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Why don't you just search for what you're looking for?
by nsgi 11y ago
Why don't you just search for what you're looking for?
- TuringTest 11y agoMuscle memory is easier on the mind than name recall - it simply wastes less brain cycles.
- corin_ 11y agoIn my experience muscle memory is just as easy to pick up with typing the name of an app than clicking - apps I use all the time I can open by typing their name without thinking about what the name is, apps I don't use all the time I find myself opening the metro start screen and wondering which will happen first, remembering the name to type or spotting it in my tiles.
- TuringTest 11y agoYou're right. Though at least on Windows 7, typing to search apps in the start menu was a miserable experience that takes dozens of seconds to find the application you're looking for. I hope they have improved it in 10.
- thomnottom 11y agoI had this discussion several times when Windows 8 first came out. As much as I didn't really like the Start Page, it didn't affect me that much as I search for everything. I've been doing that so long that actually using the mouse to find an application (not on the desktop or taskbar) feels awkward.