I'd still be on dos given the choice too. I finally have W8 looking like XP and most of the glitches out. I wouldn't have bothered except for the reasons above. Lots of this metro, visual stuff makes things much harder for blind people. I'd go for text-only with a button to play pics and vids.
On 25 Nov, 09:43, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > Right now my hands are stuck firmly in my pockets I preferred IBM Dos > over MS dos and only started using had a fantastic email program.. > wonder it it is still around.. I fully understand about the barge > pole.. excellent idea.. I am sure your son or grand son will love > it.. > Allan > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:59 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lots of stuff doesn't work - start up and shut down remain dicey, the > > laptop's mousepad doesn't shut down automatically when I plug my mouse > > in - the lis of such annoying bits is long. Microsoft (after two fob- > > offs) told me to use F8 to do some debugging. I'd rung to tell them > > F8 didn't work! I wouldn't touch the thing with a bargepole unless > > you have a commercial reason for needing to. > > > On 24 Nov, 20:07, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Actually MS is trying to get control of the gaming market ,, by > >> getting game programers to set their programs that they only operate > >> on Windows 8 > >> Allan > > >> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 6:21 PM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > W8 looks like yet another attempt to stick us with yet another portal > >> > directing us to Microsoft products - via its metro interface that > >> > replaces desktop. I don't like Faceflop, Googleplod or Twatter (which > >> > started as a place to host audio podcasts - am amazing non-starter). > >> > The highlight on these over several years was Gabby tagging me as a > >> > rabbit in a weird building in Berlin. > >> > I'm rid of the metroface through a bit of cheap software. One can > >> > understand why these conglomerates want to shoehorn an advertising- > >> > based business model into our social activities. These days I watch > >> > all commercial TV via Tivo to fast forward he ads and increasingly do > >> > the same with BBC to evade their promos. I-google lets me rid myself > >> > of the standard bimbo products of all browsers. I use gmail in order > >> > not to give out my 'serious' email address. I guess we essentially > >> > want to freeride on the technical provision. > > >> > Wikipedia gets stick for not being sufficiently peer-reviewed. In > >> > terms if the subjects I 'teach' it is more accurate than textbooks and > >> > the material publishers provide if you recommend their texts to > >> > students (it's very difficult not to when 'exams' are based on the rot > >> > - much of which is trashed in wider academic peer review). A few > >> > academics like Steve Keen (economics and under redundancy threat at > >> > his uni) and Alain de Connes (maths) publish all their work for free > >> > access. I wish I was in a position to do the same - if I allowed free > >> > access my income would go. > > >> > In principle I would like Mind's Eye to have wider contribution. > >> > Currently I would say we are open to diversity but actually not > >> > diverse. But we don't want the SNERTs, trolls, flamers and > >> > advertising. One can see how we might 'revamp', but everything I've > >> > tried(like new google groups) seems to vapourise continuity. > > >> > On 24 Nov, 15:47, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly - taking care of > >> >> "Minds Eye"! LOL > > >> >> 2012/11/24 Allan H <[email protected]> > > >> >> > Air gunner full of hot air ready to release 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. --
