How to waste a couple of hours

**Mom** · 19th May 2013, 18:47

Windows 8. OMFG! WTF? FFS!

I may have to apply for my official old fart card.

Far Canal!

That is all...

**nzmikey** · 19th May 2013, 18:50

Originally Posted by Mom

Windows 8. OMFG! WTF? FFS!

There's ya problem right there .... I have a copy of 7 if ya want it

Deep 6 Windows 8 ... it is shite

**tri boy** · 19th May 2013, 19:09

Wasted a couple of hours today looking for the meat clever.
Was my dads, and does everything from lopping chooks heads, to cutting kindling wood.
(still can;t find it..............

**Big Dave** · 19th May 2013, 19:23

Haven't used the OS but I really like co-pilot's Windows 8 phone. Tres funky.

**Mom** · 19th May 2013, 19:26

Originally Posted by nzmikey

There's ya problem right there .... I have a copy of 7 if ya want it

Deep 6 Windows 8 ... it is shite

A dear and wonderful friend (69) bought a new laptop and rang to ask me if I could put some games on it. Of course! But there are a couple of hours of my life I am never going to get back right there, as a result.

WTF is that shit? But nothing works "normally" whatever that is now.

Honestly, it about did my friggen head in. He now has games, solitaire and the like. I also downloaded a windows 8 tutorial for him. What a joke!

I need some serious advice on how to keep my old fashioned operating system working, for I am not sure I ever want to learn 8.

**Swoop** · 19th May 2013, 19:40

Partner has Windoze 8 on her new laptop. Took her about 2 1/2 weeks to get used to it.

I hate it. Work is supplying a new laptop soon and I dread it having this OS.

**bluninja** · 19th May 2013, 19:48

Windows 8 is an acquired taste. You can install Classic Menu (free) or any number of cheap apps to make it behave like Windows 7. Windows 8 is due an update (Windows 8 Blue) where it is rumoured the start button and default desktop will return.

I am writing this on my new hybrid tablety thingy running Windows 8. Worst thing for me is Internet Explorer 10...you can't downgrade and operating from a touch screen is arse.... 2 gestures to go back a page. Put Google Chrome in and much better.

You also have to trust Windows 8 to close applications at the right time....or you can go into desktop and close the stuff you've finished with from task manager.

Speech recognition is good, but you have to launch the apps from the desktop taskbar or it won't work (windows quality software huh?).

Installing apps from the app store is a doddle and rearranging the tiles is easy....just like using my Windows phone. When you become a silver surfer you'll have time to learn all this new stuff

**Big Dave** · 19th May 2013, 19:52

FWIW Chrome used to great on the iOS. Was the best browser on an iPad.
2 upgrades ago they blew it. Unstable and very frustrating as it crashes when you try and zoom now. Hope they fix it soon.

**wysper** · 19th May 2013, 21:07

Originally Posted by Big Dave

FWIW Chrome used to great on the iOS. Was the best browser on an iPad.
2 upgrades ago they blew it. Unstable and very frustrating as it crashes when you try and zoom now. Hope they fix it soon.

Funny, I thought I was the only one thinking Chrome was getting worse.

**mashman** · 19th May 2013, 21:16

Windows 8... meh, just another OS. However IE 10 is causing all sorts of issues in all of the wrong places. Clicks not being processed, return pages adding extra bits to URL's and making them break. I R not happy wiv it.

**Mental Trousers** · 19th May 2013, 21:16

Google "win8 start button" and go through the various links. There's a number of options but I can guarantee that adding a Start button to Win8 will improve your experience 1000%

**Ocean1** · 19th May 2013, 21:18

Originally Posted by mashman

Windows 8... meh, just another OS. However IE 10 is causing all sorts of issues in all of the wrong places. Clicks not being processed, return pages adding extra bits to URL's and making them break. I R not happy wiv it.

So, an improvement on IE9 then...

**mashman** · 19th May 2013, 21:20

Originally Posted by Ocean1

So, an improvement on IE9 then...

Currently quite the opposite... which, as it turns out, is actually possible.

**BigAl** · 19th May 2013, 21:23

Yeah windows 8 sucks on a desktop/notebook. Have it on one of my work PCs to show people how bad it is.

We only install/downgrade to windows 7 at the company.

Interestingly windows 8 uptake is slower than Vista was when it came out and is heading the same way ie to be skipped.

As for browsers Firefox used to be good until they got to version 20, back to IE for us now.