Whoa boy howdy, I should be at the golf course. Not that it's a good day to be play'n no outside sports, but I ain't got nuttin to do inside. It's 91 degs out there. I could handle that if'n I was do'n something I enjoy.
If'n I had gone to the golf course yesterday, it would have been a HUGE mistake. Try 104 degs right bout 2pm. I would'a have me a heat stroke or something like that. I'm not say'n I got the most accurate thermometer in the world, but I betcha a dollar it's pretty darn close when it says 104 degs.....give or take a couple degs.
Get'n back to Windows 8. Ok, some of ya don't give a flip bout no Windows 8 'cause ya ain't got it....yet. Well, I do. I was hope'n for more comments on this POS operating system, but only got one that was of any help to make me appreciate what I got. Delete stuff. Ok, so what's gonna happen when I delete stuff? And what stuff is safe to delete? Let's say I delete the Media Player app or the Video app. Will I still be able to play my cajun music and watch You Tube? And if'n I decide I want one of the deleted apps back, where the hell is it at? Really, I don't like this stuff. Windows 8 sucks.
If'n ya ain't never seen one, this is a Windows 8 start screen. Ya gotta find a way to get to your desktop for it to look like a real computer. I found the desktop by accident. I also found the "turn this damn computer off" button by accident too. I guess ya could say I'm accident prone.
I don't know if that could be considered a rant, or just a "need to know". Then again, I don't even know if I "want to know". Computers sure have become complicated in the last few years.
Did I ever tell ya bout the time I builded my own computer? I had been cruis'n along with a old junk (found in dumpster) 286 (brand name unknown) desktop computer in a can. Whoa boy howdy was that thing ever slow. I modify stuff ya know, so I convert it to a 386. Now we talk'n. Bout that time I was play'n online drag racing. The 386 was losing me races. I goes to the computer parts sell'n place an' buy me up a whole sack of computer parts. I'm win'n a few races now with a nice new 486. But still not fast enough. Buy more parts. Soon as I mash the throttle an' pop the clutch, that little hopped up Corvette leaps in the air an' head down the 1/4 mile. Yeee Haw....Billy Bob wins again. I could fix computers back then. Make 'em do stuff they ain't supposed to do. Now, in 2013, I don't know what to do with a bunch of apps what show up on my screen.
Ok, we done talk'n bout computers. Did ya see where that big ol' high pressure system is mov'n west? That's good news for south Texas. Get some rain, temps come down a few degs....go play a round of golf. But it ain't gonna happen today.
Oh yeah, speak'n on Live Writer, I did me some research on it yesterday. The old Billy Bob won't be need'n nuttin like that. The primary advantages of us'n Live Writer is writing your post off line and drag an' drop photos. Well shoot, I can write a blog off line with Word pad or notebook. Then cut an' paste in Blogger. I don't care nuttin bout no drag an' drop photos neither. Blogger has ever thing a person could ever need to write a blog post an' I know how to use it. No need to learn something new. So there all you dedicated Live Writer lovers....I ain't gonna do it.
That bout covers everthing I wanted to talk about this morn'n. "So, what ya gonna do now Billy Bob"? Oh I don't know, I'll think of something here in a bit. May even come back an' write bout it.
If'n I had gone to the golf course yesterday, it would have been a HUGE mistake. Try 104 degs right bout 2pm. I would'a have me a heat stroke or something like that. I'm not say'n I got the most accurate thermometer in the world, but I betcha a dollar it's pretty darn close when it says 104 degs.....give or take a couple degs.
Get'n back to Windows 8. Ok, some of ya don't give a flip bout no Windows 8 'cause ya ain't got it....yet. Well, I do. I was hope'n for more comments on this POS operating system, but only got one that was of any help to make me appreciate what I got. Delete stuff. Ok, so what's gonna happen when I delete stuff? And what stuff is safe to delete? Let's say I delete the Media Player app or the Video app. Will I still be able to play my cajun music and watch You Tube? And if'n I decide I want one of the deleted apps back, where the hell is it at? Really, I don't like this stuff. Windows 8 sucks.
