Probably because of sensationalist news outlets that claimed all sorts of things would go wrong, such as cars not starting, missiles being launched spontaneously, etc.
yes, I know, Apple expects us to have a single multitouch monitor instead)
Wait, what? Apple doesn't make a single multi-touch monitor that's intended for OS X. In fact, they explicitly stated that their usability studies found that a multi-touch iMac wouldn't be very nice to use.
My understanding is that it's a bit more powerful than either the 360 or PS3. This of course means it's less powerful than a high-end gaming PC, but that's to be expected for $300--of course, the Wii U has some features a PC won't, such as the whole tablet integration thing. The only thing I'm unsure of is audio processing. According to Wikipedia, it does 6-channel PCM; however, a review I read (CNET, I think) said that many games seem to be outputting in Dolby Pro Logic II. This is unfortunate if true.
Every year the stores start this crap earlier and earlier.
Yep. The Christmas and back-to-school seasons start earlier each year. This year I noticed Macy's had Christmas decorations up well over a week before Halloween. I'm fully expecting to see back-to-school specials cropping up mid-May.
It's also important to note that, thanks to Sega's terrible business tactics leading up to the Dreamcast, Sega probably would have had to leave the console business even if the Dreamcast was a runaway hit.
Nintendo hardware isn't historically less powerful than its rivals upon release. The NES was the most powerful thing around until the SMS came out, the SNES was more powerful than the Genesis, the N64 beat the pants off the PS1 and Saturn, and the Gamecube was more powerful than the PS2 (but not the Xbox). On the console front, the Wii is the only time that Nintendo intentionally made something weaker than the competition. The Wii U, right now, is the most powerful thing out there (on consoles), but it won't be when Sony and Microsoft get around to releasing their next offerings.
Granted, the portable front has been a little different, with Nintendo's offerings almost always (or is that always?) being weaker than their competitors' offerings.
The start menu that is now full screen (that you seem so enamored with), doesn't really do it for me. On Windows 7 I could hit the windows key, and start typing to search installed apps. Now the windows key flips screens, and desktop -> metro, does not focus the search feature. No, I get to hover in the corner with the mouse, in order to pull the search "charm" from the side, to click it and search.
That's not how it's supposed to work. The search bar won't be visible until you start typing, but you shouldn't need to click anywhere--just press the Win key (or click the start corner) and start typing. I've been using Windows 8 since the RP, and this has been the behavior all along.
Also, you don't have to use that Photo app. The old viewer is still there, and Windows 8 is actually really good about showing you alternative applications to handle various filetypes.
Windows 8 still has a taskbar, though it would be nice if you could have it default to the desktop upon startup. I understand why it doesn't default to it, but the option should be there.
Opinions differ here, as well as use cases, but I actually enjoy the fact that user applications and configuration settings are separated in search. Once I have everything set up, I rarely need to go into the config panes, so it's nice that it defaults to app search. However, there's a quick keyboard shortcut if you want to search settings: Win+W. Win+F shows files, I believe (on my Mac now, so I can't check at the moment). The search is also a bit snappier on 8 than 7 (though I'm fully prepared to believe that that may be because my 7 install was on a platter drive, and 8 is on an SSD).
That's too bad. It's the first time I've heard of it happening to anyone. It worked perfectly for me, and took less than 20 minutes to do a clean install.
The software in question isn't banned. All a developer has to do is rename it. That's it. If they can't be bothered to do that much, then it was probably a crappy app to begin with.
1. Apple isn't banning the apps, they're telling the developers they have to rename them. 2. This isn't some arbitrary decision by Apple (unlike some other cases), this is because another company owns the trademark to "memory" in the context of games and is threatening to sue Apple if they don't comply with the order to have the apps' names changed.
I keep hearing about how great Nokia's maps are, so I'll be interested to try it. Having more users means more data sources, which means that the product should be able to improve more than if it were limited to Nokia phones. I just hope it has a better interface than their website, which is way behind Google's in usability.
The big drawback is that it's limited to Chrome OS (for the moment, at least). Unless someone develops an easy way to install Linux/Windows/OSx86 on it, I wouldn't be interested in it even if it were only $100. Then again, I'm not the target market. I could actually see my mom finding a use for one.
Haven't they practically done that already? I remember a Mythbusters episode where an air traffic controller was able to successfully talk the (untrained) team through an emergency landing in a simulated 747. Now, obviously there are a lot of variables with flying a commercial jet, but with so much of the work becoming more and more automated these days, it seems like the trend would go toward lower minimum hours, not more. Granted, you might then run into serious problems should the automated systems ever fail.
distribute the final file as a watermarked png only. Require assignments to be turned in a multi layered psd files. Problem solved.
What is to stop the kids doing that as a final step, and giving their assignments to others, who also add the watermark as a final step? You need to think before you suggest something.
Sounds like you need to read before insulting. The parent's solution works perfectly for the question asked.
Windows 8 is perfectly usable in standard form, even on a desktop and even using Metro (sorry, Modern UI) apps. (I actually like the eBay app. Needs more features and a slight fix to scrolling behavior, but its search results layout is a lot better than the website.) Granted, it's better with a touchscreen, but that doesn't mean it's actually bad on a desktop. The more I use it, the more I like it.
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I recently saw "2k12" written somewhere. *sigh*
The Mayan's are. It's a lot like an alot.
Not sure why you expect a bank, of all things, would get basic things right...
