I just adapted to the new UI design and used it. Took about 1-3 weeks depending. I find the older style interface annoying and keep bugging the desktop engineering guys here to update me to the test 8.1 image we have for IT use. I have found any number of non techie friends and family seem to adapt rather quickly to it as well. My wife's knitting circle at the local knitting store has at least 9 retired "grandma's" comfortably using it with those using their Surface RT's (usually got on those discount deals over Christmas) along side those using iPad's and random Android devices just fine. They do say they are lacking a good knitting calculator app but otherwise seem ok with them (if I could code it seems a good niche market app I could exploit :). AS to the Modern UI apps, I like and use several of them myself though the vast majority of apps for 'real "manly type" IT work' I of course use desktop apps. For those who hate the flexibility and options you get with additional features, you are free to ignore the additional options added to the OS and not adapt. It's fine. Steven
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Start Menu returns Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 10:13:42 -0400 I think you’ll find Start 8 is just closer in style to the native Windows 7 experience, by far the best desktop operating system that Microsoft ever developed. I just hope someone at Microsoft will take the idiotic Metro interface out to the back shed and put a bullet in it. Alex From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Stovall Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2014 7:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Start Menu returns -5! On Apr 5, 2014 8:51 AM, "James Rankin" <[email protected]> wrote:Classic Shell does it for $5 cheaper ;-) On 5 April 2014 13:46, Alex Eckelberry <[email protected]> wrote:I just stick with Stardock Start 8. Brings back the Windows 7 experience for $5 bucks. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Rankin Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 8:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Start Menu returns A quick bit of research reveals it isn't coming in April's updates at all, but a future set. God bless the rumour mill! On 3 April 2014 13:36, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote:Don't know whether the present updates bring it yet or not, things are as clear as mud on them there Intertubes http://lifehacker.com/microsoft-is-bringing-the-start-menu-back-to-windows-8-1557023798 On 3 April 2014 13:23, Kennedy, Jim <[email protected]> wrote:Could someone point me towards this mythical start menu, because I have the update installed and I am not seeing it. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Rankin Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 4:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NTSysADM] Start Menu returns So the Start Menu is coming back to Windows 8!Is this a new direction from MS, actually listening to what certain subsets of users want? If it is, then I'm impressed.I doubt very much they will bring TechNet back to us also though....I think that interferes too much with what they're hoping to do with Cloud OS.My 2 cents. -- James Rankin --------------------- RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk -- James Rankin --------------------- RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk -- James Rankin --------------------- RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk -- James Rankin --------------------- RCL - Senior Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) | The Virtualization Practice Analyst - Desktop Virtualization http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
