Hans-Christian Andersen
hans.andersen at phulse.com
Tue Oct 7 20:03:57 CDT 2014
It might come in handy that you can just call up Microsoft to remind you of your passwords if you are the forgetful type. That might be a lucrative business opportunity for Microsoft. - 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