It's fun to mess with, but I've kept my Windows 7 desktop normal because I like Windows 7 and see no reason to change the UI as I believe it's quite good. My laptop is just for effing around with so I didn't mind messing it up.
I'd say it's definitely a win for the customers too. Either you get a 50 dollar coupon for a useless streaming site for a game you already own... or you get to actually buy any game you want for 50 dollars. Sounds like a total win to me.
I game with Keyboard and Mouse from my couch all the time.
Wireless keyboard + mouse makes it easy. Of course, I do use a trackball so I don't have to actually be moving my mouse around on the couch. It might be a bit more difficult with a standard mouse.
What? You're comparing a tablet to shoes??? Shoes wear out and different types of shoes are needed for different occasions. You need a nice pair of shoes so you look professional, you need a tore up pair so you don't ruin the nice ones doing yard work, you need boots for rain/snow/mud, you need work shoes if you work construction or another job that requires a specific type of shoe.
And I can't think of a single person I know who owns more than one car that doesn't actually need more than one car. I have two cars but I'm married, so both my wife and myself need to be able to drive at the same time. And bikes don't serve the same functionality as cars, not that it matters because bikes are cheap comparatively anyways.
Actually, bikes are a perfect comparison. They aren't necessary and they do the same thing as your car, although in a slightly different way. Because a car is practically a necessity, you will most likely own both a bike and a car. I don't think people would buy bikes for 14 thousand dollars like they do cars. In the same way I don't think most people will buy tablets for the same amount that they buy smartphones.
I personally feel that tablets are just too expensive right now.
They are, basically, smartphones - the phone + a bigger screen. Now I'm not totally dissing this design. There have been times when reading something or wanting to show something to others that I would have loved for my phone to have a bigger screen. However, I already have my phone.
Buying a tablet is an additional cost on top of the phone. It's not like just because I'm willing to pay 200 + contract for a phone I'd be willing to pay the same amount for a tablet, because I actually "need" the phone. I'm not going to decide whether to buy a tablet or a phone, because the phone is much more necessary. Since their functions overlap, the tablet is a completely extra luxury device.
I won't be buying a tablet until they are significantly cheaper (I would have bought a touchpad but I'm broke this month... too bad they didn't liquidate them next month). From what I understand tablets are actually fairly expensive to manufacture, so I'm not expecting the manufacturers to drastically lower the price until they get cheaper to make. So... I don't expect Android tablets to become all that popular until the cost to make them goes down. Let the early adopters pay high amounts so that the price of the tech ends up going down for all of us (just like any other tech).
The reason this doesn't effect Apple is... well do I really have to say it? Apple users are used to overpaying for stuff.
From what I've seen you can actually get a foot pedal to change pages back and forth so you don't have to reach up at all... Although I don't think hitting the right arrow key takes any longer than swiping the screen personally.
They actually have laptop stands specifically built for this purpose.
They have a triangular base, a bit stronger pole than a regular music stand, and the top is a square piece of metal with a foam pad that grips the laptop.
There, I just saved you a couple hundred dollars (at least).
Windows 7 seems like a very solid OS. While I understand the reasons to upgrade from XP (DX11, old security) and from Vista (vista sucked) has Microsoft shown anything at all that would make someone want to upgrade from Windows 7? Many people still haven't made the jump from XP to 7 yet.
I will be perfectly happy with Windows 7 for at least another year or two. There's nothing that Windows 8 could give me that I need. Maybe when DX12 comes out?
Just from the RPG's on my own phone, there is Dungeon Hunter 1/2, and Zenonia 1/2/3. Dungeon Hunter is a diablo style loot-collecting game, and Zenonia is a fun little snes-style RPG.
Looking in the market there are a ton more RPG's too. Although I admit I am looking at the Android market, I have no idea what is available on iOS.
It's true that physical buttons are definitely better than the touchscreen controls for some games. I have gotten more and more used to the touch screen controls however, and despite them still not being as good as physical buttons, if you spend the time to get used to them they actually aren't bad.
And I would love to see some more phones like the SEXPlay released. There's off-brand controls for every system so I can't imagine it being impossible for another company like HTC or Samsung to release a phone with slide-out game controls.
AS far as mobile gaming goes I actually agree that phones are the scene for it. I am by no means a n00b to gaming, I have my own custom built pc to play on, and I also own one of every current gen-console, in addition to a psp, dsi, and all my old gameboys. However, I have found some really fun games on my nexus s and some of the games even have as good or better graphics than my psp.
