Re: Hive mind consensus on Windows 10?
I don't like it as much as Windows 7, but it certainly is better than Windows 8 or 8.1. Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 will be a major shock to an XP user, but Windows 10 is, in my opinion, a slightly lesser shock. A lot of stuff still easily available in Windows 7 is now so well hidden it forces you to use the search function to find nearly anything useful. |
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Well said.
I never used 8 or 8.1 (other than the time it took to install 10 on an 8.1 machine). 10 is Ok. One doesn't have to use any of the "tiles" and "Metro" and other weirdness from 8.1 that is still present if you look for it. Otherwise, it's pretty-much Windows. (Pay attention to the install instructions and turn off all the "send my life to Microsoft" stuff - the tiny Customize settings text link.) Yeah, installing XP or 7 in a VM is an option, but I wouldn't do it unless it is the only way to get the job done. 7 is still supported, but running it in a VM introduces more things to worry about keeping updated. She could run WP Mac on OSX Intel also too (an entertaining writeup), but I wouldn't do that either. HTH a little. Cheers, Scott. |
Hive mind consensus on Windows 10?
- (rcareaga)
- (24)
- Aug. 23, 2016, 09:18:03 PM EDT
Re: Hive mind consensus on Windows 10?
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (1)
- Aug. 23, 2016, 09:23:52 PM EDT
Well said.
- (Another Scott)
- Aug. 23, 2016, 10:04:29 PM EDT
no reason not to use xp is there?
- (boxley)
- (3)
- Aug. 23, 2016, 09:42:01 PM EDT
The current MB Air does not support XP or even 7
- (rcareaga)
- (2)
- Aug. 23, 2016, 10:34:53 PM EDT
If you use a VM you don't need BootCamp
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Aug. 23, 2016, 11:38:42 PM EDT
I've installed Libra Office on several machines . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- Aug. 23, 2016, 11:59:13 PM EDT
It's fine.
- (pwhysall)
- (3)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 02:36:51 AM EDT
+10 on your last sentence
- (boxley)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 11:11:55 AM EDT
Re: In-car systems - Toyota: Yay! Ford: Boo!
- (drook)
- (1)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 01:13:24 PM EDT
A former cow-orker of mine did usability testing for the Ford SYNC stuff
- (malraux)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 03:10:26 PM EDT
I thought 8/8.1 was pretty ground-breaking.
- (static)
- (2)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 03:31:18 AM EDT
A third of a step step backward towards Windows 7 is a good thing.
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (1)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 10:45:07 AM EDT
So just use Windows 7
- (pwhysall)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 12:37:18 PM EDT
We upgraded all our workstations to it from 7 last month.
- (mmoffitt)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 09:27:21 AM EDT
Re: Hive mind consensus on Windows 10?
- (altmann)
- (1)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 07:38:16 PM EDT
Slowing down updates.
- (static)
- Aug. 24, 2016, 09:09:54 PM EDT
You do not want to become the admin
- (scoenye)
- (7)
- Aug. 25, 2016, 07:17:50 PM EDT
Yes, "user friendly" almost always means "techncian unfriendly".
-NT
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (3)
- Aug. 25, 2016, 09:55:18 PM EDT
At the OS level, it has to be
- (drook)
- (2)
- Aug. 26, 2016, 08:05:45 AM EDT
But not like this
- (scoenye)
- (1)
- Aug. 26, 2016, 09:14:46 PM EDT
Yes, that is how it is.
-NT
- (Andrew Grygus)
- Aug. 26, 2016, 09:30:11 PM EDT
Printer management is a never ending disaster in Windows.
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Aug. 26, 2016, 08:01:13 AM EDT
Win 10 comes with Bonjour, it's just not good at finding Windows printers :-/
-NT
- (scoenye)
- (1)
- Aug. 26, 2016, 09:21:33 PM EDT
Should have known. :-/
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Aug. 26, 2016, 09:26:08 PM EDT
