[dba-Tech] Windows 8: Not!

Salakhetdinov Shamil mcp2004 at mail.ru
Mon May 27 02:20:00 CDT 2013


 Hi Stuart --

I'd propose your users to learn just three hot-keys for starters:

- [WindowsKey] + [D] - get to MS Windows classic desktop;
- [CTRL]+[ESC] - get to Win8 'Start' screen/channels;
- [WindowsKey]  + [Tab] - switch between Win8 active channels.

as well as continue to use point and click.

If they will afford that learning curve then they can get more hot-keys learned from provided links and/or your assistance.
If not - they can use just [WindowsKey] + D to get to Windows classic desktop and then use mouse point and click for program icons short-cuts you can get placed on their desktops.

-- Shamil

Monday, May 27, 2013 4:50 PM +10:00 from "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>:
>My average users has enough difficulty with point and click. 
>
>There's no way they are going to use "30 Hotkeys", "50 or 100 keyboard shortcuts" or "touch 
>and mouse gestures".
>
>Most of them still don't get the notion of a context sensitve right click menu.  (and they have 
>no idea what that little wheel does)   :-(
>
>
>-- 
>Stuart
>
>On 27 May 2013 at 10:30, Salakhetdinov Shamil wrote:
>
>>  Hi Jim --
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> As I have already noted to Hans it happens that daughters do not get their fathers' profession inherited/passed on genes level ;)
>> 
>> > We are talking old guys here who probably took 
>> > a couple of days to figure out how to use a mouse
>> Tell them that Win8 have two channels ;)
>> 
>> Channel #1: Win8 - is the main official channel which starts broadcasting on Win8 start-up but one can easily switch to their good old...
>> Channel #2: WinXP/Win7 channel by using [WindowsKey] + D
>> 
>> 
>> and in their free time use CTRL + ESC to get back to Win8 channel to play with, to adapt to it, to switch to/activate its "sub-channels" presented on Win8 start screen/desktop/switchboard as "live-tiles". Tell them there could be many active sub-channels activated and  working in background, teach them to use [WindowsKey] + [Tab] to get the list of active sub-channels and to switch between them...
>> 
>> Give them the links to: 
>> 
>> 30 New Hotkeys For Windows 8
>>  http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/30-new-hotkeys-for-windows-8/
>> 
>> or even
>> 
>> 50 Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know
>>  http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/windows-8-keyboard-shortcuts/
>> 
>> and
>> 
>> 100 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)
>>  http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/100-keyboard-shortcuts-windows/
>> 
>> 
>> Help them to select the most useful in their everyday work short-cuts - they will be happy to abandon mouse...
>> 
>> If they would still prefer to use mouse with Win8 interface give them this link:
>> 
>> Windows 8 Touch & Mouse Gestures
>>  http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/windows-8-touch-mouse-gestures
>> 
>> -- Shamil
>> 
>
>
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