Did you ever buy a digital tuner and set it up as a proper DVR? That's what it's meant for.
I never cared for Media Center myself personally.
I do not miss it here.
Nope, like I said, I just do not use it really is all.
If you don't want to use the keyboard every time just to start the calculator you can pin it to the start screen/app screen. That's how I've done it so I don't have to type it every time.Since we're posting in the wrong forum today, I have a Windows 8.x question.
How can I make my calculator normal size instead of always maximized? I'd also like to dock it on the taskbar in the bottom left.
I don't understand how anyone can like Windows 8. I can't even tolerate it.
Yeah, the UI makes it a pile of fail. Plus it tries to trick people into thinking they need a microsoft account on installing it (8.1 does, 8.0 didn't do this). Shame because under the hood its basically an updated windows 7.
The only positive benefit from windows 8 was it made me give Linux (mint and now centos) a real shot on my home server. Not sure when ill be ready to move to it on my main but im keeping an eye on the Linux world. Especially what games run on it, quite a lot of the ones I play have a Linux version, a few big ones dont though
Sooo, you use the completely stock OS to do absolutely everything you do? No 3rd party software at all?
Your Server builds are more impressive than I first figured if you're doing 100% everything without a singular additional Linux package installed!
I'm going to ****can this steaming pile of ****ware and try out Linux.
Actually that's the nice thing of Linux and package managers is there's often no need to use 3rd party stuff. The stuff that's in the package managers is official and deemed safe and tested etc. I guess the downside is when something less popular has to be installed and it's not in the package manager then it can be much harder having to deal with dependency hell and all that. Overall the Linux ecosystem tends to have less garbage to deal with so you don't have to second guess everything you are about to download when you do a google search for something.
Besides those things do not modify the actual OS, they're separate programs that do their own separate thing.
I don't have any hate for these OS's, as they all have their benefits, but your belief that somehow Linux has absolved itself of needing 3rd party modifications to be useful compared to Windows is completely false.
Meow.
My linux has a start menu, and everything I need. No 3rd party modifications required. Things that aren't there (extras I don't need personally) are easy to get from QuickPet (~100 of the most essential apps) and the Package Manager (I see like 100000 items easily downloadable in ubunty-trusty). I think less that 0.1% of the world needs VMWare Tools specifically, if it's not there already too.
It was a great feature, and it's gone. In many ways, it was a superior DVR interface to anything else out there.
Meow.
My linux has a start menu, and everything I need. No 3rd party modifications required. Things that aren't there (extras I don't need personally) are easy to get from QuickPet (~100 of the most essential apps) and the Package Manager (I see like 100000 items easily downloadable in ubunty-trusty). I think less that 0.1% of the world needs VMWare Tools specifically, if it's not there already too.
It's not about what the UI looks like or lack of Aero etc in my books because stability and gaming is what counts for me on Windows ie 8.1 and 10 ,you want best UI then pick one of the many great Linux distros out there.Originally Posted by Maximilian
Yeah, the UI makes it a pile of fail. Plus it tries to trick people into thinking they need a microsoft account on installing it (8.1 does, 8.0 didn't do this). Shame because under the hood its basically an updated windows 7.
The only positive benefit from windows 8 was it made me give Linux (mint and now centos) a real shot on my home server. Not sure when ill be ready to move to it on my main but im keeping an eye on the Linux world. Especially what games run on it, quite a lot of the ones I play have a Linux version, a few big ones dont though
It's not about what the UI looks like or lack of Aero etc in my books because stability and gaming is what counts for me on Windows ie 8.1 and 10 ,you want best UI then pick one of the many great Linux distros out there.
End of the day Win8.1 is rock stable and great for gaming, so far from a fail.
Sorry but the UI is important. A successful product needs a good UI and a good user experience as a whole. If you pair a functional, stable, proven core system with a godawful mixed mess of a UI like metro, if its not the only option then its going to fail.
Two years in and dosent even beat XP. Huge fail.
http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/01/w...-market-share-windows-xp-drops-below-20-mark/
Maybe you like it and that's great but the product overall wasent a success. The most positive thing that can be said about windows 8 is its been a learning experience for Microsoft.
And I did try Linux. Its earned its place on my home server, if vulkan takes off and I stop caring for DirectX exclusive games in the future it'll earn its place on my main as well.
Some people are too hung up on XP(dead OS) and Win7(coming to its end of life),remember they were also the last pure PC desktop OS,times have changed with new hardware out there etc so OS had to change ,Win8 was the start not the end.
True. Apple does a much better job of it.Microsoft plays a pretty lame Sauron, imo.
At least 35% of the world's internet facing servers use a form of Linux. As of 2014, over 50% of all the world's servers are virtualized. 46% of all virtualized servers are on VMWare ESXi.
You could definitely believe <0.1% of the world doesn't need VMWare Tools. If you had absolutely no interest in facts... :\
The one OS to rule them all thing has just been badly implemented, [...]I think Microsoft objective of uniting all under one OS is misguided.
True. Apple does a much better job of it.
So who else apart from Microsoft thinks that?
Apple doesnt, osX and iOS are different.
Google doesnt, Android and Chrome are different.
Its just Microsoft thats pushing the "One OS to rule them all, One OS to find them, One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them" thing.
You can't really blame Microsoft for that,they have their fingers in everything and to them having an OS that does it all makes sense,it probably will work out great down the road but its going to take time,designing an OS that does it all is not easy as everybody thinks,they have to please the majority out there and also make it easy to use,designing a pure PC desktop OS in many ways was a lot easier,throw in touch,tablets and other stuff out there and its a whole new ball game.
I can remember the desktop PC and OS decades ago when it had NO competition,ie no cellphones/mobile phones,tablets,touch devices to name a few.
Modern times a whole new ball game and different era.
Remember a lot more people now are using hardware other than desktop PC,a fact of times.
The point is that you dont have to make an OS that pleases everybody and works on everything. The best way is to make a variety of OSs that suit their function and that work well together.
Apple gets this. Microsoft seems to not have a clue about it.
A decade ago Microsoft had a very successful mobile OS.
Why? Why do we suddenly need to reduce the user experience to OS over a variety of devices?
So Microsoft should put some effort into supporting those devices rather than trying to reduce them into one experience.
Having too many Microsoft Operating Systems can become complicated for the average consumer,probably also frees up resources for Microsoft as well ie concentrate on one OS rather then a lot more,you have to look at the big picture,as to Apple who gives a damn what they do?...I know I don't,they are just overpriced hardware,you are just paying for the name with Apple.
As to reducing user experience,again that's really relative to the user in question and their preference.
You don't like what Microsoft are doing then don't buy their products, just like I refuse to buy any POS from Apple(I prefer and use Android in many ways to Apple).
It's funny we have no problem when hardware changes but with Operating Systems it's a different ball game.
You may not like what they are doing but I can understand why even as a desktop PC user and gamer myself.