Granted, the PSVita will bring better graphics to mobile gaming, but do I really want to spend money on better graphics for mobile gaming? Sure I'm willing to buy a new graphics card for my pc, but when I'm playing mobile (in the car if I'm not driving, which is rare, or on the bus/train) I don't really care much about graphics. Mobile gaming is a way to kill a short segment of time, 1-2 hours at the most, and for that purpose phone games work fine.
Also, I envision that in the future we won't have multiple computers. There won't be a desktop I have hooked to the TV, another desktop for gaming on, a laptop I take to school, and my smartphone. Instead people will simply have a single extremely powerful smartphone, that they will connect to various "docks." The Motorola Atrix already gave us a taste of this, but I assume it will be much improved in the future.
Imagine you're playing a game on the bus on your phone, you get home, wirelessly dock your phone with your keyboard, mouse, and monitor (or tv), and continue playing the same game with improved controls.
Since you're declaring what types of reading count as "actual" reading, does reading books on a screen such as a kindle count? Or does it have to be on physical paper. Or perhaps you prefer scrolls to bound books?
What is this malware you speak of? I've had my Windows 7 machine for about a year now and haven't had any kind of virus on it yet. Maybe people just need be to taught how to take care of their computers.
Mod this gentleman up. The problem IS the US voting system. We need some other system such as Instant Runoff as Perge stated in order to make more than two parties viable.
Actually my favorite part about Google+ is the android app. Not necessarily the app itself, but using it on my android phone in general. Facebook (the mobile site or the app) loads PAINFULLY slow on my phone, even over wifi. In contrast, the G+ app loads extremely fast, and the G+ mobile site loads almost as fast as the app.
I've had this before as well. Often when I try to tell people how much better off I am with streaming netflix and internet video than paying a ridiculous amount for cable, they tell me that it doesn't matter because netflix doesn't have ESPN.
Apparently there is a lot of people willing to pay $60+ a month just for ESPN.
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I have an OSX clone on my crappy old Vista laptop using this program: http://www.truelaunchbar.com/
It's fun to mess with, but I've kept my Windows 7 desktop normal because I like Windows 7 and see no reason to change the UI as I believe it's quite good. My laptop is just for effing around with so I didn't mind messing it up.
I'd say it's definitely a win for the customers too. Either you get a 50 dollar coupon for a useless streaming site for a game you already own... or you get to actually buy any game you want for 50 dollars. Sounds like a total win to me.
I game with Keyboard and Mouse from my couch all the time.
Wireless keyboard + mouse makes it easy. Of course, I do use a trackball so I don't have to actually be moving my mouse around on the couch. It might be a bit more difficult with a standard mouse.
What? You're comparing a tablet to shoes??? Shoes wear out and different types of shoes are needed for different occasions. You need a nice pair of shoes so you look professional, you need a tore up pair so you don't ruin the nice ones doing yard work, you need boots for rain/snow/mud, you need work shoes if you work construction or another job that requires a specific type of shoe.
And I can't think of a single person I know who owns more than one car that doesn't actually need more than one car. I have two cars but I'm married, so both my wife and myself need to be able to drive at the same time. And bikes don't serve the same functionality as cars, not that it matters because bikes are cheap comparatively anyways.
Actually, bikes are a perfect comparison. They aren't necessary and they do the same thing as your car, although in a slightly different way. Because a car is practically a necessity, you will most likely own both a bike and a car. I don't think people would buy bikes for 14 thousand dollars like they do cars. In the same way I don't think most people will buy tablets for the same amount that they buy smartphones.
I personally feel that tablets are just too expensive right now.
They are, basically, smartphones - the phone + a bigger screen. Now I'm not totally dissing this design. There have been times when reading something or wanting to show something to others that I would have loved for my phone to have a bigger screen. However, I already have my phone.
Buying a tablet is an additional cost on top of the phone. It's not like just because I'm willing to pay 200 + contract for a phone I'd be willing to pay the same amount for a tablet, because I actually "need" the phone. I'm not going to decide whether to buy a tablet or a phone, because the phone is much more necessary. Since their functions overlap, the tablet is a completely extra luxury device.
I won't be buying a tablet until they are significantly cheaper (I would have bought a touchpad but I'm broke this month... too bad they didn't liquidate them next month). From what I understand tablets are actually fairly expensive to manufacture, so I'm not expecting the manufacturers to drastically lower the price until they get cheaper to make. So... I don't expect Android tablets to become all that popular until the cost to make them goes down. Let the early adopters pay high amounts so that the price of the tech ends up going down for all of us (just like any other tech).
The reason this doesn't effect Apple is... well do I really have to say it? Apple users are used to overpaying for stuff.
So what you're saying is they really have no excuse?
You can't honestly suggest that staying home for 2-3 days to take care of a sick child is the same as changing your schedule for the entire year.
