Windows 8

For the record I will state that I do 100% of my work on a traditional PC or a non-touch laptop. I have never owned a windows phone or tablet. I have a copy of windows 8 at my disposal and have attempted to use it in my daily routine for the last month but I'm still much more proficient with 7 and even Vista. I really don't care if it shaves 30 seconds off my boot times or w/e, the disadvantages, for me, do not outweigh the advantages.

I will not be "upgrading" my copy of vista any foreseeable time in the future, total waste of my money.
 
Good work Zelig, you made Chrome think this page is Albanian.
 

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Zelig said:
You don't need to use Metro. There's no additional cognitive overhead if you use Windows 8 the same way you use Windows 7.
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And a newcomer can easily disable metro right? I mean there is just a little checkbox which disables it...It's not like they have to install 3rd party software or anything like that, right?

Oh wait, you do. :lol:
 
I hate the changes they made. The Metro UI is just terrible. That is a deal breaker for me. I am sticking with Windows 7.
 
I never understood all the hate for the new start screen. All they did was make the start menu fullscreen. I mean, its not even that hard to get used to. Instead of clicking in the lower left corner of your desktop and getting the start screen, you click in the lower left corner of your desktop and get the start screen.
 
I took the plunge and got a Windows 8 laptop! It was an absolute steal for the price, although unfortunately it won't get here for another week or so.

Any tips on setting up Windows 8 once I get the laptop?
 
Trying to argue away jarring design inconsistencies for pure Desktop users seems silly.

Shared UI elements like start screen and charms bar look and feel out of place on the desktop, ergonomics could be better too.
The start screen is too big and unstructured to be used efficiently with a mouse, this gets worse with screen size.
"Just don't use the mouse" isn't an argument if you want to claim there are no possible downsides to anyone. The majority of computer users would probably be more productive if you took pointing devices away entirely, the same may apply to GUIs at all unless the task absolutely requires them... that shouldn't influence the design of the foremost mainstream OS.


Functionally, the improved keyboard input far outweighs any new distractions and ergonomics hiccups for me... and probably for most who give it a serious try.
I also think the stylistic change (from smoked glass and excessive chrome to signage) is a good one: giving users real-world familiarity while remaining honest.

It's better than Windows 7. But also more annoying and occasionally embarrassing.
 
Iranon said:
Trying to argue away jarring design inconsistencies for pure Desktop users seems silly.

Shared UI elements like start screen and charms bar look and feel out of place on the desktop, ergonomics could be better too.
The start screen is too big and unstructured to be used efficiently with a mouse, this gets worse with screen size.
"Just don't use the mouse" isn't an argument if you want to claim there are no possible downsides to anyone. The majority of computer users would probably be more productive if you took pointing devices away entirely, the same may apply to GUIs at all unless the task absolutely requires them... that shouldn't influence the design of the foremost mainstream OS.


Functionally, the improved keyboard input far outweighs any new distractions and ergonomics hiccups for me... and probably for most who give it a serious try.
I also think the stylistic change (from smoked glass and excessive chrome to signage) is a good one: giving users real-world familiarity while remaining honest.

It's better than Windows 7. But also more annoying and occasionally embarrassing.
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Its too different from what I am used to for me to accept Windows 8. I never have liked change.
 
Iranon said:
Trying to argue away jarring design inconsistencies for pure Desktop users seems silly.

Shared UI elements like start screen and charms bar look and feel out of place on the desktop, ergonomics could be better too.
The start screen is too big and unstructured to be used efficiently with a mouse, this gets worse with screen size.
"Just don't use the mouse" isn't an argument if you want to claim there are no possible downsides to anyone. The majority of computer users would probably be more productive if you took pointing devices away entirely, the same may apply to GUIs at all unless the task absolutely requires them... that shouldn't influence the design of the foremost mainstream OS.


Functionally, the improved keyboard input far outweighs any new distractions and ergonomics hiccups for me... and probably for most who give it a serious try.
I also think the stylistic change (from smoked glass and excessive chrome to signage) is a good one: giving users real-world familiarity while remaining honest.

It's better than Windows 7. But also more annoying and occasionally embarrassing.
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Actually no, the mouse is far more accurate than touch. I prefer a laptop over a tablet for just about everything.
 
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