Darryl Collins
darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au
Tue Oct 7 18:30:34 CDT 2014
Agreed. I think they do it on purpose. I had an update to one of my smart phone apps the other day where I need to agree to the updated terms and conditions - 44 pages were presented in very fine print (I have a Samsung Note II, pity those folks on smaller screens) before you could update the app. Seriously, even if you had the time and motivation to read all 44 pages, the level of comprehension and understanding would be doubtful. Hmmmm Darryl -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian Andersen Sent: Wednesday, 8 October 2014 10:17 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 10... They really need to pass a law mandating that any time a company changes their terms of service, they need to point it out and explain it in terms understandable by humans before they have to agree to something. No one reads those damn things because no one can understand any of that lawyer speak. - Hans > On Oct 7, 2014, at 2:59 PM, "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote: > > Are you guys who have installed it aware of just how much information you are giving to MS? > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/07/windows_10_data_collection/ > > -- > Stuart > >> On 4 Oct 2014 at 8:36, Charlotte Foust wrote: >> >> I installed it, but honestly I hate the new start menu. It has to >> have charms to accommodate Touch but it's awfully cluttered and >> poorly organized. You can resize the charms but not replace them with a list. >> You can uninstall apps from the start menu, which is handy for things >> like Xbox and Sports. Of course all that may change by release. >> Overall, I like most of it (except for the ugly start menu). You >> still have the right-click menu on the Windows logo, so I tend to use >> that. And of course applications now install an icon on your desktop >> by default, even the touch versions. I put it on a 6-year old laptop >> with 4 GB RAM and a 300 Gb hard drive, and it's working fine. >> Installing it as an upgrade from Win 8.1 was a no brainer. I didn't >> have to touch the machine until I logged in again. It kept all my >> settings and drivers, but I didn't actually have any apps except >> dropbox installed, so I can't say how other programs might have been >> affected by an upgrade. >> >> I don't have it on a touch-screen box, so I can't test that, and apps >> do behave differently on a touch platform. It feels a lot faster >> than Win 8.1 with the default boot to the desktop happening right away. >> Haven't tested it yet using the start screen, but we'll see. >> Overall, I'm having a positive reaction to it. >> >> Charlotte >> >>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all >>> >>> It's now on-line: >>> >>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview >>> >>> /gustav >>> >>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >>> Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto: >>> accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Gustav Brock >>> Sendt: 1. oktober 2014 09:20 Til: Access Developers discussion and >>> problem solving Emne: Re: [AccessD] Windows 10... >>> >>> Hi Darryl >>> >>> Don't forget that this really isn't much more/other than a new >>> Windows 8.1 skin for the wimps. >>> >>> That said, I look forward to the desktop switching option. >>> So, certainly, this is marked as a must-do task for the weekend. I >>> couldn't do otherwise as I've run Windows 8 from the very first >>> developer preview (with the outstanding desktop betta fish). >>> >>> I'm impressed that MS has been able to hold the 10 tight while >>> everyone was talking about 9. What a surprise - and that is, of >>> course, the intention behind. It worked. Kudos to marketing dept. >>> >>> /gustav >>> >>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >>> Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto: >>> accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Darryl Collins >>> Sendt: 1. oktober 2014 00:52 Til: Access Developers discussion and >>> problem solving Emne: [AccessD] OT: Windows 10... >>> >>> Worth a read. Looks better than 8.1 :) >>> >>> << >>> http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2014/09/30/announcing-windo >>> ws-10/ >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> Darryl >>> >>> -- >>> 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 > > > > -- > 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