hi. one note, maybe you haven't used this command, perhaps you don't even know it is there. lol. but in stead of going to your desktop then tabbing over to your task bar, simply press windows T. this will jump you to the first item on your task bar, from where ever you are. anywhere in the system at all. so no need for multiple key presses, when that one command will take you to your taskbar quickly. then, also, another handy feature of the taskbar, is the ability to use windows key, along with 1 through to 0. so, for example. lets say i have firefox in the first position on the task bar. just press windows key and 1, from anywhere in the system, and firefox will open. also, if it is already open, and this is rather handy, pressing that command will switch to it's window. so no having to alt tab through to find the firefox window, just press the windows key, and the 1 key.
just thought i'd put this out there, as people may or may not know of these commands, and how much easier they make things in windows. Dallas On 30/12/2013, Thomas Ward <thomasward1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Shaun: > > I think you are seriously over reacting. I don't know why you would be > scared of Windows 8. There is absolutely nothing to be scared of. As > Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, "all we have to fear is fear itself." > That seems quite apt for this situation. > > Sure, I won't deny Windows 8 has a completely different user > interface, but it isn't hard to learn, nor is it insurmountable. If > anything it is easy enough to learn and use if you have someone to > perhaps talk you through it and show you where things are, and if you > don't have someone to help you can always just search for it and 99% > of the time Windows 8 will find it for you. > > For instance, the Windows Start Screen is a pain to navigate. Big > deal. If I want to start an app I can just start typing the name of > the program into the Start Screen and I'll get a list box of possible > matches that will pop up I can arrow through until I find the one I > want. If I typed Word into the Start Screen it would give me a list of > matches like Microsoft Word, Wordpad, Word Target, etc. I could then > arrow through the displayed items to find the one I want without > having to tab and arrow around the Start Screen to find it. > > Another alternative is the run dialog. I can still press Windows+r to > bring up run, and type the name of the executable into the dialog and > launch it that way. Admittedly it isn't as handy as the XP Start Menu > was, but once you get use to doing it that way it is quick and easy > enough. > > Finally, there is the Taskbar itself. You can pin games and apps to > your Taskbar so they are always available from the Taskbar meaning > most of the time you will never even have to use the Start Screen. You > just tab to your Taskbar, arrow to the launcher for Microsoft Word, > press enter, and you are in business. Once you set it up that way, pin > all your favorite apps to the Taskbar, the Start Screen is pretty much > null and void. > > My point here being is Windows 8 is different, maybe you will need to > learn some new skills, do things a bit differently than you are use > to, but there is absolutely no reason to be scared to death of it. > Bottom line, you have to be willing to change, learn new things, and > if you can't then you have no business owning or using a computer. > Computers always change, always require constant willingness to learn > and do different things, and the people who can't do that will never > get ahead in the world. > > Cheers! > > > On 12/26/13, Shaun Everiss <sm.ever...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I agree with you mike. >> win7 I can mostly live with since I have to handle that daily but 8 >> scares the living daylights out of me. >> So much visual stuff and stuff I am not used to. >> I have heard all the info and I am still scared to death. >> I have used classic systems for ages, even7 is still simular enoough >> that I am not to scared but 8 and its apps, start screen and other >> stuff really does scare me a lot. >> >>>I know that XP is near its end. >>>I also know that there are newer operating systems (just the ones >>>from Microsoft). >>>I know that security is a factor which might bring people to upgrade >>>at some point. >>>True, if XP is now longer supported, hackers and other people can >>>possibly find holes in the security systems. >>>And true, not every antivirus program can protect you from such attacks. >>>However, the viruses are not the only danger when it comes to using >>>the internet. Criminals who manipulate websites to not directly >>>target your computer but to record or capture the communication the >>>moment it leaves your computer are more dangerous. >>>If you are on a manipulated website and whatever interactions you >>>have with that site (be it loggin in, doing money transfers or >>>whatever) might be captured without the need of actually cracking >>>some form of encryption. >>>I think that there is a term for such indirect attacks: "man in the >>>browser" or something like that. >>>And I also think that it has not to be limited to the web browser itself. >>>But that is the extend of that. >>>Fact is that such types of attacks might be a bigger problems. >>>Such is not a form of direct attack where the fact that you have an >>>outdated system might mean nothing. >>>If the transfered data is redirected away from the route it is >>>supposed to take, you can't see it right now. >>>And if such a form of attack happens, it is totally of no >>>consequence whether you used XP or Windows 8.1. >>> >>>And I am sure that this is not the point some people tried to originally >>> make. >>> >>>I am all for better security systems for my computer, but I need to >>>get a manual which explains to me the (probably not knowledgeable) >>>user what I should do and what I shouldn't do. >>>Since XP users had their let's call it "Classic" design and >>>programs, they might be confused or might be afraid of things like >>>Modern UI in Windows 8 and higher. >>>I won't say that everyone won't be able to adapt in time if they >>>want to, but who will tell them the inns and outs of Windows 8 >>>compared to XP (if your last operating system was XP) > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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