Preparedness for when

nuatha

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

I recently bought a Notebook with Win 8 installed, and I have to say, it's the most awful OS I've ever used, and I started with Win 3.1.

Thankfully, there's Classic Shell.

It's not the worst I've worked with, but it makes the shortlist.
I'd rather install 7 than Classic Shell.

GreyQueen wrote: »

I am probably being as dumb as a bucket of rocks, but what is 'classic shell'? My Wiz despises Win 8, as do most geeks I know.

Classic Shell is a way to add some XP style features to later versions of Windows.
I've yet to find a fan of Windows 8.

maryb wrote: »

I don't have a touchscreen laptop which is what it seems to be designed for - why can't they have a version that's optimised for those of us who mainly use apps that rely on keyboard use - like chatting on MSE, don't they know how vital that is???

Its a mobile phone front end, extended for tablet use and imposed on systems that it really isn't suitable for. There's been some backtracking and restoration of features. I'm curious to see where 9 goes - but as far as commercial reality allows I'll be staying out of 8/8.1

[Deleted User]

nuatha wrote: »

I'd rather install 7 than Classic Shell.

My Notebook came with Win 8, and I'm damned if I'm going to spend money, buying a copy of Win 7.

nuatha

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

My Notebook came with Win 8, and I'm damned if I'm going to spend money, buying a copy of Win 7.

I'm happy to invest in the tools that make my life easier as opposed to harder.

MrsAtobe

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

I recently bought a Notebook with Win 8 installed, and I have to say, it's the most awful OS I've ever used, and I started with Win 3.1.

Thankfully, there's Classic Shell.

You haven't encountered Windows 2012 yet then, it is truly horrible (shudder).

Whoops, the server version of Windows 8 is known as 2012, who the heck has a touch screen on a server - most of them have KVM's, or remote access. Like Bob, my first version of Windows was 3.1 (and I used other OS's before that), but this is a step too far. Why should I have to search for an app I know is installed to add it to the 'Start' menu? I can't go installing Classic Shell on someone else's servers, unfortunately. Even our Wintel guys can't tell us how we can change our passwords remotely either. I really feel that MS have lost the plot with this one.

Si_Clist

GreyQueen wrote: »

when purchasing one of those television watching apparatus

Now there's a word you don't see so often nowadays, which is a shame.

I think "apparatus" is a fine word.

Frugalsod

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

If Britain/Europe suffered an EMP strike, your home computer stopping working, would be way down your list of problems.

It all depends if there was a mushroom cloud growing over westminster then at least things would be looking up. :beer:

mardatha

I like Windows 8, although it took a wee while to get used to. But I don't keep books or prep stuff on the computer because the first thing that would go if things went to custard would be the electric. I buy books on amazon for 1p instead.

Perplexed_Pineapple

Morning all. Taking a few minutes out to catch up, RL has been intruding this week

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

That's fine, if you watch TV, but BBC/TVL assume anyone who hasn't got a licence, to be an evader.

The idea that someone might be LLF, seems to be beyond their comprehension.

What's LLF BB, I'm ok with most abbreviations but that is eluding me :think:
No way am I going to get anything with Windoze 8 on, still running XP on the old desktop. I have the idea that touchscreens have inbuilt obsolescence, I've never had one function without issues for more than a couple of years. I know they can be repaired, but for most of what I do a keyboard is better anyway and they go on for ever as long as you don't spill too much coffee on them :rotfl:
maryb, I know what you mean about information, we've become accustomed to extracting knowledge from the interweb at the drop of a hat so it would be an enormous culture shock to lose it all even temporarily in an EMP or similar. Not to mention the disruption of commercial and financial transactions. I have this horrible thought suddenly, I bet the banksters have all the details of our debts and mortgages backed up in triplicate in a Faraday cage somewhere, while the details of our savings and assets are backed up on a USB stick in someone's back pocket :rotfl:
Well the weather has picked up at last and it looks like a good day for restoring the garden to some sense of order, I've been preparing the ground for veggies for the last month or so and some seeds in already, but the more permanent vegetation is out of control - some corrective surgery is needed to maintain light and space and to restrain the triffid takeover.

[Deleted User]

What people need to remember, regarding TVL doorsteppers is, they're not "Enforcement Officers", nor are they "Officials".

What they are is Commission Salesmen.

As such, they are cold callers, much they same as double glazing/kitchen salesmen, or the bloke from a telecoms company, trying to flog you broadband.

Simply ignore them, and shut the door.

Don't speak to them, don't answer their questions (if you really can't resist speaking to them, ASK the questions, eg. "Who are you?"), and, above all DON'T SIGN ANYTHING.

It is the communicating and signing, which will lead to you being summonsed to court.

[Deleted User]

I find the best way to deal with cold callers here is to get in the first word before they begin their pitch, I just say 'Whatever it is we don't want it, we can't afford it and you'd be wasting your breath telling me about it, and if they say 'What about?' I just say we can't afford that either and shut the door!!! Works a treat and happens to be the truth!!!