I am planning to do the upgrade on my notebook between the years. After what I have heard from your experience I will not upgrade Noah's computer system with all his EA Sports games installed on it.
I have treated myself to a new smartphone, the Nexus 4. It arrived earlier than expected and it is a wonderful new toy! :) I still need to wait for a new micro sim card. I tried to cut the old one smaller, but I must have ruined it. No need to cry over spilled milk. At least I tried. Am 15.12.2012 18:12 schrieb "archytas" <[email protected]>: > To be fair the W8 thing is now working a bit better than 7 did - I > just resent it not coming with easier upgrade and having to re-install > most programmes. The big problem turned out to be with EA Games. > Shut down and restart are now quicker and I was able to use my laptop > in wordprocessing for 6 hours without charger - an hour's > improvement. I wish someone made systems that were less about being > kids' toys. > > On 14 Dec, 21:42, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Now I'm not one of these anti Apple bods, but it is true that as an IT > > professional I like kit that I can tinker with and that I can make work > in > > the ways in which I like to work. So my biggest hangup with Apple > products > > is that you are forced into doing things there way. And updates, well of > > course you do get them automatically applied as well, and things like > > Itunes, well I'll not tell you how many of my mates have called me up > this > > week to ask me to roll back to the previous version for them! > > > > Also, nice to see you Don. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Saturday, 8 December 2012 13:33:34 UTC, Don Johnson wrote: > > > > > I'm skittish of upgrades. "If it ain't broke don't fix it" is almost > > > my personal motto. The Mac costs more and lacks some of the software > > > available to the IBM model but imho is worth every extra dollar. Zero > > > issues. Loads faster. No constant downloading of updates for > > > protection and what not. > > > > > MicroSoft is desperate to compete with Apple. They keep rushing > > > unfinished crap to production and it shows. From what I've read the > > > interface for Win8 makes it more like the Mac. New learning is > > > required to utilize the new stuff. Perhaps a good time to switch to > > > Mac if you've ever considered it. It's different but intuitive enough > > > where I think it's easier once you get out of the Windows mindset. Of > > > course, if your programs aren't available on the Mac it would make the > > > switch unadvisable. And then there's the price.... > > > > > dj > > > > > On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 1:58 AM, archytas <[email protected]<javascript:>> > > > wrote: > > > > I finally have my laptop working about 2 weeks after installing W8 as > > > > an upgrade. I had to use the refresh option. This uninstalled about > > > > 50 programs, including MS Office, along with my text files and > > > > anything from competitors like Google Chrome. I may as well have > > > > formatted my hard drive and installed W8 from scratch. It's > > > > marginally better than W7 now. Without my back-up I'd have to spend > > > > about £200 to get the programs I actually use back. I had 2 hours of > > > > pain with Microsoft over Office - which wouldn't let me reinstall > from > > > > my genuine disk. The new version of IE that supplanted my normal > > > > browsers left me cold and I will never learn its new interface. In > > > > all it's cost me 2 days work and frustration and left me feeling the > > > > thing is intended to get us to spend more money on MS products. > > > > Analysis boils down to a con I could easily do without. My old fart > > > > prediction on your son is he will learn more about deviant mothering > > > > on the lines of 'A Boy Named Sue' than the tribulations of dotage. I > > > > shall encode something in cloud cabal to let him know getting old is > > > > crap but does entail a certain freedom from mothers. > > > > > > With England at 332 for two I sorely miss Vam. I'd explain in great > > > > detail Gabs - but cricket is one secret we have kept from you Germans > > > > since refusing to send professionals to expand the game in your > > > > country in the 1930s. I have an image of you as the lady chair of > the > > > > Deutscher Cricket Bund, ensuring the teas are maintained to the high > > > > standard I found in a small club outside Munich. The potatoes were > > > > particularly excellent, though not as rewarding as my practical > > > > explanation of 'chin music' on the pitch - which led to some jokes on > > > > dueling scars during splendid after-match hospitality. I'm sure the > > > > game would be safe in your hands and would always return to see the > > > > pigs flying on tandems over the Munich Hills (with are, in fact, > > > > outside Dublin). Sadly, as an old fart, I am reduced to guile, > > > > deception and soin to get batsmen out these days, before retiring to > > > > the pavilion and endless discussion of bad backs and has-beenery. > > > > > > On Nov 26, 3:50 pm, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Right, which is why one should write an alternative text for the > images > > > one > > > >> uses. But the visual stuff helps the un-initiated more than gray XP > > > style > > > >> and code language. My son says he doesn't need W8. For him to be > able > > > to > > > >> decode old farts' stories of victimization I'll have to buy the > upgrade > > > for > > > >> him. > > > > > >> 2012/11/25 archytas <[email protected]> > > > > > >> > 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. > > > > > >> > -- > > > > > > -- > > -- > > > > --
