"Marc Tompkins" <marc.tompk...@gmail.com> wrote
having no default email client (what sort of two-bit operating
system
doesn't have an email client in 2010?);
Jesus, you _miss_ Outlook Express? Seriously: the new default is
webmail.
Like it, don't like it, but it's really not as if you can't get your
mail.
I will miss OE. I actually quite like it, its simple but has all the
bits
I need for both email and newrgroups. I tried thunderbird and use it
on my Linux box but on windows I usually revert to OE.
And its lots better than webmail which is only useful for occasional
browsing. But I get around 200 plus emails a day (and sometimes the
same again in news messages) and trying to manage that on webmail
is a nightmare - and you can't read it while offline. I really need an
offline mail client.
Just like XP and Vista, you're asked during installation whether you
want to
allow or disallow automatic updates. If you breeze past that
question, then
- just like in XP and Vista - you can right-click on the little icon
that
appears in your system tray (oops, I mean "notification area.")
OOh. I've never noticed the icon - what does it look like? I didn't
do the install so had no say in the decision for work, but for my
home PC I'd much rather decide if/when I do "upgrades" - I've had
too mamy Windows upgrades kill my PC to the point of needing
rebuiilds!
To paraphrase, "what sort of two-bit ISP doesn't have a webmail site
in
2010?"
But webmail is no good if you've used up your bandwidth.
A background client might just have received the warning
before the quota went bang...
- Better wireless networking. Coming out of sleep or hibernation,
it used
to take up to a minute and a half to connect to a known wireless
network
I'll need to check that - I've just gotten used to going for a coffee
when I
boot up - it usually takes me around 5 minutes for everything to get
started so I've never noticed the WiFi changes.
- Seriously improved multi-monitor support. I've loved using dual
monitors
I only user this when doing powerpoint presentations but I'll need
to take a closer look.
Thanks for sharing your comments, even if this thread is seriously
off topic!
Alan G.
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