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Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 06 Nov 2012, 16:15
by StarBound
This might be just me but does anyone else feel that Windows 8 is the perfect integration of what the cloud should be like? Constant and instant flow of data and information? Because while its a gaming platform to me suddenly I find myself hitting those news, weather and finance tabs just to see whats happening today.
Thing I miss though is Office pinning my most used files for quick access.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 06 Nov 2012, 17:00
by rustypup
StarBound wrote: I find myself hitting those news, weather and finance tabs just to see whats happening today.
is it ok for me to be mentally punching you in the chops right now?
because you said "cloud" then referred to internets services whilst also insinuating that you have never been able to access weather or news sites until now...
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 06 Nov 2012, 18:39
by StarBound
rustypup wrote:is it ok for me to be mentally punching you in the chops right now?
If I said no would that have stopped you? Sure I could have gone to the websites to check it but for the first time it is ...front page news on windows
You know why it was called Skynet right?
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 07 Nov 2012, 10:34
by GreyWolf
I had some interaction with Windows 8 at the display in Clearwater. Granted, it was a brief meeting, but I am liking it more and more. I was especially impressed with the fluidity across all platforms and hardware configurations.
More and more it seems my first tablet will be MS based.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 07 Nov 2012, 16:35
by Anakha56
@GW read/watch this:
http://pocketnow.com/2012/11/02/surface ... -microsoft
It might change your view on the MS made tablet and wait for a HTC/Samsung/Nokia version instead. I am keen for a x86 version myself...
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 07 Nov 2012, 22:44
by StarBound
Does windows 8 have some sort of loader optimizer? because windows boots in 1 second now, down from 4. I get into my desktop after 7 seconds from hitting the power button.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 08 Nov 2012, 05:03
by hamin_aus
StarBound wrote:windows boots in 1 second now, down from 4
Hey 7, I'm really happy for you and Imma let you finish loading...
But 8 is the fastest booting Windows OS of all time... of all time!
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 08 Nov 2012, 05:54
by Tribble
I am looking forward to Windows on the Go.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 08 Nov 2012, 08:59
by GreyWolf
Thanks man. Yeah I have read mixed reviews of the Surface, I meant that the tablet should be running Win 8. At the Clearwater display they had an Asus, Samsung and I think and Acer one. They all looked awesome.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 08 Nov 2012, 10:11
by StarBound
hamin_aus wrote:Hey 7, I'm really happy for you and Imma let you finish loading...
But 8 is the fastest booting Windows OS of all time... of all time!
I was gonna say DOS booted faster but now I am doubting it
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 08 Nov 2012, 10:43
by Stuart
StarBound wrote:hamin_aus wrote:Hey 7, I'm really happy for you and Imma let you finish loading...
But 8 is the fastest booting Windows OS of all time... of all time!
I was gonna say DOS booted faster but now I am doubting it
Also, DOS may not be classified as a Windows OS.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 08 Nov 2012, 11:47
by Anakha56
Stuart wrote:StarBound wrote:hamin_aus wrote:Hey 7, I'm really happy for you and Imma let you finish loading...
But 8 is the fastest booting Windows OS of all time... of all time!
I was gonna say DOS booted faster but now I am doubting it
Also, DOS may not be classified as a Windows OS.
Correct it is classified as rusty's love child...
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 12 Nov 2012, 11:56
by StarBound
Ok here is my views on Windows 8 after a week of usage. I like the standard windows. I spend 99% of my time on the desktop so the new look only has a negative impact in the sense that I lost my pinned start menu with pinned files that I use often.
For gaming... Windows 8 has some issues. The most noticeable is Borderlands 2 has a good deal of slow downs with physx enabled that was priorly not there. On the flip side Guild wars 2 is running smoother. GFWL is gone which also means I can't launch those games.
So gaming perspective, mostly the same but avoid until the issues has been resolved.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 13 Nov 2012, 07:23
by rustypup
StarBound wrote:priorly
how... iOS of you.. i believe your new OS may have damaged something....
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 14 Nov 2012, 07:44
by rustypup
computerworld.com wrote:Steven Sinofsky, the executive in charge of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system and the driving force behind its new OS, is leaving the company, Microsoft announced late Monday, leading analysts to speculate that the company could be dissatisfied with early sales of the operating system.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 19 Nov 2012, 21:59
by StarBound
I'm more convinced now than before that Windows 8 is not ready for release. I'm typing this while one of my game launchers is outlined over my top screen. Whatever they changed during the compatibility phase has affected performance and functionality. Again its a 50/50, improvements in some areas and decreased in others. I'm currently sitting at the point where these annoyances are disruptive to me.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 20 Nov 2012, 05:16
by hamin_aus
Hay guise mah game wont load.
These disturbances are disruptive to me.
Should have thought of that before you rushed out and got the latest version of an OS family that has notoriously buggy RTMs
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 20 Nov 2012, 09:09
by StarBound
So far I haven't had issues with games not loading. It's everything else
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 20 Nov 2012, 09:17
by Hman
Hahahahaha, from "This might be just me but does anyone else feel that Windows 8 is the perfect integration of what the cloud should be like?" to "I'm more convinced now than before that Windows 8 is not ready for release" in 13 days. LOL!
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 20 Nov 2012, 09:37
by StarBound
What can I say? The more you use something the more you realise what's wrong with it. ...yet
This might be just me but does anyone else feel that Windows 8 is the perfect integration of what the cloud should be like
and
I'm more convinced now than before that Windows 8 is not ready for release
still holds true in both cases
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 21 Nov 2012, 12:30
by rustypup
useit wrote:One of the worst aspects of Windows 8 for power users is that the product's very name has become a misnomer. "Windows" no longer supports multiple windows on the screen. Win8 does have an option to temporarily show a second area in a small part of the screen, but none of our test users were able to make this work. Also, the main UI restricts users to a single window, so the product ought to be renamed "Microsoft Window."
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 21 Nov 2012, 13:20
by Anakha56
So true...
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 21 Nov 2012, 14:02
by StarBound
rustypup wrote:useit wrote:One of the worst aspects of Windows 8 for power users is that the product's very name has become a misnomer. "Windows" no longer supports multiple windows on the screen. Win8 does have an option to temporarily show a second area in a small part of the screen, but none of our test users were able to make this work. Also, the main UI restricts users to a single window, so the product ought to be renamed "Microsoft Window."
It's not transparent so might was well call it Microsoft Brickwall... now I know why they call it surface...
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 21 Nov 2012, 19:29
by GreyWolf
Bleh. I maximise all my screens anyway and use Alt-Tab. No biggie.
Re: Windows 8 Release
Posted: 22 Nov 2012, 10:15
by Stuart
GreyWolf wrote:Bleh. I maximise all my screens anyway and use Alt-Tab. No biggie.
+1