I published a video of the Intel-based Samsung Q1P in extended desktop mode showing how multiple concurrent applications would run. Today its VIA’s turn. In this video you will see a Medion RIM 1000 UMPC running extended desktop mode with Vista. Office Outlook, Office Word, Origami Experience and Internet Explorer are all running concurrently. Its as close as I could get to a ‘real world’ test. The ‘desktop’ mode of operation is something you’ll never see manufacturers or reseller promote because it cuts across a rather large multi-million device market for notebooks and desktop PCs! UMPCPortal is here to let you know that if you’re not doing high-end work on your PC then an ultra-mobile PC isn’t a bad choice, even if your mobility only extends from the desk to the couch!

One thing to note is that I’ve optimised Vista on this UMPC. If you’re using Windows Vista on any UMPC I recommend the following optimisations: Turn off Indexing. Turn off Windows Defender checks. Turn off the anti-phishing filter in Internet explorer. Reduce screen candy (System->Advanced->Performance Settings) and try out the registry mod that the members of Origamiproject have been testing out. I’ve found it to be good at reducing disk activity on this UMPC.

Customers shouldn’t have to go through all this trouble to get the best out of Vista should they? As UMPCs turn and target consumers, you can not expect them to have to research and optimise. This is something the MS Origami team should be adding to Origami Experience software as a one-touch action. If its taking time to get this into a release of OE, they should at least be advising manufacturers on how to build Vista for the UMPCs. Its an easy way to improve the first days experience for users, reviewers and journalists.

 
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