Jon Tydda
jon at tydda.plus.com
Mon May 27 14:32:00 CDT 2013
I use it all the time at work - we've got scripts to do a lot of things and you need to change the name of the target users/computers when you run the command. Much easier to do in a RUN command than with an icon/shortcut Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian Andersen Sent: 27 May 2013 08:31 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Windows 8: Not! This is antithetical to a GUI (graphical user interface). I really don't see any difference between this and enter commands into a text based interface? Isn't this a fundamental problem? - Hans On 2013-05-27, at 12:20 AM, Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru> wrote: > 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com