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- 232
- Location
- Northern California
Yes, I like to try something new/better/different. I installed the CP/M mod in my TRS 80 Model III to see what it was all about. Turns out it added lots of capabilities. It wasn't very nice to have to reinitialize the floppy drives every time you changed a disk. Similarly there are some things in Window 8 that won't be as convenient as they were in Windows 7 or even XP.
Reading many of the complaints on Forum postings I look for responses that tell me the new way to do things and usually find it may be even better than the old way. Not always of course. "Windows 8 Secrets" just released has been a great help in understanding the improvements in desktop and how to use "Metro".
Every serious productivity (power) user will have to climb that learning curve but the results should be as good or better than Windows 7 and they may even find they enjoy some of the Metro apps.
Reading many of the complaints on Forum postings I look for responses that tell me the new way to do things and usually find it may be even better than the old way. Not always of course. "Windows 8 Secrets" just released has been a great help in understanding the improvements in desktop and how to use "Metro".
Every serious productivity (power) user will have to climb that learning curve but the results should be as good or better than Windows 7 and they may even find they enjoy some of the Metro apps.
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Dual Win 7-8 64-bit
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Studio XPS8100
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x Dell 24" LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- 900GB and 1.5TB
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Mouse
- Dell Optical
- Internet Speed
- 10 Mb/s down 1.5 Mb/s up
- Other Info
- I worked my up from a virtual machine, to a slow 32-bit celeron and now two monitors on my XPS8100. Works great!