Windows 8 the POS metro and OS. 7

[Concillian]

Or, one could say it's more efficient because you're using the keyboard more and the mouse less. As Gooberlx2 implied, using hotkeys has always been the most efficient way, moving one hand back and forth between the keyboard and mouse is not efficient.

This is the only plus I've found on the "ribbon" for Office 2010 vs. my old office 2003 at work.

I keep 2003 on my computer so when I can't find what I'm looking for after a couple minutes of browsing through the ribbon, I can open 2003, learn the <ctrl> or <alt> keyboard shortcut for it, and just do that in 2010.

It has inadvertently increased productivity by frustrating the crap out of me and forcing me to learn keyboard shortcuts I wasn't using before.

Win 8 may do the same thing... however, I noticed some of this type of functionality has been removed that existed in previous versions. For example, to set up printers in Vista / 7 you could hit the win-key and type 'PRINTER'. In Win8, that doesn't work, you are forced to mouse through the control panel interface =/... It's those bonehead type moves that are really going to alienate the desktop users on Win8. We can learn a new interface, keyboard shortcuts, etc... but this kind of thing is a clear step backwards in usability and intuitiveness.

 

[Pretty Cool]

So is Start8 or Classic Shell the better way to go if I want the start menu and boot right to desktop?

Yeah. Both will act like an auto-click on the Desktop tile. Classic Shell is free and gives you a XP-like start menu. Start8 gives costs $5 and gives you a 7-like start menu.

Seriously if anybody here does not like Metro and plans to stay pretty much all their time in desktop, I would suggest downloading & trying one of about a dozen of these types of programs. They all auto-click you to the desktop and give you a traditional start menu. This way, you can just go to the Metro portion of Windows 8 whenever you want.

Anyway, these 2 are probably not as good as Start8 for a 7-like start menu but are free:

StartMenu8
http://www.iobit.com/iobitstartmenu8.php

ViStart
http://www.lee-soft.com/vistart/

 

[cmdrdredd]

Gonna give Start8 a try. looks like there are a lot of options. I can learn the new UI sure, but I don't want to spend hours upon hours figuring out how to do things that are naturally simple in Windows 7. At least this way I can drop back into Metro and play around with it once in a while but do all my real stuff on the desktop. I think Metro is somewhat eye catching because it's bold and in your face so I'm sure it will get some attention from people at first glance.

 

[hhhd1]

My point is, if you are one of the people that uses the mouse for most of what you do, windows 8 becomes less accessible and less efficient, and make you need to either do mouse gestures or use keyboard hot keys, and that is not nice.

 

[Phobic9]

Gonna give Start8 a try. looks like there are a lot of options. I can learn the new UI sure, but I don't want to spend hours upon hours figuring out how to do things that are naturally simple in Windows 7. At least this way I can drop back into Metro and play around with it once in a while but do all my real stuff on the desktop. I think Metro is somewhat eye catching because it's bold and in your face so I'm sure it will get some attention from people at first glance.

I actually like the new UI but I installed this and it seems to work pretty much like Win 7 did, while keeping most of the new UI intact. Pretty much all of the "old" start menu mods operate virtually the same for what I've seen.

I've upgraded all my machines to Windows 8 and I don't see myself going back considering it's a bit snappier and I like new stuff. I was even able to upgrade my laptop for $15 (and I bought it before MS started the deal).

 

[thescreensavers]

hmm dont like W8 but these start menu addons fix what I dont like

 

[destrekor]

Wow, is tweakboy an Apple employee or something? This goes beyond simple dislike. There is a fiery burning hatred for Windows 8 here.

tweakboy must have his opinion be known. Because, in case any of you have forgot, he knows all and must ensure we all know the one and only correct opinions to hold on anything regarding systems and software.

We must live and die by his word. He has made this clear for a long time now. If you disagree with him, you are clearly inferior, ignorant, and need further education on the matter.

 

[rockyct]

metro would be good for a car computer...

I've thought about the possibility of it but I think it comes down to finding a high enough quality screen for Win8. I think it's pretty picky about the points of contact and minimum resolution.