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Hmmm....
I've been seeing kind of a trend from certain areas about the Start Screen. It seems like some people think the Start Screen literally is becoming a second desktop of sorts. That's arguable, I'll take that. But that's not what the Start Screen is intended for AT ALL. Maybe on day in the far, far, far future, this maybe true; but for now, it's not. The Start Screen is your home page, your start launcher. It's where you can start your Mail app or check stocks or type up a word document or even use command prompt. It's your directory of your PC. It's where you find literally everything you have, both files and apps, and start them with either an app or start an app to access a file.
It's like exactly in the year 1995 when the Start Menu concept was introduced. There were the initial pessimists that declared superfluous and yet it became the pinnacle of Windows that was shaped and innovated for almost 17 years. Now, in 2012, the Start Menu has been evolved to the Start Screen. It's not only how the Start Menu was used in Windows 95, but it's also something that the next generation of PCs, slates and tablets, will be using frequently. It's their home screens, their start launchers. A tablet user can start their Mail app or check stocks or type up a word document or even use command prompt. It's something in itself a new way to use a device and digital media.
I thought I should clear this up before people start making the biggest change to Windows in generations into a secondary, dumbed down Desktop. It's clearly not and it shouldn't be used as such because if it is, then you might as well go back to the days of Windows 3 where a cluttered Desktop was normal. If it weren't for the Start Menu, we'd still being doing such today. And if it weren't for the Start Screen, it'd become even more difficult to manage the plethora of digital media, information, and apps we have today.
I've been seeing kind of a trend from certain areas about the Start Screen. It seems like some people think the Start Screen literally is becoming a second desktop of sorts. That's arguable, I'll take that. But that's not what the Start Screen is intended for AT ALL. Maybe on day in the far, far, far future, this maybe true; but for now, it's not. The Start Screen is your home page, your start launcher. It's where you can start your Mail app or check stocks or type up a word document or even use command prompt. It's your directory of your PC. It's where you find literally everything you have, both files and apps, and start them with either an app or start an app to access a file.
It's like exactly in the year 1995 when the Start Menu concept was introduced. There were the initial pessimists that declared superfluous and yet it became the pinnacle of Windows that was shaped and innovated for almost 17 years. Now, in 2012, the Start Menu has been evolved to the Start Screen. It's not only how the Start Menu was used in Windows 95, but it's also something that the next generation of PCs, slates and tablets, will be using frequently. It's their home screens, their start launchers. A tablet user can start their Mail app or check stocks or type up a word document or even use command prompt. It's something in itself a new way to use a device and digital media.
I thought I should clear this up before people start making the biggest change to Windows in generations into a secondary, dumbed down Desktop. It's clearly not and it shouldn't be used as such because if it is, then you might as well go back to the days of Windows 3 where a cluttered Desktop was normal. If it weren't for the Start Menu, we'd still being doing such today. And if it weren't for the Start Screen, it'd become even more difficult to manage the plethora of digital media, information, and apps we have today.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS
- CPU
- AMD FX 8320
- Motherboard
- Crosshair V Formula-Z
- Memory
- 16 gig DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS R9 270
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
x2 3 TB Toshibas
Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
- PSU
- OCZ 500 watt
- Case
- A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
- Cooling
- Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft Touch Mouse
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014