Probably because of sensationalist news outlets that claimed all sorts of things would go wrong, such as cars not starting, missiles being launched spontaneously, etc.
yes, I know, Apple expects us to have a single multitouch monitor instead)
Wait, what? Apple doesn't make a single multi-touch monitor that's intended for OS X. In fact, they explicitly stated that their usability studies found that a multi-touch iMac wouldn't be very nice to use.
It's there, under Settings. Win + W + defr brings up "Defragment and optimize your drives".
My understanding is that it's a bit more powerful than either the 360 or PS3. This of course means it's less powerful than a high-end gaming PC, but that's to be expected for $300--of course, the Wii U has some features a PC won't, such as the whole tablet integration thing. The only thing I'm unsure of is audio processing. According to Wikipedia, it does 6-channel PCM; however, a review I read (CNET, I think) said that many games seem to be outputting in Dolby Pro Logic II. This is unfortunate if true.
Every year the stores start this crap earlier and earlier.
Yep. The Christmas and back-to-school seasons start earlier each year. This year I noticed Macy's had Christmas decorations up well over a week before Halloween. I'm fully expecting to see back-to-school specials cropping up mid-May.
It's also important to note that, thanks to Sega's terrible business tactics leading up to the Dreamcast, Sega probably would have had to leave the console business even if the Dreamcast was a runaway hit.
Nintendo hardware isn't historically less powerful than its rivals upon release. The NES was the most powerful thing around until the SMS came out, the SNES was more powerful than the Genesis, the N64 beat the pants off the PS1 and Saturn, and the Gamecube was more powerful than the PS2 (but not the Xbox). On the console front, the Wii is the only time that Nintendo intentionally made something weaker than the competition. The Wii U, right now, is the most powerful thing out there (on consoles), but it won't be when Sony and Microsoft get around to releasing their next offerings.
Granted, the portable front has been a little different, with Nintendo's offerings almost always (or is that always?) being weaker than their competitors' offerings.
Netflix is pretty great for TV shows, but yeah, movies are pretty lacking.
Netflix works fine on the Mac, which is a bigger threat to Microsoft's desktop dominance than Linux is.
The start menu that is now full screen (that you seem so enamored with), doesn't really do it for me. On Windows 7 I could hit the windows key, and start typing to search installed apps. Now the windows key flips screens, and desktop -> metro, does not focus the search feature. No, I get to hover in the corner with the mouse, in order to pull the search "charm" from the side, to click it and search.
That's not how it's supposed to work. The search bar won't be visible until you start typing, but you shouldn't need to click anywhere--just press the Win key (or click the start corner) and start typing. I've been using Windows 8 since the RP, and this has been the behavior all along.
Also, you don't have to use that Photo app. The old viewer is still there, and Windows 8 is actually really good about showing you alternative applications to handle various filetypes.
Windows 8 still has a taskbar, though it would be nice if you could have it default to the desktop upon startup. I understand why it doesn't default to it, but the option should be there.
Opinions differ here, as well as use cases, but I actually enjoy the fact that user applications and configuration settings are separated in search. Once I have everything set up, I rarely need to go into the config panes, so it's nice that it defaults to app search. However, there's a quick keyboard shortcut if you want to search settings: Win+W. Win+F shows files, I believe (on my Mac now, so I can't check at the moment). The search is also a bit snappier on 8 than 7 (though I'm fully prepared to believe that that may be because my 7 install was on a platter drive, and 8 is on an SSD).
That's too bad. It's the first time I've heard of it happening to anyone. It worked perfectly for me, and took less than 20 minutes to do a clean install.
iOS is a UNIX OS as well (according to Wikipedia, at least).
The software in question isn't banned. All a developer has to do is rename it. That's it. If they can't be bothered to do that much, then it was probably a crappy app to begin with.
1. Apple isn't banning the apps, they're telling the developers they have to rename them.
2. This isn't some arbitrary decision by Apple (unlike some other cases), this is because another company owns the trademark to "memory" in the context of games and is threatening to sue Apple if they don't comply with the order to have the apps' names changed.
I keep hearing about how great Nokia's maps are, so I'll be interested to try it. Having more users means more data sources, which means that the product should be able to improve more than if it were limited to Nokia phones. I just hope it has a better interface than their website, which is way behind Google's in usability.
The big drawback is that it's limited to Chrome OS (for the moment, at least). Unless someone develops an easy way to install Linux/Windows/OSx86 on it, I wouldn't be interested in it even if it were only $100. Then again, I'm not the target market. I could actually see my mom finding a use for one.
Haven't they practically done that already? I remember a Mythbusters episode where an air traffic controller was able to successfully talk the (untrained) team through an emergency landing in a simulated 747. Now, obviously there are a lot of variables with flying a commercial jet, but with so much of the work becoming more and more automated these days, it seems like the trend would go toward lower minimum hours, not more. Granted, you might then run into serious problems should the automated systems ever fail.
This and the response you're replying to are great explanations/answers. Thanks.
(Also, not sure why I was modded troll on my original post, but whatever.)
distribute the final file as a watermarked png only. Require assignments to be turned in a multi layered psd files. Problem solved.
What is to stop the kids doing that as a final step, and giving their assignments to others, who also add the watermark as a final step? You need to think before you suggest something.
Sounds like you need to read before insulting. The parent's solution works perfectly for the question asked.
Windows 8 is perfectly usable in standard form, even on a desktop and even using Metro (sorry, Modern UI) apps. (I actually like the eBay app. Needs more features and a slight fix to scrolling behavior, but its search results layout is a lot better than the website.) Granted, it's better with a touchscreen, but that doesn't mean it's actually bad on a desktop. The more I use it, the more I like it.
(Posted from OS X.)