Sounds like a win, Steve. As a lazy X-windows user I have to say I have
found the '8 tablet UI to be worse than it's predecessors for normal
desktop/laptop use* - IM(NS)HO it's less efficient (because the click
turns into a click-drag) than it's predecessors.
For $4.99 I'd bet the tool is a script with a simple set of registry
switches (like turning off AeroSnap on 7).
davidt
*on UIs, I went to a "learning provider" to do a Cisco exam on Thursday.
Even before I finished the tutorial, I desperately needed to take a
hammer to the cheap 7-button mouse, but the exam conditions prevented me
from taking a hammer into the exam! :)
On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 07:32:45AM -0500, Steve Troy wrote:
> Just a reminder that a $4.99 program called Start8 gives Windows 8/8.1 the
> Windows 7-style desktop interface, making it appear (and work) nearly
> identical to Win 7 with all the under-the-hood improvements in Win 8. A
> great solution for non-touch screen computers.
>
> Steve Troy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> I've set up three Winders 8 machines in the last two months. I'm
> convinced that Microsoft pulls a boner every other version. Winders 7
> rocked. The problem with 8 is migrating stuff over. XP to Vista, or
> XP/Vista to 7 is pretty straight-forward and there is even a migration
> tool that Microsoft provided. But no such luck for 8. All three
> machines have touch screens and I can't recommend it enough. I
> wouldn't want 8 without a touch screen.
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