Vista is One Year Old!
(some Vista facts)

Service Pack 1 for Vista:

**Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows Vista, but only for Service Pack 1 (SP1). This support for SP1 is valid until March 18, 2009. Chat and e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Deployment Guide
Vista Service Pack 1 is Released to Manufacturing (RTM)
Inside Vista SP1 File Copy Improvements (by Mark Russinovich)
Reclaim Disk Space after Installing SP1 The Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Files Removal Tool (VSP1CLN.exe) can be used to remove the files that are archived after Windows Vista SP1 is applied. Running this tool is optional.
Update on Windows Vista SP1 Prerequisite KB937287
A reliability and performance update is available for Windows Vista SP1-based computers KB952709 (more here)

Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time a multi-part series by Ed Bott
How To Speed Up Windows Vista
Deploying Windows Vista
Windows Vista: Management & Operations (TechNet)
Clean Install Is the Way to Go with Vista (I agree!)
Windows Easy Transfer for Windows XP and Windows 2000 (This software enables you to transfer data with Easy Transfer Cables (Windows 2000 not supported) or across a network, external drive, or CD/DVD)
Ultimate Tweaker's Guide for Vista (by Preston Galla; click here for PDF)
Sustainable Computing: Sleep or Hibernate? Windows Vista® offers a variety of features that can help conserve power when you're not using your computer.

Windows Vista Security and Data Protection Improvements
BitLocker Drive Encryption
BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool
Windows Vista Product Overview for IT Professionals
Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals
Some of the Key Reasons to Upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista

Hardware/Software for Vista:
The Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update (a package of software updates that address common application compatibility issues in Windows Vista.)
Windows Vista Hardware Guidance (Which decisions to make now so that you're ready for Windows Vista)
"Windows Vista Ready" NVIDIA desktop GPUs
Vista Driver Availability Chart for Creative products
Is your flash drive fast enough for Vista’s ReadyBoost? 
Diskeeper 2008 and Vista (a great combination!)

Other Sources:

AskVG.com: a site dedicated to Microsoft Windows XP and Vista tips-tricks, troubleshooting, various registry tweaks and lots of cool software which can increase the functionality and performance of Windows. (by MVP Vishal Gupta)
WinVistaClub: Windows Vista Tips, Features, Security, Downloads, News & Views.
Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows ("Vista Activity Center")

This page last updated: May 18th, 2008