2011-06-02, 17:09 | Link #13981 |
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Microsoft officially unveils Windows 8
"Microsoft has officially unveiled some key new features of its forthcoming
operating system. The next-generation OS, which may or may not be called “Windows 8” (its “internal code-name”), delivers a completely re-imagined user interface, with a heavy emphasis on touch-based functionality that takes a hefty helping of inspiration from the Windows Phone UI." See: http://news.yahoo.com/s/digitaltrend...nveilswindows8 |
2011-06-02, 18:56 | Link #13982 | |
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2011-06-02, 19:43 | Link #13983 | |
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Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see a 100% complete index of everything in and hidden from the Windows 7 control panel in traditional list view. |
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2011-06-02, 19:56 | Link #13985 |
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Microsoft changes everything's location and name with every new iteration of Windows.
They should seriously learn from Adobe, and produce a single contiguous UI framework that is the same across all their products. If you can use Photoshop, you can use any Adobe product, just about! And that saves time, which saves money. Edit: Also, nobody gives a shit about touchscreens for the sake of novelty. People use touchscreens because they have to. Because on a smartphone, it is very hard to get a lot of buttons and a lot of screen on a small device at the same time. So the screen doubles as the buttons. Touchscreens on smartphones make sense because it's a niche technology overcoming a physical hardware limitation. On a desktop PC, touchscreens are utterly fucking pointless. This "Windows 8" (which, incidentally, can be run on ARM architecture CPUs) is not a desktop OS. It's a lame attempt to counter the iPad.
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2011-06-02, 21:48 | Link #13986 | |
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http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus-tactus/ However, I agree that Microsoft should just stick to what works and knock off the constant meaningless (and pointless) changes to their OS. I really don't understand why they continue to push this kind of "utility" in their new operating systems.
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2011-06-02, 21:58 | Link #13987 |
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I'm still getting confused calls from people who can't figure out why their "home group" isn't their "network group" and why half the machines they have can't see the other half.
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2011-06-02, 22:09 | Link #13988 | |
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...rds-posted.ars
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2011-06-03, 06:45 | Link #13991 |
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Mladic calls genocide charges "monstrous" lie
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7516I520110603 I do wonder if he will live long enough to see the end of the trial.
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2011-06-03, 15:25 | Link #13992 |
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I still think the best Windows UI was in Windows 2000, particularly for business use. The XP "Luna" interface started the decline to more and more silly Apple-inspired eyecandy effects. At least you can use the "classic" UI theme in XP to get back to the 2000 look, but the classic theme has some oddities in Vista and 7.
Microsoft was actually pretty good about UI standards up through 2000. Adhering to CUA was a massive boon compared to DOS interfaces. Heck, I actually liked the old Windows 3.x UI believe it or not (even though the underlying "operating system" wasn't so hot). After the first year or two of that era, most applications (especially from MS) were very consistent in their UI conventions. Computer savvy people underestimate the jarring effect that UI changes have on people who don't care about computers and only use them for their job. We used Windows 2000 in a call center for almost a decade, until Microsoft stopped supporting it. The move to Windows 7 was a mess. Once everyone got over the "ooh" and "ahh" of the Aero interface (took about a day), they spent weeks trying to find things and get used to the new layout. It could be worse -- we are going to replace a decades old AS/400 green screen application with a new web interface later this year. I am not looking forward to the training issues with that one. |
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2011-06-03, 18:33 | Link #13996 |
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You answered your own question. He was concerned about his wife's ability to care for the child but left her there anyway, without even arranging for a relative to check in on things. Sure, there was likely no way he could get out of the assignment, probably for training, but he knew there was a problem and did nothing to help address it while he was away. Granted that might be stretching negligence laws a bit...
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2011-06-03, 18:36 | Link #13997 | |
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