Arthur Fuller
fuller.artful at gmail.com
Mon May 27 18:37:27 CDT 2013
Ok, I'm persuaded. Next laptop I buy (sometime in June) I'll get one with Windows8. But this begs the question, how does one create a tile for some custom app? i.e. suppose I deliver an Access app to a client who runs Windows8. What do use to create a tile for it? JavaScript or ...? On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru>wrote: > Hi Arthur -- > > You can even just use [WindowsKey] alone to toggle Win8 Start screen and > MS Windows classic desktop. > BTW, if you have two displays then you can make one working in Win8 mode > and another one working in classic desktop mode. > > Good Luck! > > -- Shamil > > P.S. I do not play computer games - I'm just sometimes watching how my kid > is playing them - a lot to learn how to interact with modern technologies! > > > Monday, May 27, 2013 8:01 AM -04:00 from Arthur Fuller < > fuller.artful at gmail.com>: > >I definitely fall into the market segment called Old Farts. I have never > >played even one video game in my life. When I want to play a game on my > >computer, I visit chess.com. > > > >Thanks for the tips on the Windows8 [WindowsKey] + D and +R commands. I > >don't yet have a Windows 8 computer, but my best friend does, so next time > >I visit I'll be sure to try them out. > > > > > > > > > >On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 4:42 AM, Salakhetdinov Shamil < mcp2004 at mail.ru>wrote: > > > >> OK > >> > >> > >> Monday, May 27, 2013 1:38 AM -07:00 from Hans-Christian Andersen < > >> hans.andersen at phulse.com >: > >> >Very well. Just dismiss our criticism. It's not going to change > anything > >> anyways. > >> > > >> >- Hans > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >On 2013-05-27, at 1:33 AM, Salakhetdinov Shamil < mcp2004 at mail.ru > > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Sorry, Hans, your target user group seems to be rather old aged: for > >> many years, when the first PC games with GUI appeared kids (and adult > >> computer gamers) used to learn to move and point mouse cursor on every > >> visible object, in every corner of display screen, every screen side > >> looking for "charms", magic wands, weapons, other helping to pass the > >> games' quests tools... > >> >> > >> >> -- Shamil > >> >> > <<< skipped >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Arthur Cell: 647.710.1314 Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. -- Niels Bohr