Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop
The hybrids make sense, and I suppose one would find the touch screen useful after getting used to it. Windows 8 and the touchscreen computers received a lot of criticism when they first came out, but that seems to have died down. Gerry . On 5/16/2014 1:41 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: That's so you can get fingerprint marks all over the screen. Seriously though, modern OS use touch screen technology as an extra input system. So instead of using the touch pad or a mouse you use your fingers on the screen to navigate around the OS. Also there are hybrid laptops, where the screen detaches from the keyboard, so it can be used as a tablet or as a more traditional lap top. This is handy for those who need to type a lot but also need to take the tablet part with them without the clutter of a keyboard. Hendrik who sent this from his ancient HP desktop On 16/05/14 13:12, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: First looked at a slightly less powerful laptop with a touch-screen. Still haven't figured out what the advantages of having a touch-screen would be. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop
the criticism of windoze 8 was that it only wished to accommodate touchscreen users and therefore sucked on typical setups On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 11:31 AM, arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: The hybrids make sense, and I suppose one would find the touch screen useful after getting used to it. Windows 8 and the touchscreen computers received a lot of criticism when they first came out, but that seems to have died down. Gerry . On 5/16/2014 1:41 AM, Hendrik and Fay wrote: That's so you can get fingerprint marks all over the screen. Seriously though, modern OS use touch screen technology as an extra input system. So instead of using the touch pad or a mouse you use your fingers on the screen to navigate around the OS. Also there are hybrid laptops, where the screen detaches from the keyboard, so it can be used as a tablet or as a more traditional lap top. This is handy for those who need to type a lot but also need to take the tablet part with them without the clutter of a keyboard. Hendrik who sent this from his ancient HP desktop On 16/05/14 13:12, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: First looked at a slightly less powerful laptop with a touch-screen. Still haven't figured out what the advantages of having a touch-screen would be. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop
Not if you talk to people actually using it. 8.1 is better but still crap. I'm given to understand Win9 is on fast track for 2015 release. I understand what they were trying to do, marry the tablet and PC world, but the implementation is an epic fail. Win8 needs the ability to turn off tiles which are stupid on a real computer and bring back the start button for real, not the 8.1 abomination. -Curt Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 11:31:27 -0400 From: arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop Message-ID: 53762f4f.8060...@embarqmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed The hybrids make sense, and I suppose one would find the touch screen useful after getting used to it. Windows 8 and the touchscreen computers received a lot of criticism when they first came out, but that seems to have died down. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop
That's good to know. I'll wait for Win9 and see if it's any better. Thanks, Gerry On 5/16/2014 11:50 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: Not if you talk to people actually using it. 8.1 is better but still crap. I'm given to understand Win9 is on fast track for 2015 release. I understand what they were trying to do, marry the tablet and PC world, but the implementation is an epic fail. Win8 needs the ability to turn off tiles which are stupid on a real computer and bring back the start button for real, not the 8.1 abomination. -Curt Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 11:31:27 -0400 From: arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop Message-ID: 53762f4f.8060...@embarqmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed The hybrids make sense, and I suppose one would find the touch screen useful after getting used to it. Windows 8 and the touchscreen computers received a lot of criticism when they first came out, but that seems to have died down. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop
I disagree - I'm using W8.1 on a desktop. I do have a touch screen monitor, and find it useful sometimes, but I just go immediately to the desktop, and never look back. I don't find the tiles annoying because I ignore them and rarely even see them. I've had no problems with 8.1, using it for digital mode amateur radio and all On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Not if you talk to people actually using it. 8.1 is better but still crap. I'm given to understand Win9 is on fast track for 2015 release. I understand what they were trying to do, marry the tablet and PC world, but the implementation is an epic fail. Win8 needs the ability to turn off tiles which are stupid on a real computer and bring back the start button for real, not the 8.1 abomination. -Curt -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop
I ran W8.1 on my desktop at the school district due to the need for it to administer the MS virtual server product. I hated it. That tile crap was annoying eye candy, while I could see it might have value on a touch enabled device. It was worthless for a normal workstation. Dan back on Windows 7 and Kali Linux, thank goodness Sent from my iPad On May 16, 2014, at 11:50 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Not if you talk to people actually using it. 8.1 is better but still crap. I'm given to understand Win9 is on fast track for 2015 release. I understand what they were trying to do, marry the tablet and PC world, but the implementation is an epic fail. Win8 needs the ability to turn off tiles which are stupid on a real computer and bring back the start button for real, not the 8.1 abomination. -Curt Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 11:31:27 -0400 From: arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop Message-ID: 53762f4f.8060...@embarqmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed The hybrids make sense, and I suppose one would find the touch screen useful after getting used to it. Windows 8 and the touchscreen computers received a lot of criticism when they first came out, but that seems to have died down. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop
i think i like 7 best of all windoze. i'm also quite fond of android now that i've seen it. been using OS X forever now, so that really is home to me On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: I ran W8.1 on my desktop at the school district due to the need for it to administer the MS virtual server product. I hated it. That tile crap was annoying eye candy, while I could see it might have value on a touch enabled device. It was worthless for a normal workstation. Dan back on Windows 7 and Kali Linux, thank goodness Sent from my iPad On May 16, 2014, at 11:50 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: Not if you talk to people actually using it. 8.1 is better but still crap. I'm given to understand Win9 is on fast track for 2015 release. I understand what they were trying to do, marry the tablet and PC world, but the implementation is an epic fail. Win8 needs the ability to turn off tiles which are stupid on a real computer and bring back the start button for real, not the 8.1 abomination. -Curt Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 11:31:27 -0400 From: arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop Message-ID: 53762f4f.8060...@embarqmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed The hybrids make sense, and I suppose one would find the touch screen useful after getting used to it. Windows 8 and the touchscreen computers received a lot of criticism when they first came out, but that seems to have died down. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com http://www.BuyEUROparts.com* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] fingering FlightSim laptop
That's so you can get fingerprint marks all over the screen. Seriously though, modern OS use touch screen technology as an extra input system. So instead of using the touch pad or a mouse you use your fingers on the screen to navigate around the OS. Also there are hybrid laptops, where the screen detaches from the keyboard, so it can be used as a tablet or as a more traditional lap top. This is handy for those who need to type a lot but also need to take the tablet part with them without the clutter of a keyboard. Hendrik who sent this from his ancient HP desktop On 16/05/14 13:12, arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: First looked at a slightly less powerful laptop with a touch-screen. Still haven't figured out what the advantages of having a touch-screen would be. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
