As to point 1, you don't need to hit the Charms bar and click Search to search. You can search by just starting typing at any point in the Start Screen. Point 2 I get. You can make a folder of shortcuts on your desktop and link to it in the Start Screen, but that's awkward. As to point 3, you don't NEED to use WinRT for anything. I'm not sure why this is a 'showstopper' when the desktop is the same as it was in win7.
[quote who="kona0197" reply="108" id="3316328"]I said the same thing a few months ago and got yelled at. Wonder why no one is yelling at him. Interesting. [/quote] While I have no idea what was said, being a jackass to the owner of the forum you're on seems like a bad idea. I mean uhh...mostly *grin*
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="101" id="3316295"] Moreover, the fact that on a PC you don't know whether your app is doing anythign when it's not the active app is very problematic.[/quote] I had a post towards your earlier comments mentioning I consider it a superset rather than a subset (since devs can't use Visual Studio 2005 and DX9 and stuff like that and hobble my $1200 machine :p ) But the browser ate it, which is kinda funny. N
[quote who="MadDeez" reply="90" id="3316208"]it all boils down to personal preference, i reckon. some (myself, phoon, the monk, starkers, and others) like it. others don't. i admit i didn't at first but i've grown to like it quite a bit. i've gone full blown into the win 8 ecosystem since i now have it on my desktop, my phone, and my tablet (i've let my daughter have the ipod mini for the time being). for me, it works quite well. obviously, for others it doesn't. to ea
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I was going to put it on my laptop (Turion X2 Ultra) but I gave it to a friend a while back who said HIS friend is out of work and using it so I said keep it. I was going to put it on my older spare machine (Athlon 64 X2) but I don't actually use that for anything. I'm sure it'd be a hell of a sight better than 7 on it since its got a 7300LE (woo crappy vidcards) but can't be arsed when I doubt I'll be using the machine for anything afterwards either. <p
[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="88" id="3316190"]XP compared to 7 is like one choosing to watch an old, CRT, black and white TV over a big screen LCD TV in color.[/quote] Hey hey hey XP is perfectly well like a color TV. It's got a poor native resolution, the display's a bit washed out, and it glitches often...but it's in color. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]
[quote who="Jafo" reply="73" id="3316078"]Now it's 8 ...and all of a sudden I simply MUST be parrotting others' opinions rather than my own. Thankyou for the undying confidence in my professional experience....[/quote] It's not that, simply that it happens so often...there are tons of people who say they hated it until they actually tried it. One of my best friends among them. It's a charged topic and I do wish some people on both sides would t
[quote who="moshi" reply="49" id="3315893"]not that shocking. why would the Office team spend time and resources to develop for a not existing market after all. so when would you expect a Windows Runtime Office? the next version should be 2016 or 2017 if they keep their release schedule. or will they just ignore WinRT as third-party developers most likely will? actually i like some approaches of WinRT (single-folder install, no access to file system by default). i just h
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="33" id="3315803"]With RT apps,it's always a guessing game as to whether you can let it go in the background or not. for example, get an RT app that is supposed to catalog images. Load it up and it says "cataloging images, please wait.." So I go to another app and do something. When I return, i find the app was paused because it wasn't The active app. So no, I don't see RT as a good platform for PC users.[/quote] I'd ne
[quote who="moshi" reply="31" id="3315800"]seen the latest Office version by Microsoft? not a sight of Metro or WinRT. [/quote] Really? A product that's got a codebase going back years that has to be compatible with many OSes hasn't been remade for something that's been available in a finished state for less than six months on one OS? Shocking!
[quote who="roflmfaoo" reply="27" id="3315793"] From your point of view you're saying Win8 and Win7 are basically the same. Why pay twice for something you already have ? [/quote] It's far more different than Vista to 7 in features added and interface, yet far more familiar than XP to Vista. Why does anyone ever upgrade their Windows OS? They all do mostly the same things in different ways...until now. I can respect people not liking
[quote]Is there a compelling reason why I'd ever use a version of office newer than 2003? I sure can't think of one, and "cloud hurrr" only moves my desire to use it in a negative direction.[/quote] If you work with a lot of emails or large files the 64 bit versions can be a considerable improvement (and are probably more stable whether you do or not.) They're also more secure by default and have the ability to encode your files should you need that. Lots of
[quote who="PlayerJuan" reply="37" id="3314326"]yeah that thread lasted all of 3 hours before getting locked for "Inappropriate discussion topic" with no details. Seems kind of...odd. Ah well.[/quote] I think Biowares forums have dealt with enough retardedness that they probably don't want it to start up again, whether well intentioned or not.
[quote who="the_Monk" reply="69" id="3314294"]But if it 'verifies' the OS is on the drive how can it 'verify' the OS being there on a fresh (never before used) HD? Is this maybe a case where MS expects the OS to live/die by a single HD/system (as is the case with OEM)?[/quote] Is this a trick question? How would an OS be on the drive if it's never been used? It's an upgrade copy, not a full copy.
I installed clean from the upgrade disc. Yes, it verifies the OS is on the drive, but then you can format it at leisure.
I liked the preview but I don't really need it enough to pay for it. Hell, I don't need Office 2010 either, might as well just use Google Docs. Hopefully GDocs cutting support for .doc means people will get off their dumb asses and use .docx instead. But I doubt it.
Well, upgrading from XP it basically does a full wipe on all drivers and OS data so it's not going to cause as many problems as it can from other OSes. I wouldn't worry about the difference between upgrade and full install at that point.
[quote who="kona0197" reply="39" id="3314204"]I bought it, and clicked on the link in my email. All that does is download the installer program. [/quote] The installer program does make the ISO. I've never seen any option to download the ISO directly.
hmmm...more Nazis. Clearly my return to this forum was pointless and unnecessary. I shall go haunt somewhere else.
I like GPG but Wildman is their first project that just looks bloody stupid. It sounds like it could be a good game, but...seriously? Was this dreamed up by a twelve year old? I would love it if there was any nicer way I could've put that, but as far as I can tell...not so much.
My problem with talking about trolls on the internet is it doesn't account for that real life has just as many. They don't really bother most of us there. They exist. How many gang members do you hang out with irl on a daily basis? Thieves? Creeps? Here they don't have anyone to answer to except local mod populations who can do very little...which is really too bad.
I played 1 for a while but lost any intention of finishing it, and sold it to Gamestop. 2 probably has better pacing but I can't be arsed to try it.
[quote who="petrossa" reply="414" id="3304223"]Without the need to make a profit. Big difference. What's more then technically true they were just bulldozered by MS into win8. They made them a deal you can't refuse. And that's how it'll be for all other enterprises/agencies who run on windows platforms. You can pick any OS you want as long as it's windows 8. Your argument for it being picked for it's qualities is empty. Anyway most corps wil
I've been saying a while now that Windows 8 won't really take off until good WinRT apps do. I'm still waiting for Skulls of the Shogun to show up. And MS published games, though I'm sure that'll take a lot longer.
[quote who="moshi" reply="400" id="3303949"]definitely. has nothing to do with the quality of Windows 8 though. [/quote] Anyone still on XP obviously doesn't care about quality. Hell, a good chunk of them probably only care that it's harder to pirate the newer OSes.