Category: Geeks r Us
I heard a bllirb on the radio about Microsoft going from windows 8 to 10 because 8 was not that good and had a lot of complaints. It was said windows 10 will have the start menu again.
I haven't heard a lot about it other than it is due out sometime in the middle of 2015. Here's my question: When is enough going to be enough? I'm tired of updates every time I turn around. Find a system that works and stick with it.
Microsoft says Windows 10 will be the last major version of Windows. Instead of a new release every three years that requires a reinstall or big upgrade Microsoft will make smaller updates more frequently. While this means things will change the changes will be more frequent and smaller which should hopefully make life easier.
They've been suvessful with Office that way, so I think for people that hate major change it will be a good idea.
I'm looking forward to seeing what they've got.
I personally like Windows 8.1 lots, so will keep one computer that way, and upgrade the other as soon as it is supported by Jaws.
On cnet.com, there is an article 6 things you need to know about Windows 10. It's a good read.
Not sure about Windows 10.
What happened to Window's nine. Did someone at microsoft forget how to count? lol.
You wont be seeing me upgrading to anything for a while, i've got 7, andit's all I
need for right now. I hate 8, and 8.1. Mom has it on her netbook and I don't
know how the hell she can put up with it. I've said this before and i'll say it
again, when they killed xp, they killed the best version of windows in my
opinion.
There is a bunch of old code that tests
if (windows.version=="9")
instead of
if (windows.version=="95" or windows.version=="98")
If Windows was released as version 9 then some programs would think it was time to behave like it's 1999.
I've heard that windows 10 will be just like windows 7, which I have, and like.
Maybe interface wise it will be, but I'm betting the driver database and resource management will be a lot more like Windows 8.1.
Though, like you, I enjoy the 7 interface, I don't mind 8.1 either. But I don't use the apps much, just the desktop applications in Windows. I admit to kicking it just a bit old school when it comes to PC use, but that has more to do with the professional uses I have for it. For play, I use my iPhone or my iPad Mini.
But, XP the best opeating system? Since when? Windows 7 / 8 with the search capability and so much more is so much better. Sounds more like saying the horse and buggy was the best vehicle ever ... because it had been around for a long while.
ugh. XP is not the best. i don't mind 8.1 either. you could get classic shel which might help in situations. your om's netbook if not a touch screen wouldn't be so bad either.
Agreed, the Windows 7 interface is solid, and I think I'll stick with it for awhile.
If Windows 10 turns out to be similar to 7, I'll definitely upgrade. I kind of thought something like this would happen, given all the heat Microsoft has been taking about the Windows 8 interface, and how it basically flopped in practice.
there is one reason alone i'd consider upgrading. Cortana! cant wait for Cortana on windows desktop!
Is Cortana going to be part of Windows 10? I've seen the commercials for the Windows phone using Cortana and comparing it to Siri, but I didn't know they were going to put it on computers.
What use would it actually be on a desktop?
You've got speech recognition if you can't type.
That was the complaint about Windows 8. Microsoft tried to give us the complete experience, and people hated it. Lol
They just want a desktop or computer experience back.
I've been playing with Windows 10 Preview and honestly as a heavily keyboard centric screen reader user, I see very little difference between Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. If I want to run a specific app, I press the windows key, start typing what I'm looking for in the search box and it comes up. Much faster than using the start menu anyway, and that search functionality works similarly in all modern Windows versions. In all Windows versions, windows+m takes you back to the customary desktop . In fact, If I were to sit down for the first time at a machine I never used before, I think it'd take me a minute or two to even realize which version of Windows I was working with unless I specifically checked. If there is any annoyance for me it's that after Windows 7, Ribbons have become well and truly entrenched. No more menu bars in any apps, Notepad, Windows Explorer, etc, all have ribbons now. Have there been profound changes? Sure, but I think 90% of those changes are visual UI sorts of things you can choose to ignore if you want to. If you upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8, you will notice very minor changes as a keyboard user, and from Windows 8 to Windows 10, the changes will be even less significant.
--Al
I have said this same thing.
If you are a screen reader user Windows works like Windows with some changes.
The changes to me were easy enough to understand.
I would also say the visual change, and that was great, was the issue for many users. They don't use keyboard controls, but the mouse, so finding things was some what different.
With 8.1 that was fixed, and you could have a regular desktop, or Metro experience.
So, I'm happy to hear 10 will be similar.
I do wish they would get rid of ribbons and go back to menu bars. I still don't like them and have been using Windows 7 for about six months now.
Yeah, ribbons are pretty much evil incarnate.
Ok, not that bad lol, but I do despise them. I figure they're not going anywhere, though, so I'd better at least know what they do and how they react. However, on my personal computers, I try to sidestep them as much as possible. it really all depends on how many alternative programs you want to deal with, though.
how do you sidestep them? what do you use that has no ribbens? i'd say that windows 8.1 is similar, minus that start menyu which you can get a replacement using classic shel.
If you use Jaws, you have 2 options for how it behaves on ribbons . One allows it to work as you always did things. The other is the virtual setting.
Try them and see what you think.
Yep, I use the virtual setting.
Also, I don't know if this differs in Windows 8, I've never tried it. But doesn't classic shell let you go back to the old look and feel of Windows Explorer?
Second, I use programs that don't have any ribbons whenever possible. Firefox instead of IE, Jart or Word 2003 rather than Wordpad or a later version of Word, the gmail website, in Firefox of course, rather than Windows Mail. you get the picture.
It will in Windows 7, but not 8.
In Windows 7, I think it is more trouble then it is worth to change to classic, but that is me.
You get use to your computer, so if you have to work on another not like yours, you are lost in a way.
Windows 7, and in my opinion 8.1 are just learning curves, not difficult.
But, I do understand.
Windows, when you strip it down, works like Windows. If you think of it that way, you won't have a problem with the changes.