Anyone use Windows 8?

[Midniteoyl]

Samsung Galaxy S4

Aww..

 

[aczlan]

Default is that power button will put the computer to Sleep with a push, and to power off with a 4 sec hold.

Note that the power off is just that, it shuts off the computer. It is not a graceful shutdown, its like pulling out the power cord.

Aaron Z

 

[MossRoad]

iPad isnt a full computer either..

Having a full computer that won't connect to a network in the field without any add-on peripherals won't do me any good, whereas the iPad can connect me to remote desktops that are full computers if needed.

 

[TripleR]

Disks? You had disks? We had cassette tapes! :laughing:



Here's a little clip for all us old dudes.... enjoy!

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Good one, you win.:laughing:

 

[cmore]

Really? You dont remember the uproar over having to upgrade almost everything to go XP then... There's a reason MS tries to do some legacy stuff.

I was able to run all or most of my old programs (not games) that I had on XP. Even some of the DOS programs I wrote and was able to run the Windows 3.1 software.

 

[SoGeorgia]

How's the mifi work? Is it a separate device you have to carry around besides a cell phone and surface? I'm ignorant so please pardon the basic questions.

Just a small cellular 4g hotspot from Verizon. Works extremely well and has a really good battery life.

Small. 3.5x2.5. Fits in your pocket.

 

[SoGeorgia]

Ah, that answers that. Yet another device we have to carry around, keep charged, etc... why didn't MicroSoft build cell service into the Surface? frustrating.

True. But unfortunately we're married to Microsoft. We have users that heavily use SharePoint and we tried using iPads but it's extremely clunky because the only real option is to use an rdp app on the iPad.

That being said, we have 1500 employees and so far only 3 have a Surface including myself.

 

[cmore]

We have several dozen Macs at work. They have just as many problems in a production environment as our PCs. . Also, if you really need deep Mac support in a production environment, good luck with that. There aren't many Mac gurus out there compared to Windows gurus.

I ran into the same thing. Did not get a Mac virus but had the other issues that a PC had. Only had 2 to support so never got into the Apple mind set

 

[Fordman1981]

Oh, ok.. Another 'Apples never break or get virus' post'...

I don't think he meant no macs never have problems it just he hasn't had problems with his neither have I and I've been using Mac for close 6 years. 5 on my old MacBook Pro and close to 2 on my new retina Macbook pro. Never a virus on either and never any down time. They can get viruses yes but there are much fewer viruses for macs so its less if a problem. Why do some pc users like you get so upset when something good is said about apple? Do you see Mac and android users say OMG another pc user saying he likes his computer so annoying.... :rollseyes:

 

[SoGeorgia]

I don't think he meant no macs never have problems it just he hasn't had problems with his neither have I and I've been using Mac for close 6 years. 5 on my old MacBook Pro and close to 2 on my new retina Macbook pro. Never a virus on either and never any down time. They can get viruses yes but there are much fewer viruses for macs so its less if a problem. Why do some pc users like you get so upset when something good is said about apple? Do you see Mac and android users say OMG another pc user saying he likes his computer so annoying.... :rollseyes:

Any computer can get a virus . That being said, neither mine nor any here at work have ever gotten one. Never had a problem with a Mac in a work or personal environment. Not saying it doesn't happen, just speaking from my experience.

 

[MossRoad]

Why do some pc users like you get so upset when something good is said about apple?

See the Toyota Prius thread for examples.

 

[MossRoad]

For example, a few weeks ago one of our Mac users could not log in. She got the shakey screen every time she entered her password. Her Mac lost power while she was logging in and that was that. Any other user in the corp could log in to that machine but her. I sent out a request for help to about 20 of our sister company I.T. departments. Guess what? I got 20 different suggestions to resolve it and none of them worked. It finally rang a bell that I had this same issue about 4 or more years ago on a Mac. It involved a very long procedure to make a new temp user profile, copy the data from the hosed user to that, trash the hosed user account, make a new one and copy the data back. It took 5 hours to transfer the 200g of data twice on an internal hard drive! Macs don't play well with Microsoft Active Directory and security credentials. They aren't logical to configure and there's little accurate documented procedures out there to follow. And if you do find almost accurate documentation, you still have to interpret what the settings names have been changed to or what screens the buttons have been moved to in the latest flavor of non-backwards compatible Mac OS you are currently using.

If its any consolation, I dislike Microsoft operating systems more than I dislike Macs. Its fair to say that both actually suck in thier own special ways.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Having a full computer that won't connect to a network in the field without any add-on peripherals won't do me any good, whereas the iPad can connect me to remote desktops that are full computers if needed.

