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Windows 8 Madness
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Windows 8 Madness
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#2Biggest problem for me with win8 is the lack of start menu. There is a reason start menu is so popular. it lets user launch an application without having to context switch - example: launch a calculator or notepad while doing something else. The new start screen forces user to context switch by showing a completely different view just to launch an application. Who ever designed this must be a big fan of UAC screen which forces a similar switch when set to prompt.
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#3TL;DR; Ubuntu user refuses to use Windows' 8 Desktop Mode on his PC with large monitor, then uses WordPress's admin interface and complains that it's middle column resizes to fill screen, because Metro mode is full screen. Decides failure is not his own, but is rather Microsoft's.
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#4If you are using Windows 8 on a Desktop / Laptop, why do you want to shy away from the Desktop. Use the metro chrome if you are happy with it. Else, use the desktop chrome on desktop.
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#5Biggest problem for me with win8 is the lack of start menu. There is a reason start menu is so popular. it lets user launch an application without having to context switch - example: launch a calculator or notepad while doing something else. The new start screen forces user to context switch by showing a completely different view just to launch an application. Who ever designed this must be a big fan of UAC screen wh…
Has anyone tried the Start Menu replacement from Stardock [1]? I don't have Windows 8, but this is such a frequent complaint and I'm wondering if their version will be a good enough fix.
(I have no affliation with Stardock)
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#6Biggest problem for me with win8 is the lack of start menu. There is a reason start menu is so popular. it lets user launch an application without having to context switch - example: launch a calculator or notepad while doing something else. The new start screen forces user to context switch by showing a completely different view just to launch an application. Who ever designed this must be a big fan of UAC screen wh…
Has anyone tried the Start Menu replacement from Stardock [1]? I don't have Windows 8, but this is such a frequent complaint and I'm wondering if their version will be a good enough fix. (I have no affliation with Stardock) [1] http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/features.asp
I purchased it. Once you install it, you wont see Metro apps at all unless you launch them on purpose. You can also get Classic Shell, which is an open source start menu repalcement.
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#7If you are using Windows 8 on a Desktop / Laptop, why do you want to shy away from the Desktop. Use the metro chrome if you are happy with it. Else, use the desktop chrome on desktop.
I think it's because Metro punches you in the face regularly when you are a desktop user if you like it or not (which I don't).
I rather liked Windows the way it was. Things were in the right place. I'm a luddite though - running classic theme in Windows 7 (and I still use Excel 97).
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#8It occurs to me that I don’t even know how to find a command prompt in this environment.
The author was able to install Ubuntu and use its package manager to find utilities, but was not able to hit the start key on Windows and type "Command".
There's a follow up post too, where he complains that installing Eclipse is... well, exactly the same as installing it on every other version of Windows. His major complaint seems to be that the Store does not contain Metro versions of everything an Android developer needs.
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#9If you are using Windows 8 on a Desktop / Laptop, why do you want to shy away from the Desktop. Use the metro chrome if you are happy with it. Else, use the desktop chrome on desktop.
The usability of desktop mode Windows 8 is actually worse than Windows 7.
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#10Another classic rant of Windows 8. The desktop mode is there FOR SOMETHING!
If you think Windows 7 sucks, then yes, Windows 8 will suck for you as well, else, there is should be no problem using it.