2-3 days != entire school year.
From what I've seen you can actually get a foot pedal to change pages back and forth so you don't have to reach up at all... Although I don't think hitting the right arrow key takes any longer than swiping the screen personally.
They actually have laptop stands specifically built for this purpose.
They have a triangular base, a bit stronger pole than a regular music stand, and the top is a square piece of metal with a foam pad that grips the laptop.
There, I just saved you a couple hundred dollars (at least).
Maybe because no one actually needs a new OS every 3 years.
It seems that skipping every other OS is the best policy anyways...
Win98 = good, ME = bad
XP = good, Vista = bad
Win7 = good, Win8 = bad?
Does anyone even care about Windows 8?
Windows 7 seems like a very solid OS. While I understand the reasons to upgrade from XP (DX11, old security) and from Vista (vista sucked) has Microsoft shown anything at all that would make someone want to upgrade from Windows 7? Many people still haven't made the jump from XP to 7 yet.
I will be perfectly happy with Windows 7 for at least another year or two. There's nothing that Windows 8 could give me that I need. Maybe when DX12 comes out?
Actually, "money is the root of all evil" is a misquote. The true quote is "the LOVE of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
Money is a neccessity, everyone needs to make money. The "evil" part comes in when you love money. Meaning you're greedy.
Valve makes plenty of money, but they aren't really "greedy" imo.
Just from the RPG's on my own phone, there is Dungeon Hunter 1/2, and Zenonia 1/2/3. Dungeon Hunter is a diablo style loot-collecting game, and Zenonia is a fun little snes-style RPG.
Looking in the market there are a ton more RPG's too. Although I admit I am looking at the Android market, I have no idea what is available on iOS.
Does not the word "novel" basically include non-obvious?
It's true that physical buttons are definitely better than the touchscreen controls for some games. I have gotten more and more used to the touch screen controls however, and despite them still not being as good as physical buttons, if you spend the time to get used to them they actually aren't bad.
And I would love to see some more phones like the SEXPlay released. There's off-brand controls for every system so I can't imagine it being impossible for another company like HTC or Samsung to release a phone with slide-out game controls.
AS far as mobile gaming goes I actually agree that phones are the scene for it. I am by no means a n00b to gaming, I have my own custom built pc to play on, and I also own one of every current gen-console, in addition to a psp, dsi, and all my old gameboys. However, I have found some really fun games on my nexus s and some of the games even have as good or better graphics than my psp.
Granted, the PSVita will bring better graphics to mobile gaming, but do I really want to spend money on better graphics for mobile gaming? Sure I'm willing to buy a new graphics card for my pc, but when I'm playing mobile (in the car if I'm not driving, which is rare, or on the bus/train) I don't really care much about graphics. Mobile gaming is a way to kill a short segment of time, 1-2 hours at the most, and for that purpose phone games work fine.
Also, I envision that in the future we won't have multiple computers. There won't be a desktop I have hooked to the TV, another desktop for gaming on, a laptop I take to school, and my smartphone. Instead people will simply have a single extremely powerful smartphone, that they will connect to various "docks." The Motorola Atrix already gave us a taste of this, but I assume it will be much improved in the future.
Imagine you're playing a game on the bus on your phone, you get home, wirelessly dock your phone with your keyboard, mouse, and monitor (or tv), and continue playing the same game with improved controls.
And Turkey wants to join the EU. Don't make me laugh.
The alcoholics should be allowed to drink themselves to death. Evolution in action.
Since you're declaring what types of reading count as "actual" reading, does reading books on a screen such as a kindle count? Or does it have to be on physical paper. Or perhaps you prefer scrolls to bound books?
What is this malware you speak of? I've had my Windows 7 machine for about a year now and haven't had any kind of virus on it yet. Maybe people just need be to taught how to take care of their computers.
The funny thing is that his guy could change the logo to be whatever he wanted if he was using Windows...
In what world does wifi = sidewalks? For every thing you can think of that's "free", there is just as many things that aren't.
Mod this gentleman up. The problem IS the US voting system. We need some other system such as Instant Runoff as Perge stated in order to make more than two parties viable.
Actually my favorite part about Google+ is the android app. Not necessarily the app itself, but using it on my android phone in general. Facebook (the mobile site or the app) loads PAINFULLY slow on my phone, even over wifi. In contrast, the G+ app loads extremely fast, and the G+ mobile site loads almost as fast as the app.
I've had this before as well. Often when I try to tell people how much better off I am with streaming netflix and internet video than paying a ridiculous amount for cable, they tell me that it doesn't matter because netflix doesn't have ESPN.
Apparently there is a lot of people willing to pay $60+ a month just for ESPN.