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Technical & Scientific => Software => Topic started by: ober on August 12, 2013, 10:57:48 PM
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So I got my new computer up and running tonight. Windows 8 installed pretty quickly which matches what everyone was saying. I've been at it for about 2 hours now and I have the basics installed and configured and I'm at the point where I could pretty much work and even do some basic gaming. My video card gets here on Thursday so I should be ready when it gets here.
Anyways, back to the point of the thread. I'm pretty much on board so far with Windows 8. I got frustrated with a few things at first but I'm settling in. The start screen is ok and I think it might be useful but I turned off most of the panels and it's going to mainly be a launching pad I think. The funniest thing so far is that it took like 3 tries in Chrome to let me download Firefox. HAHA!
Anyways, I'll post more as I move along but it's going good so far.
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This is so much damn easier than it used to be! Everything is in the cloud! No copying over settings, digging through discs, finding keys (except for Windows 8 but that was obvious and easy). Like I literally can't believe how far I got tonight. I'm honestly floored. And goddamn my internet connection is holding it's weight tonight. I've probably downloaded a good... 15-20 gigs, give or take in the 2.5 hours I've been doing this.
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What is your take on the upcoming 8.1 update?
http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/637-windows-8.1-feature-news.html
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Umm... I'm not really all that concerned about it. I think people bitch to bitch about some of the stuff in that update. And most of it doesn't affect me in the least. I don't want to use most of the apps they try to shove down your throat. I don't even want to use most of the live tile stuff. Seems like a waste of resources if you ask me.
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I got my folks a new laptop. Was setting it up today and I am really liking win8! It will be perfect for them. I know the programs they usually use (picasa, chrome, etc) and most had apps so I made them into tiles. I see them intuitively picking it up. I'm looking forward to going win 8 on my personal computer in the near future. BTW this is what I got for them:
http://www.amazon.com/Pavilion-17-e017cl-Laptop-A6-5350M-Memroy/dp/B00DZYE6HQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377136069&sr=8-1&keywords=hp+17-e017cl
very basic - but plenty for what they use: email, internet, pictures and ebay. Plus it has a 17 inch screen. Got itat sams for 449.00! I can't believe how cheap computers got. I bought them a Sony Vaio running vista 5 or 6 years ago and paid more than a $1000 for it.
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I would have gotten my wife a Chrome Book if it could have run some of the other applications she uses. I think the devices are going to get more and more simplistic and cheaper over time and it's awesome to see it happening.
By the way, I still see no issues with W8. I'm pretty happy with it so far.
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:nana:
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:D
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So I'm at a Google Apps school that really uses it now...I've been hanging out in a behavioral special ed class and they're piloting chromebooks in there - I went into it pessimistic, but after a couple of days...Yea - this is pretty cool. For low end word processing etc in a school - so far I'm impressed.