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This Is What Using Windows 8 Actually Looks and Feels Like · 11

cynthianews · 4742 days ago

This is just a short demonstration of how Windows 8 works: buying apps, switching between the Metro and regular desktop, and more.

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lessismore · 4742 days ago · link ·

I test drove it for a bit when it was first released to developers. The Metro UI didn't feel very intuitive on a desktop computer. I could see it working nicely on a tablet platform. Hopefully it and the newly opensourced WebOS will give iOS and Android a run for their money. Competition is always a good thing. Bring on the innovation. I am more than ready for the revolution.

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bingosherlock · 4736 days ago · link ·

I just could not do the metro start menu and ended up turning metro off completely. This could be because something is lost in translation using it under parallels, or maybe I'm just old and stuck in my ways, but I couldn't seem to make anything work easily.

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mk · 4741 days ago · link ·

It doesn't look to bad. I love the startup menu that lets you config what runs on startup.

The color scheme leaves a little to be desired. Not sure if the Metro is an improvement, and I don't like horizontal scrolling too much.

But all in all, it looks like they are doing some good things.

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cynthianews · 4741 days ago · link ·

It's funny how computer startup screens are now trying to be like mobile screens. Maybe it is to get everyone ready for when they stop making laptops and desktop computers, and go to smartphones and Pads.

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mk · 4741 days ago · link ·

Oh geez, I would hate that. I like using on my laptop far more than the iPad. I see the iPad as a digital magazine of sorts. It's nice for some consumption, but it's awful for actually writing or editing, or really creating in general.

Also, I love using a mouse. Copying and pasting with a touchpad is pretty frustrating, IMHO. Also, I use Photoshop a lot. A mouse is the only real option.

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1c7 · 4741 days ago · link ·

When the time comes for the Pad/Laptop Singularity I'm sure we'll have figured out how to solve the keyboard issue. And wouldn't a stylus work for photoshop as well? Styluses rule.

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benben · 4740 days ago · link ·

Is it styluses or styli?

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1c7 · 4740 days ago · link ·

Wikipedia says they're both right, but styluses gets more hits on google.

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benben · 4740 days ago · link ·

Then styluses it is. Reminded me of this post I read a while back http://hubski.com/pub?id=13943

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1c7 · 4740 days ago · link ·

I saw that yesterday, I hadn't noticed it was from 50~ days ago.

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mk · 4741 days ago · link ·

When the time comes for the Pad/Laptop Singularity I'm sure we'll have figured out how to solve the keyboard issue.

I have a feeling that the sensation of texture on a touch screen will help some there.

http://hubski.com/pub?id=11398

However, there is something nice about the topography of a keyboard, and I'm not sure if it can be matched.

I'll have to try a stylus more. I have very limited experience with it. It does seem to be the standard in illustration these days. The iPad still just isn't as responsive as I'd like it to be.