Agree. But I'd also like to say, why put the responsibility on the user? The user has nothing to do with writing the apps, and the vast majority of users have no idea what apps suck and which don't, especially when it comes to resource usage. The responsibility is squarely on Microsoft to square this away, not the user.
This is actually right on the money from my experience (and maybe it is a regional thing as one commenter stated). In the Seattle area, many cyclists ride as if they own the road, while at the same time slapping "Share the Road" and "Give Cyclists 3 Feet (a picture of three footprints) of Space" bumper stickers on their cars (usually big gas guzzling SUV's it seems, interestingly). However, they don't obey the traffic laws, and don't share the road the way they want drivers to share with them. "Share the Road" around here rather seems to mean, "Give Us The Road" to many of the cyclists around here. It's actually very refreshing when I do occasionally see cyclists who actually stop at a traffic light, or who aren't riding as far to the left of the cycling lane or shoulder as they possibly can. Many ride mere inches from the line, while asking for 3 feet of separation that doesn't exist when they ride the line.
A 'sane manner' is an objective thing, and totally dependent upon the user. A sane manner for one might be completely useless to another. Don't even try to say that your method is the only sane one, because there are about as many sane manners of using the Windows UI as there are Windows users.
I can't help but picture what it would look like if half the people on a bus/train/plane/name-the-public-place pulled out their phones and unlocked them at the same time...
By the way, the last I checked, the latest OS and SQL versions are 2012 for both, so you can get started with the latest tech on both counts! Also, if you happen to be into programming, or want to learn some, you'll also have access to Visual Studio Pro, Expression Studio and more.
You can also see if you can get some of this software through Dreamspark for free. They have Windows Server editions, SQL Server Std editions, and other software that is at no cost to you as a student (or former student). You might have to check with your school first to see if they've set this up, but if they have, it's a great resource. You won't be able to get Exchange this way, but full versions of WinServer that you can use to set up a sandbox VM with a full version of MSSQL.
Nah, I'm pretty sure most numbers are real.
1... 2... 3... 4...
See? All real. There are however, imaginary numbers, but let's not get into those, shall we?
The point is that you should NOT have to buy a (or even install a free) third party program to force Windows to behave the way you want it to. If you have to do that, then the design is flawed to begin with. It's great that third party developers are doing what they can to help Windows users cope with W8, but it's an environment that should never have needed to be created.
The fact that all the feedback they received during development pointed to the OS being a steaming pile of donkey doo doesn't mean a thing apparently.
"Let's just dress up this donkey doo and tell people it's great! It'll work. They do the same thing with music all the time! Get some crappy band who plays crappy to mediocre music, dress 'em up, make a couple good music videos, pay for some good radio play, and promote them on iTunes/Rhapsody/etc, and people will think they're great! We'll sell more than enough to make up for the money doled out to promote them!"
"Wait... what? It didn't work? What the F***?!?!?"
And they'll definitely be supporting it until then, I think. I really can't see Win8 getting much support or success in the corporate world. It's been said many times in many corners of the internets that Win7 will be the next XP... I say it already is.
I call it the ISOD (International Screen of Death)... for obvious reasons if you've ever seen it. If you've never seen it, just Google 'mac kernel panic'.
Do the government officials in California truly believe that the larger retailers (Amazon) won't find a way to circumvent this legislation, just as they avoid paying federal taxes? Microsoft pays a very small fraction of the state taxes they technically should owe the state of Washington, for example, as Apple does in California. Granted, they aren't retailers in the same sense as Amazon et al, but they do have a good percentage of online retail income.
As a frame of reference, I'm also with Century "NO" Link with 10mbps DSL, and pretty rural. Indeed, if I had ANY other viable choice, I would leave CL in a heartbeat, as their service is terrible. However, my latency is typically around the 30-40ms range when I am connected, so if you're getting ~300ms, then there is an issue somewhere. Given my history with them, most likely the problem is on their end. My neighbor is with them also, and also has the 10mbps package, and we will both simply lose connection at random times throughout the day, almost every day. I've had their techs out many times over the years, and the problem still exists. In fact, just this last Friday it was down for more than 4 hours. Sometimes it's 4 seconds, sometimes 4 minutes... unfortunately, sometimes it's 4 hours too. I call every time there is a disconnect, yet they can't seem to find an answer. They're just awesome... or not. Switch providers if you can!!!
It isn't just about what's on TV, but also the channel packages that are forced upon the us in order to get the channels that we might actually WANT to watch. Rather than letting us pick only the channels we want, we are forced to get a package that includes 500 channels... 490 of which we'll never watch, 5 more of which will be watched once every other month, 3 that will be watched once a week, and 2 that might get more regular viewing. If we could customize our content, that would go a long way toward fixing what's wrong with TV.
It _would_ make sense, which is why it didn't happen that way. I used to love Best Buy, but these days I will almost go out of my way NOT to purchase from them. They seem to have forgotten what made them a great place to shop, since these days they are anything but, and it's a shame.
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You wrote that comment with your mouse? LOL I'd like to have seen that!
Agree. But I'd also like to say, why put the responsibility on the user? The user has nothing to do with writing the apps, and the vast majority of users have no idea what apps suck and which don't, especially when it comes to resource usage. The responsibility is squarely on Microsoft to square this away, not the user.
