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Everything Else TWC / Re: The Weather Channel Windows 8 Metro/Modern UI App...
« on: December 03, 2012, 04:25:11 PM »
As for the new application for Windows 8, TWC should do better than that. I think they took the minimalist approach of Windows 8 and went way overboard.
As for your concerns with Windows 8, here is my short review.
Windows 8 has been absolutely fantastic in my uses. I thought for a while that I would miss the old start menu, but I do not. I installed an application (Start 8) a while back to get the Win7-like start menu back and uninstalled it within 15 minutes. One thing I do not use often are the applications from the Windows store. On a desktop without touch input, they're useless to me. Even though some of the changes are somewhat radical, it's not hard at all to use Windows 8 with a mouse and keyboard. In my uses, it may actually be much quicker to find what I need. The performance boosts are also worth it. It's fairly noticeable on my 3yo computer now. Best suggestion is to go test drive it for yourself, but I'd advise giving it a few hours before you make a decision on the OS. The learning curve is steep, but you'll be on your way within about 3-4 hours. Seriously, it's not hard at all if you're not lazy. I can honestly say, after using Win8, I dread using a computer with Win7. Lets not forget, Microsoft is rumored to be making updates to this OS in mid-2013 to improve the UI and interface features. Perhaps they will learn from the radical changes in Win8 and make it a bit more user friendly from the first use.
Hope this helps.
As for your concerns with Windows 8, here is my short review.
Windows 8 has been absolutely fantastic in my uses. I thought for a while that I would miss the old start menu, but I do not. I installed an application (Start 8) a while back to get the Win7-like start menu back and uninstalled it within 15 minutes. One thing I do not use often are the applications from the Windows store. On a desktop without touch input, they're useless to me. Even though some of the changes are somewhat radical, it's not hard at all to use Windows 8 with a mouse and keyboard. In my uses, it may actually be much quicker to find what I need. The performance boosts are also worth it. It's fairly noticeable on my 3yo computer now. Best suggestion is to go test drive it for yourself, but I'd advise giving it a few hours before you make a decision on the OS. The learning curve is steep, but you'll be on your way within about 3-4 hours. Seriously, it's not hard at all if you're not lazy. I can honestly say, after using Win8, I dread using a computer with Win7. Lets not forget, Microsoft is rumored to be making updates to this OS in mid-2013 to improve the UI and interface features. Perhaps they will learn from the radical changes in Win8 and make it a bit more user friendly from the first use.
Hope this helps.
Note that I have not seen these new devices in person. Samsung or Asus (not Acer) may also check out in the laptops section of things. They both seem to be on the rise in the computer industry.
