Windows 8 The Missing Manual

Restless said:
Install something like startisback to add a windows start menu to the desktop
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it dosnt really stop it been crap though lol

win 8 has no buissness been on a laptop or pc its a tablet operating system

new windows for pc and laptops out soon i believe
 
Any "new" version will be the same underlying OS with just a tweaked GUI.

its been a while since I have said this but one of the beauties of Linux is the choice of how you want your machine to work. the GUI ( Display Manager ) is just a module that you can choose which type you want from full featured stuff like KDE through Gnome ( with choices of overlays such as Unity) to lighter faster, less fancy stuff such as LightDM.

dont lile what comes with your CD, download and try another.
 
I quite like Linux, I have dual boot of Ubuntu & Windows 7, and just for basic stuff like going on internet etc. it`s great, starts up a lot quicker than windows and runs a lot smoother, but I have quite a few bits of software that only runs on windows.:mad:
 
Like what gpick?

just interested?

I've switched from Bunty to Mint at the moment but my fiddling days are far less now than they have ever been, Stuff just works in Linux and usually how I want it to ( I did a 4 month Win 8 experiment and got very frustrated with its completely illogical flow on basic stuff)
 
Sage is the main one, but there`s also excel ( needed for sages excel integrated reports ) and some label design software. I know I can run them in a virtual machine with windows installed on that, but I don`t really see the point of it, I`d rather just dual boot.
 
label wise I setup Glabel under Bunty for a guy who runs a business that works brilliantly taking a csv file of names/addresses.

Sage is a pain as you say and I guess if you are in Windows for sage then Excel is a given. I do some pretty intense things in spreadsheets under Linux though without issue ( I'm a wiz with Excel and VBA as well though through work)
 
Not that kind of label, it`s an ingredients label that gets printed onto a bag, use Colos Create that came with the printer, also use Nicelabel ( which does have a linux version ) if we need to print a barcode.
Excel is a great bit of software, use it for stock control, much better at it than Sage.
 
I use windows just for gaming. I am told performance is up on windows 8 so I am giving it a try. Metro is totally horrible.
 
I love listening to you computer savvy guys talking about this system and that system, just wish I knew what your all on about:o:o:o
 
Re: Re: Windows 8 The Missing Manual

jaysay said:
I love listening to you computer savvy guys talking about this system and that system, just wish I knew what your all on about:o:o:o
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I have had several people tell me that windows 8 is better performance for gaming. Will see for myself. Metro is what they call the new start menu. Apparently m$ are releasing an update soon that reimplements the start menu to the desktop due to a plethora of complaints. But it is going to be some crazy hybrid thing that works with metro. Hmmm.
 
Well. There are lots of improvements in windows 8. (To the desktop) and my computer is somewhat snappier with it. I needed windows for my gaming pc and I have noticed some improvements whilst playing battlefield 3 so I bought the OEM version for £80

The "Start Menu" still sucks. But. I am used to ubuntu and pressing FN and typing what program I want to load(which i prefer to using mouse on the windows start menu) which works perfectly fine in the metro/start ui.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Wi...lic-Preview-TechED-Michael-Niehaus,22985.html

^ Windows 8.1 "demo" released soon.
 
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