[AT] OT - computer advice

[rlgoss at twc.com]

Dean makes a good point, Mike.  There is a generation gap between Windows 7 and Windows 8.  Windows 8 caters to the smart phone set.  Windows 7 makes use of the old way of loading programs, opening files, etc. A media-savvy person would find the older OS cumbersome.



Larry
---- Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net> wrote: 
> Mike, I bought a new PC about nine months ago and it came with Windows 8,
> and then I installed the free update to 8.1.
> 
> For the first several weeks I routinely wanted to empty a manure spreader in
> Microsoft's office lobby.   But after a while you get used to the system,
> and in my experience it honestly works fine.   Still annoys me that I had to
> learn a bunch of new ways to do what I already could do before, and I
> haven't totally given up on the manure spreader idea, but I no longer have
> any day to day complaints.   And especially if your daughter is a
> smart-phone user (unlike me), I would guess she'll have no trouble making
> the transition from Windows 7 to 8.
> 
> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 8:47 PM
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> Hi guys, our youngest is heading off to college this fall, and my wife and I
> are getting her a new laptop to get her started. From everything I read
> Windows 8 is a real clunker, and most like Windows 7 better. 
> Although I'm still running two XP machines, the laptop that we use daily has
> Windows 7, and we have no problems with it. Should I look for a machine that
> comes with Windows 7, or is 8 not as bad as people are making it out to be.
> Thanks for any advice. And no Dave, Apple isn't in our budget :)
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike M
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