[tabi] Re: Your last chance to get Windows that you actually like | Komando.com
- From: "Erica" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "ericamccaul@xxxxxxx" for DMARC)
- To: "tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 13:09:26 -0400
Thanks, Robert, for your thorough explanation.
I personally preferred XP over 7 both for interface and stability... but move
on I must... Sigh.
Erica
Sent from my iPad
On Nov 1, 2014, at 11:01 AM, "Robert Miller" <robertmiller2201@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Due to a recent strike by lightning, I had to purchase a new computer and
decided to go with a Windows 8.1 Pro system so I don't agree with lynn's post
and think it is sales hype by vendors who have a lot of windows 7 machines
sitting on the shelf. If you want to get the longest life out of your computer
then go with the latest and greatest. The article said windows 10 will be out
next summer so if you choose windows 7, you will be 2 versions down. The
article also stated that windows 8 wasn't a popular release and I agree with
that statement. Most people using adaptive technology didn't like it because
it booted up to the new start menu and you had to go through some hoops to get
to the desktop which most users of adaptive technology prefer to work from.
With the update to windows 8.1 this isn't the case, in fact it is now possible
to have windows 8.1 Pro boot directly to the desktop and even if you don't want
to do that, the desktop is just a windows-key-m away just like the last 3
versions of windows. I have systems with Vista and windows 7 and now 8.1 Pro.
Out of all of them I can say Microsoft has added more new features and
productivity to Windows 8.1 than any of the 2 prior releases. In vista and
windows 7 Microsoft mainly rearranged things and you had to do things
differently but not much to right home about. In fact they took away more than
they gave you, for example a good email client which is still the case with 8.1.
The main difference in 8.1 is the start menu, many people using screen readers
said they didn't like it but with anything new and different, it takes time to
get use to it just like the ribbon menus introduced a few years back. On the
start menu, you will find Calendar, weather, sports, mail, news videos, music
settings and this pc just to mention a few. This Pc is a replacement for file
explorer and shows all your drives and network connections. You can navigate
the start screen using arrow keys and tab. You can also do a much improved
search of your computer by simple typing your search string while on the start
screen and pressing enter. There is also a search scope combo box that allows
you to select type of search, say music video file or app. There is also a app
store similar to Apple and Google.
The boot up and shut down process is the fastest I have seen with any version
of windows especially when you are using a 8 core 4.7 ghz processor. If you are
thinking about a new windows 8.1 Pro computer don't go with any of the other
versions of windows or you might get a big surprise when your system doesn't
talk. Some versions are designed to work with ARM processors and that is a no
no for your screen reader.
During my transition, I lost my 14 year old Alva and Triple talk but I can't
blame that on Windows 8.1 since they wouldn't have worked with windows 7 either.
Robert
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