Same here jeff.

I hope Windows 10 is a success, I know there are a lot of people working hard on it. I never tried Win 8, but from the look of it, with those ghastly big ass tiles...it seemed really funky. You know, ICONS, Start Menu, Task Bar; they're pretty hard to beat.

I'm definitely ready to upgrade to a new laptop. My current one is almost 7 years old. As soon as it is available with Win 10, as long as Win 10 is functional, I'm pulling the trigger.

Yeah, with Windows 8 you can avoid these for the most part. I spend pretty much all of my time on the Desktop :)

The big ass tiles are still going to be there with 10, just a little more user friendly.

I still do a lot of 'Puter stuff. Win 8 and 8.1 just never hit a mark with me.
Win 10 Technical Preview has been flawless even understanding somethings may not be compatible as yet.
The Win 8.1 Video Drivers are Da' Bomb on my Win 10 install!

I think it may be the OS skip curse thing myself.
(Rumors of needing the Cloud are WAY over blown!)

I have my new computer set to always start at the desktop.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psnh2nuoht.jpg

With the app "Start Menu 8" I get a regular Start Menu, and have to click a switch to get to the "Metro" screen, as they call it. I can't speak for 8, but with 8.1 you can have as many or as few "tiles" as you like, and you can select the size of each one.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps0qfwvrvp.jpg


The little arrow at the lower left corner takes you to the "Apps" screen, where you can select anything you want to run.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psurxdovxq.jpg

What you see there is about 1/3 of the total available screen, because it scrolls to the left and right.


I'm starting to really like it now. :sunny:

Never mind that, I like your wallpaper. :up:

That's a Formidable class pre-dreadnought, isn't it? :hmmm:

I'll stab a guess at the Duncan-class battleship, possibly HMS Albemarle.

Yes on the class, but the ship is Duncan herself. I change the background every day.