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Look at the world around you. Smart phones and their applications are changing the way most people expect to be able to access information. Even the elderly who are usually reluctant to adopt newer technology mediums are commonly seen using smart phones. I really believe that once 8 is released...

would be nice. I hosted one of the house parties for windows 7 and received a free copy of ultimate, some reusable shopping bags with one of the default wallpapers, a deck of cards and a few other items. So yeah I would do it again.

there has been a way to have this for a long time. stop using Windows 8 and go back to 7. Problem solved. If you have no use for the new features you have no need to upgrade new the newest iteration of a software.

agreed the mail app doesn't seem to be fully compatible with gmail, the people app has poor facebook integration to the point where I can't even make a status update. The calender doesn't seem to work with well anything but itself. In the time it takes most metro apps to load I can be on the...

Had the same issue with my 360 controller got it working with drivers found online. My PS3 controller worker no problem though oddly enough.

I like Splashtop Streamer to be installed on all of my computers so that I can access them from my android phone.

Developers will still be able to release software through other avenues, but like it or not today's smart phones are changing the way people expect to be able to use computers, the Apple App Store and Android Play (Market) have made on demand software purchases from the device expected. The...

Not shocking at all. There are a lot of professional level softwares available that cost $1000+ it just allows for a wider range of product and quality in the market.

The Photo tile can be changed easily. just open it, find the photo you want right click on in and select the option to make it the tile cover. this is the only app it is possible for though

as far as I can tell tell it's not possible yet

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I didn't think there would be this early in the game but I do agree something like this has got to be coming.

I would love to be able to use custom photos for launcher tiles. I'm inspired by some of the great screen shots I've seen for Launcher7 for android devices. Does anyone know if it is possible to use something like the icons found here Browsing Customization on deviantART over the tiles?

I would imagine they would work to a degree, but be somewhat buggy. however it shouldn't be long before windows 8 visual styles start to appear

Just the kind of thing I have been looking for. I have been wanting to replace my tiles with photos of my choice.

Have you tried to re calibrate your monitor? You may have your desktop slightly expanded past what will fit on your screen

I found this also by luck or accident, either way I don't think I've seen this clearly stated anywhere and most people haven't seemed to notice it yet.

The first thing I did after initial boot was install Chrome, IE has never really been that great.

Just a tip that I haven't noticed getting much attention. if you want a particular program to launch from the start menu just begin typing out it's name. This of course is much faster than scrolling through a long list of programs in previous versions, or tiles in 8.

Give it time, the windows themers will be on this and a program will likely be ready within a month.