For a really nice Windows image viewer/resizer/editor, Irfanview is a great tool. I agree though; I can't wait to see the new Vista PowerToys. Some of those really ought to ship with the OS, IMHO.

Virtual desktops anybody? I mean, Vista already uses a Virtual Desktop for UAC prompts, right? Well, what if those were user-accessible... genuine desktop switching, a la BSD/Linux/OS X/every single other graphical OS out there. That said, even the option to simulate desktops by restoring and minimizing windows in groups would be nice.