Mike Sue-Ping
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Hey Jos
You say,"...no visible speed improvements...". Do you not perceive any "non-visible speed improvements"? Like boot times - cold boot and wake from sleep. On my tablet, I noticed a definite speed increase over Windows 7 with Windows 8 when booting. To me, that's the best part about Windows 8.
>The only 2 reasons I am using Windows 8 is to (1) test and ensure all our stuff works 100% for clients (2) to show clients our stuff works on any version they may choose to move to. Otherwise I couldn't care less for Windows 8 or the Retro interface.
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>I liked Windows 7 and will almost certainly use it as my main day-to-day OS. There are no visible speed improvements in Windows 8, not that you could realistically notice.
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>>I don't use Win8, so I can't comment. But I want you to know that on my screen I have no icons, zero. I use SlickRun, which gives me quick access to my not so frequently used program. My most used programs are given fixed positions on the Taskbar, from left I have Opera, Otlook, IE and VFP9. To start and maximize/minimize Opera, I use Win+1. For Outlook it's Win-2, Win-3 for IE, VFP is Win-4, and so on.
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>>>OK, MS Evangelist ... typing is easier than point and click ?
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>>>>As I said, it's easier and faster than navigating a hierarchical menu and there are times I still can't find what I want there.
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>>>>I've talked to many people that have used Win8 and agree with me. Some of those people are die-hard Apple users and some of those even thinking they may want to switch to Win8.
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>>>>But remember what I also so... not everyone will like it. But, you need to try to for sometime before giving judgement.
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>>>>>Yes I know you can click the tiles, incredible. My comment was because you said:
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>>>>>>Second, if I need something that isn't there, I hit
>>>>>>the Windows key then start typing the name of what I want. When it comes up in search, I select it (often it's the first item and I just hit Enter). If I'm on the start screen and want to get back to the desktop, I hit windows+D. It's become second nature and I've found typing in the name of the program to find it is easier and faster than navigating a hierarchical list of items. But again, how you work may differ from how I work.
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