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Egnever

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17. Metro only sucks if you are resistant to change.

Reply to Aerows (Reply #15)

Sat Mar 22, 2014, 09:16 PM

Mar 2014

if you embrace it it is awesome.

All you have to do in metro is type what you want and hit enter. It doesn't get any easier than that. The desktop is still there when you want it.

Not to mention live tiles are quite usefull.

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I'm on my new PC and at the start of the learning curve [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2014 OP

nice rig, good luck with Win8 nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #1

have fun. riversedge Mar 2014 #2

My computer has CJCRANE Mar 2014 #3

Interested in your impressions of win8. geckosfeet Mar 2014 #4

Marta is Intel, I'm AMD Omaha Steve Mar 2014 #5

Win8.1 now defaults to desktop mode, not Metro Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #6

Thanks for the link! pacalo Mar 2014 #8

Metro is the "designed for touchscreens" UI that replaced the conventional desktop in Win 8 Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #9

Thanks again, Spider. pacalo Mar 2014 #10

A UI designed Aerows Mar 2014 #12

Classic Shell Aerows Mar 2014 #11

I'm ashamed to say this... pacalo Mar 2014 #14

Don't be ashamed! Aerows Mar 2014 #15

Metro only sucks if you are resistant to change. Egnever Mar 2014 #17

Uh huh Aerows Mar 2014 #18

IMHO M$ messed up when they tried to merge all versions of Windows steve2470 Mar 2014 #20

They did Aerows Mar 2014 #22

I refuse to use a touchscreen, unless it's a phone or a tablet steve2470 Mar 2014 #23

Me, too Aerows Mar 2014 #25

by the way, you should come hang out in Computer Help and Support steve2470 Mar 2014 #26

I wander in there occassionally Aerows Mar 2014 #27

Steve's right; you *should* join the computer group, Aerows! pacalo Mar 2014 #31

In Dos, all i had to do was type what i wanted to run and press enter too.... penultimate Mar 2014 #45

Probably got bitten by a raccoon pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #35

Windows 8 Aerows Mar 2014 #36

I was referring to the designer pinboy3niner Mar 2014 #37

I have it on my small portable laptop Aerows Mar 2014 #38

come to Computer Help and Support steve2470 Mar 2014 #21

Thanks, Steve. pacalo Mar 2014 #30

Win 8/8.1 is horrible Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #29

The charms that fly out Aerows Mar 2014 #32

just the word CHARMS irritates me Skittles Mar 2014 #33

It irritates the piss out of me Aerows Mar 2014 #34

I skipped Windows 8 and will see what the next version will be Skittles Mar 2014 #39

SCHEDULING MICROSOFT FOR AN ASS KICKING steve2470 Mar 2014 #40

EXCELLENT Skittles Mar 2014 #41

:) have a good night Skittles ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #42

I should have skipped Win 8/8.1 Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #43

Original post Omaha Steve Mar 2014 #7

You are in it to win it! That baby is good for many years! WinkyDink Mar 2014 #13

When you get used to Win 8.1 you may not love it, but... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #16

Agree wholeheartedly Egnever Mar 2014 #19

I'm used to 7 from work Omaha Steve Mar 2014 #24

remember to move your cursor to the corners...then you can navigate from there steve2470 Mar 2014 #28

I'm starting to learn Omaha Steve Mar 2014 #44