Tip 2: Brush up on your Mahjong We all thought pinball was going to be the killer time-wasting app when Windows 2000 came out. But Solitaire remained the chief bane of the pay-by-the-hour set. I think that's going to change in Vista, though. Mahjong rules. All the games have been redesigned, however. Like much of Vista, this takes a little getting used to. Solitaire and Spider Solitaire are still there along wit Tip 2: Brush up on your Mahjong We all thought pinball was going to be the killer time-wasting app when Windows 2000 came out. But Solitaire remained the chief bane of the pay-by-the-hour set. I think that’s going to change in Vista, though. Mahjong rules.All the games have been redesigned, however. Like much of Vista, this takes a little getting used to. Solitaire and Spider Solitaire are still there along with FreeCell and Hearts. Pinball is gone. But the new killer time waster is going to be Mahjong. Slick, not too loud, and takes long enough to play so your boss’ll be ticked if he catches you, but short enough so you’ve got a better-than-even chance of getting away with it. Some folks might think Chess will be the killer time waster, but I don’t think so. Takes too long for the average cubicle warrior. Mahjong’s the better balance.Vista Business users will need to block games. They aren’t installed by default in that SDK, but they’re easily installed by users with admin priviledges after the fact. If your boss wears shiny boots, tends to march up and down the halls a lot, and delivers motivational speeches in angry German, you may want to do the prep work now. Technology Industry