[AccessD] Windows 8

I would also ask if 'touch' is better. Period.  Sure it has a kinda ubercoolness about it and for tablets it makes sense.  Even so, I still love the buttons on my older iPod as I can skip tracks etc by feel only, never needing to take my eyes off the road (or whatever).  Not so easy to do on a touch set up.

So for a device where you are consuming media, touch is probably good, but for me, where I am making stuff the sheer speed and power of the mouse keyboard combo seems hard to beat. Maybe I am just an old monkey struggling to learn new tricks.

One thing I will say about those smart phones that really sucks is their battery life.  My 2004 Nokia 6600 (which is still in regular use today) is still powering on a single charge for up to 6 days.  My wife's HTC needs charging every night.  This is not a diss at HTC, all the smart phones are like that.  One days use (even on standby) and you need to find a power outlet.  Plurk.  Batteries are still the weak link.

Just my musings.

Cheers
Darryl.



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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2011 9:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8

Yes but touch isn't available on my current monitors.  And retrofitting all of my systems is a non-starter.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 11/28/2011 11:22 AM, Gustav Brock wrote:
> Hi Rocky and John et al
>
> Given my experience with Windows Phone 7 and the Metro design, Windows 8 on a tablet will be an iPad killer.
>
> Windows 8 and touch screens of any kind is the next step forward. Think about it - the same basic GUI behaviour from a phone through tablets, game consoles (Xbox), normal monitors to TV monitors, table screens, and video boards.
>
> /gustav
>
>
>>>> jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com 28-11-2011 16:56>>>
> For one thing it means that I have to consider actually moving to Windows8 in a few years.
>
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
>
> Reality is what refuses to go away
> when you do not believe in it
>
> On 11/28/2011 9:51 AM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
>> http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-things-to-love-about-win
>> dows-8/
>> 2862?tag=nl.e101
>
>
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