Oh, I agree.. But the costs of the iPad would be MORE than the Surface if was a full PC and not ARM


Besides.. Most consumers aren't interested in cellular capabilities. Repeated studies have shown that most tablet buyers are selecting the Wi-Fi-only versions of the gadgets. During 2011, slightly les than one-third of all the tablet computers sold across the globe featured a built-in cellular modem, according to figures from ABI Research. And those who purchase tablets with cellular modems aren't necessarily using that capability. A recent report from Chetan Sharma Consulting found that 90 percent of tablet users are only using Wi-Fi, even if the tablets have cellular data capabilities. (Sharma's findings apply only to the U.S. market.) And tablets lend themselves to Wi-Fi scenarios. Though smartphones are carried and used everywhere--grocery stores, malls and in the car--tablets are reserved for "sit down and browse" situations. Such situations likely will occur where Wi-Fi is already available: Home, work and at the coffee shop or recreation center.

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/abi-176m-tablets-shipped-last-year-3g4g-modems/2012-04-11

http://www.chetansharma.com/USmarketupdate2011.htm

 

[Midniteoyl]

I was able to run all or most of my old programs (not games) that I had on XP. Even some of the DOS programs I wrote and was able to run the Windows 3.1 software.

But many weren't.. New drivers, new hardware, new software.. There was a LOT of people highly upset. Especially those whose KT333 chipsets didnt work after doing a OEM recommended upgrade to XP.

 

[Midniteoyl]

I don't think he meant no macs never have problems it just he hasn't had problems with his neither have I and I've been using Mac for close 6 years. 5 on my old MacBook Pro and close to 2 on my new retina Macbook pro. Never a virus on either and never any down time. They can get viruses yes but there are much fewer viruses for macs so its less if a problem. Why do some pc users like you get so upset when something good is said about apple? Do you see Mac and android users say OMG another pc user saying he likes his computer so annoying.... :rollseyes:

Um.. no. Not upset. Have 2 Apples here (both built from) scratch, and 3 Android tablets including one of these for the TV: Amazon.com: Cozyswan New Arrival Mk808 with Bluetooth 8g Version Dual Core Mk808 Android 4.1 Ram: 1g Ddr3 Flash 8g Nand Flash Tv BOX Rockchip Rk3066 Cortex-a9 Smart Tv Stick Mini Pc: Everything Else. Along with 2 WinPhone8 phones, 5 PC's (Win8 x3, Win7, and a XP laptop)... but thanks for the Apple Fanboy personal attack..

 

[Fordman1981]

Um.. no. Not upset. Have 2 Apples here (both built from) scratch, and 3 Android tablets including one of these for the TV: Amazon.com: Cozyswan New Arrival Mk808 with Bluetooth 8g Version Dual Core Mk808 Android 4.1 Ram: 1g Ddr3 Flash 8g Nand Flash Tv BOX Rockchip Rk3066 Cortex-a9 Smart Tv Stick Mini Pc: Everything Else. Along with 2 WinPhone8 phones, 5 PC's (Win8 x3, Win7, and a XP laptop)... but thanks for the Apple Fanboy personal attack..

Oh get over yourself you are the one that attacked someone for saying they have had no issues with their Mac. I'm not a fanboy I just support products that have done well for me be it Mac or kubota or JD or New Holland or ram trucks. I'm glad you like to call people names hopefully you grow up one day. I have more issues with pc's so I choose Mac and if you don't like it that doesn't bother me in the slightest.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Oh get over yourself you are the one that attacked someone for saying they have had no issues with their Mac. I'm not a fanboy I just support products that have done well for me be it Mac or kubota or JD or New Holland or ram trucks. I'm glad you like to call people names hopefully you grow up one day. I have more issues with pc's so I choose Mac and if you don't like it that doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Ok then... :thumbsup:

 

[Egbert]

I just support products that have done well for me be it ... or ram trucks.

OMG - Ram Trucks?

 

[Fordman1981]

OMG - Ram Trucks?

Yeah they are treating me much better than my newer fords have so far. They are the only one to my knowledge with two back up cameras. This is the 2nd camera it is in the center high stop light. Makes hooking up to gooseneck trailers very easy.

 

[Xfaxman]

I've read a little about Windows 8, but can't get past the technical jargon. Can someone explain how it is different from windows 7? I read where it is a touch-screen system like they have on telephones and laptops? Pardon my ignorance, I don't have a phone, can't even answer my wife's without screwing things up. Thanks in advance;

My wife has a Sony Vaio Tap 20 all in one. It has a touch screen and came with Windows 8. She uses it for email and internet. It was a big learning curve for us senior citizens, but she likes it.

The Windows Mail is a hassle to keep synced to Gmail. Also could not keep it working wirelessly with our router, so I ran a cable to it, since she uses it as a desktop.


I am still on XP and a Dell Vostro 1700 laptop, looking at the Dell XPS18 touch screen all in one.

Pictures from Google Image Search.