This is actually right on the money from my experience (and maybe it is a regional thing as one commenter stated). In the Seattle area, many cyclists ride as if they own the road, while at the same time slapping "Share the Road" and "Give Cyclists 3 Feet (a picture of three footprints) of Space" bumper stickers on their cars (usually big gas guzzling SUV's it seems, interestingly). However, they don't obey the traffic laws, and don't share the road the way they want drivers to share with them. "Share the Road" around here rather seems to mean, "Give Us The Road" to many of the cyclists around here. It's actually very refreshing when I do occasionally see cyclists who actually stop at a traffic light, or who aren't riding as far to the left of the cycling lane or shoulder as they possibly can. Many ride mere inches from the line, while asking for 3 feet of separation that doesn't exist when they ride the line.
This is absolutely on the money. Well said.
Oh for some mod points to give here! LOL
Agreed. And in Win7, I put my most commonly used apps in the first 10 spots on my taskbar. Win+1-0 is my first order of business after logging in.
A 'sane manner' is an objective thing, and totally dependent upon the user. A sane manner for one might be completely useless to another. Don't even try to say that your method is the only sane one, because there are about as many sane manners of using the Windows UI as there are Windows users.
I can't help but picture what it would look like if half the people on a bus/train/plane/name-the-public-place pulled out their phones and unlocked them at the same time...
By the way, the last I checked, the latest OS and SQL versions are 2012 for both, so you can get started with the latest tech on both counts! Also, if you happen to be into programming, or want to learn some, you'll also have access to Visual Studio Pro, Expression Studio and more.
You can also see if you can get some of this software through Dreamspark for free. They have Windows Server editions, SQL Server Std editions, and other software that is at no cost to you as a student (or former student). You might have to check with your school first to see if they've set this up, but if they have, it's a great resource. You won't be able to get Exchange this way, but full versions of WinServer that you can use to set up a sandbox VM with a full version of MSSQL.
Nah, I'm pretty sure most numbers are real.
1... 2... 3... 4...
See? All real. There are however, imaginary numbers, but let's not get into those, shall we?
The point is that you should NOT have to buy a (or even install a free) third party program to force Windows to behave the way you want it to. If you have to do that, then the design is flawed to begin with. It's great that third party developers are doing what they can to help Windows users cope with W8, but it's an environment that should never have needed to be created.
The fact that all the feedback they received during development pointed to the OS being a steaming pile of donkey doo doesn't mean a thing apparently. "Let's just dress up this donkey doo and tell people it's great! It'll work. They do the same thing with music all the time! Get some crappy band who plays crappy to mediocre music, dress 'em up, make a couple good music videos, pay for some good radio play, and promote them on iTunes/Rhapsody/etc, and people will think they're great! We'll sell more than enough to make up for the money doled out to promote them!" "Wait... what? It didn't work? What the F***?!?!?"
Right on the money... so the question then becomes "What is Windows 8 setting the groundwork for?". I shudder to think of what's next.
when we are ready to start blaming our society instead of tools it owns, then we can move to a solution.
You've hit the nail on the head. Where was the help this young guy needed beforehand to get past whatever anger he harbored?
And they'll definitely be supporting it until then, I think. I really can't see Win8 getting much support or success in the corporate world. It's been said many times in many corners of the internets that Win7 will be the next XP... I say it already is.
I call it the ISOD (International Screen of Death)... for obvious reasons if you've ever seen it. If you've never seen it, just Google 'mac kernel panic'.
This! You hit the nail right on the head with every point. Thank you sir.
Do the government officials in California truly believe that the larger retailers (Amazon) won't find a way to circumvent this legislation, just as they avoid paying federal taxes? Microsoft pays a very small fraction of the state taxes they technically should owe the state of Washington, for example, as Apple does in California. Granted, they aren't retailers in the same sense as Amazon et al, but they do have a good percentage of online retail income.
Guess that's better than temporary insanity...
As a frame of reference, I'm also with Century "NO" Link with 10mbps DSL, and pretty rural. Indeed, if I had ANY other viable choice, I would leave CL in a heartbeat, as their service is terrible. However, my latency is typically around the 30-40ms range when I am connected, so if you're getting ~300ms, then there is an issue somewhere. Given my history with them, most likely the problem is on their end. My neighbor is with them also, and also has the 10mbps package, and we will both simply lose connection at random times throughout the day, almost every day. I've had their techs out many times over the years, and the problem still exists. In fact, just this last Friday it was down for more than 4 hours. Sometimes it's 4 seconds, sometimes 4 minutes... unfortunately, sometimes it's 4 hours too. I call every time there is a disconnect, yet they can't seem to find an answer. They're just awesome... or not. Switch providers if you can!!!
Hit the nail on the head. Period... end of discussion. Thank you!
It isn't just about what's on TV, but also the channel packages that are forced upon the us in order to get the channels that we might actually WANT to watch. Rather than letting us pick only the channels we want, we are forced to get a package that includes 500 channels... 490 of which we'll never watch, 5 more of which will be watched once every other month, 3 that will be watched once a week, and 2 that might get more regular viewing. If we could customize our content, that would go a long way toward fixing what's wrong with TV.
It _would_ make sense, which is why it didn't happen that way. I used to love Best Buy, but these days I will almost go out of my way NOT to purchase from them. They seem to have forgotten what made them a great place to shop, since these days they are anything but, and it's a shame.