Shutdown -r -t 0 http://www.leapmotion.com - I've pre-ordered two of them, because I think this kind of interface has a good possibility to provide reasonable augmentation or even replacement of keyboarding.
Kurt On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 6:57 AM, William Robbins <[email protected]> wrote: > It does boot quickly, especially on SSD. And there is a certain amount of > truth about using Win8 before you can "like" it. > > I use it and WS2012 in my lab for my cert testing, but day to day I still > use W7 as that's what we support at $work. The effect of having one foot in > each OS daily is that I never quite get over some of the annoyances of W8, > most specifically anytime I need to restart. It is without a doubt designed > for a touchscreen. Which none of my desktops have. > > That's my two cents worth. > > > - WJR > > > On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 8:08 AM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That means you haven’t used it enough. J >> >> >> >> I use it across all my computers. My primary computer is a beefy Dell >> mini-tower with 4 monitors, capable of running a bunch of VMs. I never, ever >> see the new Windows Metro interface unless I choose to. Works great as a >> desktop OS. The boot times is what sold it for me on my primary setup. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:12 AM >> >> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] General Windows 8 question >> >> >> >> I'm not so sold on it desktop-wise, but that's just my humble opinion >> >> Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email >> RELIABLY >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: "Rod Trent" <[email protected]> >> >> Sender: [email protected] >> >> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 08:03:49 -0400 >> >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> ReplyTo: [email protected] >> >> Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] General Windows 8 question >> >> >> >> Windows 8 is great for both desktop and touch. >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Stovall >> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 4:33 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] General Windows 8 question >> >> >> >> Until he actually starts using Windows 8, that is... >> >> >> >> ;) >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 10:47 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thank you! I think my client will be very happy then. >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] General Windows 8 question >> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 02:40:35 +0000 >> >> Yes, Windows 8.1 is a free upgrade and will be available around October. >> For those already running Windows 8 when it releases, it will be available >> from the Windows app store. >> >> >> >> Sent from Microsoft Surface Pro >> >> >> >> From: Jon Harris >> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 9:50 PM >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> >> I have a client that is upgrading (replacing the drive so it will not be a >> real upgrade) his machine from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8 Pro. I got a >> great deal on a full copy of Windows 8 Pro for him. The drive is about to >> be ordered. The question is from what I have been told at the Orlando >> Microsoft Store front those people running Windows 8 (RT, Pro, Phone) will >> be getting the new Windows 8.1 when it is released. I would like to confirm >> this and find out if this will come by way of a download using Windows >> Update or what? >> >> Anyone have any ideas? >> >> Thanks a lot! >> >> > >
