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This is just a parody but seriously. Windows 8 desktop has 3 major problems. (4 if you include the branding of Metro or whatever it is called.) 1) Desktop shou

by bobsy 14y ago

This is just a parody but seriously. Windows 8 desktop has 3 major problems. (4 if you include the branding of Metro or whatever it is called.) 1) Desktop should have Metro app's but not in their current implementation. Instead they should be opened on the desktop like any other program. This would allow multi-tasking, use of app's between various devices and it would greatly simplify the dual application environment problem you have now. It would also allow the Windows key to always toggle the start menu and the desktop. Currently the Windows Key toggles last program or menu which is pretty confusing. 2) Power options... a desktop computer should have a default state of off. Not locked. In the metro menu, where you sign out there should be options to both put the computer into stand by and shut down. Using the lock option signs you out and doesn't put the computer into stand by. Using stand by does what it says it does but mysteriously doesn't sign you out... very strange. Shutting down the computer requires too many steps. (windows 7 is windows key right arrow enter) A locked work station can be shut down by what is essentially an unauthenticated user. For some reason the default metro mail app frequently wakes the computer from standby making it unusable. Stuff like this should be fixed. 3) Dual screen is painful. The right settings menu is on the far edge of your second screen. The start menu seems to appear on a random monitor. Both screen's have app launch icons on the desktop yet if you click an icon on the second screen it opens up where-ever the app was last opened. This means often you launch an application on screen 2 and it appears in screen 1. Its weird. In its current state you never know where you should be looking when you perform actions. You then have minor stuff. If IE is your default browser the IE launcher will fire the metro version of IE. If you have different default browser the same icon fires IE on your desktop... its strange. Some programs are just unfindable on the start menu... I can see no reason for it. Sometimes they just don't exist which is pretty weird. Moving to the top right to get the settings panel often doesn't fire properly. Can sometimes start appearing when you are closing a program.. I look forward to Windows9. I feel all of the problems of Windows8 are solvable and the next version is bound to solve a bunch of these problems. If you don't have Windows 8 don't get it. Stick with 7 which is a far more together system. ------------- In contrast I installed Ubuntu again on Saturday and everything is much smoother. The Amazon results when searching for files is weird but things are far more intuitive and together than Windows 8.

archangel_one 14y ago
> A locked work station can be shut down by what is essentially an unauthenticated user. This can also be achieved via the switch on the front of the workstation, but at least doing it through software is a bit more graceful. I've needed to shut down locked workstations at work a couple of times, and being able to do it in software would have been a lot nicer.
coffeedrinker 14y ago
I've found the dual screen far superior to OS X. The Start menu appears on the screen (right or left) based on which Windows button you pressed (left or right side of space bar). You can also open the charms menu on either screen, although it is more difficult to position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the left screen.
- rednukleus 14y ago
  Windows machines usually only have one windows button.
SCdF 14y ago
"a desktop computer should have a default state of off" Different strokes for different folks I suppose... but I haven't turned a computer off except in specific circumstances (like I know a power cut is coming, or I'm not going to touch it in months) for years. Before anyone says anything about power usage, I actually attached my computer to a power meter and did the math, and leaving a computer on standby instead of switching it off costs you an extra (in NZ) NZD$3.65 a YEAR. This is because "off" computers still use a bunch of power.. if you're really worried about your computer using up power while you're not using it, pull the plug out of the wall. Otherwise, standby is awesome.

by bobsy 14y ago

archangel_one 14y ago

> A locked work station can be shut down by what is essentially an unauthenticated user. This can also be achieved via the switch on the front of the workstation, but at least doing it through software is a bit more graceful. I've needed to shut down locked workstations at work a couple of times, and being able to do it in software would have been a lot nicer.

coffeedrinker 14y ago

I've found the dual screen far superior to OS X. The Start menu appears on the screen (right or left) based on which Windows button you pressed (left or right side of space bar). You can also open the charms menu on either screen, although it is more difficult to position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the left screen.

rednukleus 14y ago
Windows machines usually only have one windows button.

SCdF 14y ago

"a desktop computer should have a default state of off" Different strokes for different folks I suppose... but I haven't turned a computer off except in specific circumstances (like I know a power cut is coming, or I'm not going to touch it in months) for years. Before anyone says anything about power usage, I actually attached my computer to a power meter and did the math, and leaving a computer on standby instead of switching it off costs you an extra (in NZ) NZD$3.65 a YEAR. This is because "off" computers still use a bunch of power.. if you're really worried about your computer using up power while you're not using it, pull the plug out of the wall. Otherwise, standby is awesome.