[AT] OT - computer advice

[Stephen Offiler]

My initial reactions tend to mirror what I subsequently read in most of
these comments.

- there is a lot to be said for adopting the latest and greatest, in terms
of longevity of the support
- Win 8 was designed for smartphone/touchscreen oriented people... dare I
say, "younger" people?!
- young people face learning curves with less trepidation
- Win 7 is starting to get tougher to find, and XP... if you're still on XP
(yeah my laptop at home is XP) you are a DINOSAUR
- I assume Mike's college-age daughter is about as far from a dinosaur as
you can get

SO



On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 11:46 PM, Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:

> Windows 8.1 allows the user to go back to the windows 7 type interface if
> the windows touch screen
> isn't appreciated.  You can have your cake and eat it too. This was the
> primary reason for windows
> version 8.1 because of so many complaints about the Windows 8.0 interface.
>  Name the poison you want.
>
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA
>
> They say necessity is the mother of invention.
> Don't know who the father is, probably remorse.
> Red Green
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:
> at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Claude
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 8:24 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - computer advice
>
> I agree with Dean.  The biggest problem with win 8 or 8.1 is the user.
>  Most people my age don't deal
> with change real well.  The younger folk that grew up with the computer
> technology will not have a big
> problem with.win 8.
>
> Claude
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Aug 4, 2014, at 9:31 PM, "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-----
> > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> > Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 8:47 PM
> > To: ATIS
> > Subject: [AT] OT - computer advice
> >
> > 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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