On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 17:02, Michelle Shivu <shivumich89@gmail.com> wrote:
Whats your overview of Windows 8?
Hi Michelle, I think you're better off answering this question yourself. Just get it running on your PC/Laptop and decide for yourself what the answers would be:-) Personally, I have been running it and I still have not formed opinions of my own because I use Windows to do certain things and Windows 8 Dev Preview does those things. I have seen some deep analysis of Windows 8 from folks at TechRepublic<http://www.techrepublic.com> (and I strongly advise you subscribe to certain articles from this site) which I believe would help enlighten you. I found it quite easy to install and run Windows 8 along with Windows 7 by dual-booting them. Here is a method I found to be the easiest - http://sharpfellows.com/post/Fully-automated-VHD-install-of-Windows-8 -Developer-Preview-using-PowerShell.aspx - to achieve that once you have downloaded the image of your choice from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ windows/apps/br229516 Give it a shot! And here is one such analysis - http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/five-reasons-why-windows-8-will-be-dea... -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
Michelle, On February 29, Microsoft will release the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, which has much more features than the current Developer Preview. This will mark the debut of the Microsoft Store and also the Mail Client (it wasn't there in the Developer Edition). You should download it and give it a trial. The Metro interface is new and while some find it groundbreaking, others have sworn it is unusable. The new Windows 8 designed is designed to work on regular computers as well as touch screen, so you will see the whole interface has been tweaked to accommodate touch as well as keyboard and mouse. Beware, some legacy applications may not run, but the most common ones like Office 2007 and 2010 will run on the traditional desktop without any issues. There will also be some Store only apps, but these may not be essential, but are interesting. Social Media aggregation Apps like Panorama and Tweetdeck bundled with Windows 8 are really good. The OS also has a new application execution stage that suspends idle applications in the background at their current state without using any resources, So try it and form your own opinion.
@odhiambo great n thanks i normally read articles from techrepublic by the way On 27/02/2012, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
Michelle,
On February 29, Microsoft will release the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, which has much more features than the current Developer Preview. This will mark the debut of the Microsoft Store and also the Mail Client (it wasn't there in the Developer Edition).
You should download it and give it a trial. The Metro interface is new and while some find it groundbreaking, others have sworn it is unusable. The new Windows 8 designed is designed to work on regular computers as well as touch screen, so you will see the whole interface has been tweaked to accommodate touch as well as keyboard and mouse.
Beware, some legacy applications may not run, but the most common ones like Office 2007 and 2010 will run on the traditional desktop without any issues. There will also be some Store only apps, but these may not be essential, but are interesting. Social Media aggregation Apps like Panorama and Tweetdeck bundled with Windows 8 are really good.
The OS also has a new application execution stage that suspends idle applications in the background at their current state without using any resources,
So try it and form your own opinion.
-- Shivu M
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