John W Colby
jwcolby at gmail.com
Tue Feb 25 20:08:15 CST 2014
And look out if you are dropped into Windows 8 as the only available computer, nothing else to Google for help with. I guarantee that you will get NOWHERE. John W. Colby Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 2/25/2014 7:51 PM, Doug Steele wrote: > I have been the Windows go-to guy for several families and a couple of my > old employers for many years. I helped a friend buy a new laptop with > Windows 8.0 on it last year. I swear that I had the most frustrating two > hours of my entire computer career when I turned that thing on and tried to > get it working with Office. I ended up stuck with full screen windows > many, many times and had to keep re-booting to start again. > > I understand now what my problem was - expecting the Metro interface to be > like yet another shallow shell on top of 'real' Windows. But for a while > I was shrieking and cursing like never before. I notice now that my > friend, who is not exactly a power user, switches to the Windows desktop as > soon as she can, and hardly ever uses the Metro interface. > > Just as a contrast, I will never forget watching my 90 year old father pick > up my new iPad and instantly figure out, with no help from me, how to use > it productively. > > Doug > > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Arthur: >> >> I see Windows 8.x as a great user computer...but in a full office >> environment it becomes hard to use. >> >> My thought is, "Why should the system have to be adapted to?", with all >> sorts of third-party apps just so it becomes business friendly. People, in >> an office, need a number of applications open just to do their work...for >> around home and just play, Windows 8.x is great. But then the question has >> to be asked then why not just get an iPad for home use? >> >> Back in the day, when Windows 95 was first introduced, the company I was >> working for, put on a number of training sessions and these training >> sessions were very well attended. We also went from office to office giving >> training in certain programs. Introducing Windows was not a minor >> task...but after a while people just got-it. Microsoft, in those days, >> gave a number of open conferences for the tech and user community. Again, >> they were well attended. It is amazing how quickly everyone forgets just >> how hard it was introducing the new windows and the new Office. The UI did >> not appear obvious to all but everyone really wanted to learn. >> >> Today it is a similar problem but this time the average user, or anyone >> for that matter, is on their own and must figure out things by themselves. >> What results is that a few figure some way to do something, other figure >> out another way and some just quit as there are many simple alternatives, >> that just work. >> >> Jim >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com> >> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" < >> accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, 25 February, 2014 12:05:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Ramblings of a nutcase >> >> IMHO, you folks are all pussies and refuse to see what's great about >> Windows 8. With the proviso that you download and install ClassicShell >> (google it). This free tool goes a long way toward making Windows 8 >> palatable for old-timers. In fact it goes further than that; it's smarter >> and better than the old classic start menu. >> >> Even without this wonderful tool, there are a few key things you can do to >> smarten up your startup tile UI: most notably, you can drag the tiles into >> an arrangement of your choice, and also create groups of tiles containing >> associated programs (i.e. a Media group, a SQL group, etc. And most >> significantly, you can drag your most frequently-visited programs to the >> top left of the tile groups. In my tile setup, the first tile is Desktop. I >> have two monitors and the desktop opens on the large monitor. I also make >> extensive use of the QuickLaunch bar, and the programs soon learn which >> monitor they should load on. >> >> That custom setup accomplished, you are now in a position to see some of >> the startup, performance and memory management advantages of Windows 8.1. I >> can only say that I'd never consider going back to Windows 7. I still have >> a copy of it, but it's on a separate box entirely, and I find myself using >> that box less and less -- just for large downloads and for running Ubuntu >> Linux. >> >> I have one more customization of the Win 8.1 laptop planned. I recently >> read a net piece on how to hook up two external monitors to a laptop. >> That's next. I'll have three monitors, two external and the laptop monitor. >> That will be very cool. >> >> My $0.02. >> >> Arthur >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com