El Cockblock
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I hate defending Windows. I'm a Linux guy for 15 years.
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Windows 7 vs Windows 8
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I'm running 8 on my desktop. I must say it is not "productivity" friendly. Maybe for goofing around with apps & so forth but i installed a prog to put a start window, works like a charm. Before i did not have the links for Run, control panel, system tools, etc. Now they are within my start menu. If u like customizig windows & loading prog at startup, this will be a headache. I've had to add a few lines in my registry to load a few programmes at startup but they dont load all the time.
There was some improvement with the taskmanager. I liked that. I also like that windows load really quick. I also have a SSD so it takes ~20secs. Pretty fast
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There was some improvement with the taskmanager. I liked that. I also like that windows load really quick. I also have a SSD so it takes ~20secs. Pretty fast
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jc100: Apple actually says that they did a user study on touchscreens and came up with the judgement that it's a useless feature for desktop or laptop users. But if it catches on with Win8 at all, expect them to come out swinging with products.
Once upon a time, Apple tried to tell us that anything smaller than the 9.7inch screen for a tablet would be DOA, and they tried to tell us 3.5" phone screen was all anyone ever needed.
MotorcycleGuy
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I hate Windows 8 so much! I haven't learned any of the new features and don't plan too either.
I use the desktop app and that's it lol.
All my apps are icons on the desktop like all the previous versions of windows.
I hate when your scrolling and the start menu pops up for some reason
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I use the desktop app and that's it lol.
All my apps are icons on the desktop like all the previous versions of windows.
I hate when your scrolling and the start menu pops up for some reason
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Red_Liner740
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jeez and i'm just starting to get used to Win 7....you know how i know i'm getting old? I dont care to keep up with all this tech BS.
I meant Win 7, hold down the windows key then press tab for scrolling windows of open apps.
It will look like this.
As a Linux guy I'd sit back and laugh at the misery of poor Windows 8 users, but I had to assist one who bought a new computer and couldn't get any work done on it, especially since her main work application opened like 10 windows, which was a PAIN in 8 and the final tree trunk (goes way beyond "straw"), so she had to buy a separate copy of Windows 7 and go through who knows how many hours of support both with me and the computer OEM to get everything back up and running.
Shaman
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OOOOOoooh... resource-hogging, no-more-useful 3D window display. At least one Linux desktop did that in... uhm... 2000? Does Windows have native multi-screen support yet (I don't mean multi-monitor, btw)? Answer: no.
But Windows 7 has 3D window display.
Hit Win-Tab. Voila.
Like I said, an inability to use Windows 7 doesn't make Windows 8 better.
Anyway:
http://www.shortcutworld.com/en/win/Windows_7.html
But Windows 7 has 3D window display.
Hit Win-Tab. Voila.
Like I said, an inability to use Windows 7 doesn't make Windows 8 better.
Anyway:
http://www.shortcutworld.com/en/win/Windows_7.html
That was one of the reasons why I bought a MacBook Pro, I'm still learning the basics on that thing lol, but so far it beats any windows PC I have ever owned.There is no reason to use Win8 right now unless you have a touch device, or just bored and want something to do. If I wanted to learn a new interface I would buy a mac, MS just gave me a reason to go that route
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Shaman
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I find it a bit limiting but it's a step up from Windows, imho. It's giant leap up from Windows 8.
I find it a bit limiting but it's a step up from Windows, imho. It's giant leap up from Windows 8.
I started looking at Mint with Cinnamon desktop.
It kinda looks like a Mac and Windows mix. It's clean like a Mac but laid out like Windows.
@Shaman do you have any good links to Youtube Video's or other sources that has a decent comparison.
IMO Linux needs to do a better job "marketing" and show people how to easily install and use Linux.
One of my hang ups is not knowing the type of support they have for devices in general.
Linux needs to give people a better feel for the OS.
They also need to make it easier to install. I am savvy but trying to install Linux is not clear to me or dual boot it.
They should have a table telling us what and why you require the 3 or 4 partitions.
For this reason I am on Windows 7. I don't have any real issues with 7 as it's easy to use and does a better job than XP.
Dresden
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Yes, I realize that.
This thread (like most of them) is highly subjective. - I prefer win 8.
BuckWild;1946805IMO said:
Linux isn't a corporation or even an OS developer. The Linux Foundation can be viewed as Briggs & Stratton. They build the engines and it's up to you what you cram that engine into - MTD, Yard Machines, Craftsman, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Debian, Mint, you get the point
Some of those distributions are already pretty well-documented so googling "how to dual boot ubuntu" would give you a bunch of good hits on the first page, for example. A few years back, as a Linux newb, I had no problems with sifting through the available documentation to dual-boot Ubuntu and Vista until I realized I wasn't really using Vista, so I deleted it Now, the documentation is even better, not just the stuff hosted on the distribution pages, but also all over the web.Linux isn't a corporation or even an OS developer. The Linux Foundation can be viewed as Briggs & Stratton. They build the engines and it's up to you what you cram that engine into - MTD, Yard Machines, Craftsman, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Debian, Mint, you get the point
You are kinda proving my point.
How to install Win7 on a new laptop.
1. insert cd or usb source
2. boot up and click setup
3. click next, next, next and done
Linux
Which version to go with?
Installation
long and unclear for new people
Dual boot is long and unclear but documented well enough even for a person not familiar with it to still be able to do it. If you want a straight-up single operating system install, it's that easy:
1) Insert CD/DVD/USB
2) Boot up and click install
3) Answer a couple of questions (time zone, name, name of the computer, username, password) with a few next clicks
4) You have a working operating system with many useful apps but no crapware installed
MarcosSantiago
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Windows 7 vs Windows 8???? For the end user, it is the roughly the exact same thing
Windows 8 looks different and some user don't like "different", they want to see the same old GUI from Win XP. If you give Win 8 a chance, you'll learn your way around in no time, and will be flying as fast as you were before, with Win7 or Vista or whatever.
Posted from a Win 8 laptop
Windows 8 looks different and some user don't like "different", they want to see the same old GUI from Win XP. If you give Win 8 a chance, you'll learn your way around in no time, and will be flying as fast as you were before, with Win7 or Vista or whatever.
Posted from a Win 8 laptop
Try doing actual work with it instead of just playing the occasional movie/game. Yes, I know that the w-word sucks for the hipster crowd, but some of us have to make money
Shaman
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Windows 8 doesn't even support DVD video. This is how things work when you do business with the hungriest capitalist in the computer market.
And no, Win8 is not nearly as intuitive as Win7. That's been my point - there are two completely separate interfaces with their own look and operational semantics, and one of them has *feeping ADVERTISEMENTS* in the operating system you paid money for. And I don't just mean adverts for the "Windows Store" but ads... you know how I found this the first time? Opening up a Lenovo laptop out of the box and getting a HP laptop ad come up on the first boot of Windows 8.
Serious. Pile. Of. Crap.
And no, Win8 is not nearly as intuitive as Win7. That's been my point - there are two completely separate interfaces with their own look and operational semantics, and one of them has *feeping ADVERTISEMENTS* in the operating system you paid money for. And I don't just mean adverts for the "Windows Store" but ads... you know how I found this the first time? Opening up a Lenovo laptop out of the box and getting a HP laptop ad come up on the first boot of Windows 8.
Serious. Pile. Of. Crap.
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