Let me talk to Hans or Harold i will discuss th group problem. Allan Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly On Nov 23, 2012 7:01 PM, "archytas" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nuts indeed Allan - I've just paid another $5 for a programme that > resets the W8 start up back to W7! Saved me an hour or so tinkering > with registry and possibly an age if I hit a wrong button in there. > Said prog allows me to replace the windows icon with an 'up yours' > variety and to put bits of the control panel I use into the start > menu. > > Touch screens won't interest me until speech to text is good enough to > get rid of keyboards. Even if they get this somewhere near right I > suspect I'd want a keyboard for editing. I am looking at a non-box > system (its really on the back of the monitor). In ready made ones > you lose a lot of computing power, so I'm thinking self-build. This > would replace our TV. > > There was a new browser called Maxthon3 in the package. Seems a bit > quicker than Chrome. I may leave Chrome because i-Google is going and > am not happy about new google groups either. Maybe time we looked for > an alternative host? > > On 23 Nov, 15:14, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds good,, I don"t see me running out to buy a new PC with touch > > screen ,, I already have that on on my transformer,, I like it,, but > > I am not a game player so I do not think I will be buying one,, > > > > Actually I have three computers as it is four if you count my smart > > TV,, considering my phone is a Galaxy note and for many things it is > > my preference,, > > > > As for a new operating system,, but I am talking with my friend Hans > > about that, I already have linux ubuntu on my laptop,, we are talking > > about setting it up to be able to handle, firefox OS,, and possible > > android.. and I think android might be cool on my bedroom TV.. a > > little tiny processor.. for the back..but will have to think about > > it.. > > > > so it is a process of going nuts I am sure.. > > Allan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:30 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > W8 seems to be an attempt to synch tablet and PC - a main feature is > > > the touchscreen. I might need to know more about this to develop my > > > educational interface. In day-to-day it stops your desktop and the > > > old start button menu and replaces them with the Microsoft version - > > > entirely unhelpful. > > > > > To stop it freezing on close down (once you have discovered how to > > > shut down by hovering at the right of the screen) and start up I had > > > to ensure my anti-virus and cleaning progamme (AVC 6 plus) was not set > > > to auto-run and remove unwanted Microsoft icons. Seems OK now. > > > > > I got it because my programs will have to run on mobiles and tablets > > > and I like to do my own testing - there is no bigger fool than I on > > > using supposedly intuitive interfaces - so I'm ideal for > > > foolproofing! At the moment I can access client websites that host my > > > stuff from machines running any OS and everything works as long as > > > wifi or 3g is available. > > > > > I can see no reason for anyone to upgrade other than for such specific > > > reasons as mine. It's cost me 4 or 5 hours works to get back to > > > normal so far. > > > > > On 22 Nov, 12:46, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> the anti virus - anti Malware doesn't surprise me as it is designed > > >> for gaming.. MS is trying to control the gaming market.. I think 98 > > >> was a fairly good version was into linux then since then ubuntu > > >> version has gone down hill.. now I am looking into the possibility of > > >> running android on my laptop.. just thinking > > >> Allan > > > > >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:29 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > I'm no fan of operating systems. Windows doesn't seem to have > > >> > improved since 98. They keep adding stuff I don't want and changing > > >> > interfaces as in the Word 2010 ribbon or the trashing of the start > > >> > menu in W8. When my system is running the browsers seem a bit > quicker > > >> > - but my machine now finds it difficult to shut down and restart. > > >> > Initially I couldn't even find out how to do this. I bought this > > >> > laptop for my grandson - so it has a lot of anti-virus and anti- > > >> > malware. This may be causing the problems, though it's clear lots > of > > >> > others are suffering. > > > > >> > I got W8 because I need to check my own course packages will run in > > >> > it. Not found any issues there so far, other than a need to > re-write > > >> > instructions on how to ensure the 'app' appears on the new 'metro > > >> > style' first screen. Touch wood! I've gone android to James. I > > >> > would have preferred a plate interface in my brain to the phone. > > > > >> > On 22 Nov, 07:55, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> heard it was for gaming primarily and not interested.. I am not a > big > > >> >> windows fan, i don't need the latest.. > > >> >> Allan > > > > >> >> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 11:49 PM, archytas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> >> > Argh! Anyone any good experience? > > > > >> >> > -- > > > > >> >> -- > > >> >> ( > > >> >> ) > > >> >> |_D Allan > > > > >> >> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > > >> >> I am a Natural Airgunner - > > > > >> >> Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. > > > > >> > -- > > > > >> -- > > >> ( > > >> ) > > >> |_D Allan > > > > >> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > > >> I am a Natural Airgunner - > > > > >> Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. > > > > > -- > > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > |_D Allan > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > > I am a Natural Airgunner - > > > > Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly. > > -- > > > > --