I don't know if that could be considered a rant, or just a "need to know". Then again, I don't even know if I "want to know". Computers sure have become complicated in the last few years.
Did I ever tell ya bout the time I builded my own computer? I had been cruis'n along with a old junk (found in dumpster) 286 (brand name unknown) desktop computer in a can. Whoa boy howdy was that thing ever slow. I modify stuff ya know, so I convert it to a 386. Now we talk'n. Bout that time I was play'n online drag racing. The 386 was losing me races. I goes to the computer parts sell'n place an' buy me up a whole sack of computer parts. I'm win'n a few races now with a nice new 486. But still not fast enough. Buy more parts. Soon as I mash the throttle an' pop the clutch, that little hopped up Corvette leaps in the air an' head down the 1/4 mile. Yeee Haw....Billy Bob wins again. I could fix computers back then. Make 'em do stuff they ain't supposed to do. Now, in 2013, I don't know what to do with a bunch of apps what show up on my screen.
Ok, we done talk'n bout computers. Did ya see where that big ol' high pressure system is mov'n west? That's good news for south Texas. Get some rain, temps come down a few degs....go play a round of golf. But it ain't gonna happen today.
Oh yeah, speak'n on Live Writer, I did me some research on it yesterday. The old Billy Bob won't be need'n nuttin like that. The primary advantages of us'n Live Writer is writing your post off line and drag an' drop photos. Well shoot, I can write a blog off line with Word pad or notebook. Then cut an' paste in Blogger. I don't care nuttin bout no drag an' drop photos neither. Blogger has ever thing a person could ever need to write a blog post an' I know how to use it. No need to learn something new. So there all you dedicated Live Writer lovers....I ain't gonna do it.
That bout covers everthing I wanted to talk about this morn'n. "So, what ya gonna do now Billy Bob"? Oh I don't know, I'll think of something here in a bit. May even come back an' write bout it.
No Windows 8 for me! I've heard way too many bad comments about it, so I'll stick with Windows 7.
ReplyDeleteYou'll stick with Windows 7 for as long as you use your present computer. Go out and buy a new one....guess what?
DeleteI thought I would miss Word when my old computer was ruined by the idiot Time Warner Cable installation guy. Now I just write it on Blogger and have not had a problem with it.
ReplyDeleteThey can keep Live Writer and Windows 8.
Actually MsB, it takes a very gifted person to "ruin" a computer. I don't think a idiot Time Warner installation guy would have that ability. Screw up the settings and configuration....computer do weird stuff, yes. Shoot, even I can do that. But ruin it, I ain't that far along yet.
DeleteMr Gates was a pretty smart feller. He build stuff in his garage, fix an' modify stuff. Kind of like the old Billy Bob do. Well anyhows, he designed a "system restore" into his operating systems just for situations where idiot installation guys screw things up. You have restored the system, right???
In my post yesterday while talking about the new Windows 8.1 Preview, I forgot all about one of the most demanded new additions to Windows 8 – the ability to bypass the Tiled Start-up Screen. Now, we can skip past the tiles and boot directly to our desktop – just like we can on Windows 7 – if we choose to!
ReplyDeleteHere’s how. Just right-click anywhere on the bottom of the screen taskbar in desktop mode and choose Properties.
Click on the Navigation tab, then under the Start screen section, check the box next to "Go to the desktop instead of Start when I sign in." That’s it. The next time you re-boot, you’ll be taken directly to the desktop bypassing the much maligned, but handy, Start-Up Screen. There are a few other nice options to choose from as well if you are interested
I don't have Win 8.1, so I don't have the Nav tab you describe.
DeleteInteresting! The 3 paragraphs in comitan's comment above were COPIED directly from my post. I thought the words looked familiar.
DeleteAnyway, Windows 8 does take a bit of getting used to but I'm one who happens to like it and have upgraded to the new Windows 8.1 Preview. This version does allow for bypassing the tiles and booting directly to the familiar Windows desktop.
I had never seen a picture of the Windows 8 screen, so I wasn't sure what you were talking about. That is a god-awful looking screen, and I can't imagine anyone wanting to deal with it, much less like it.
ReplyDeleteActually Gypsy, it's only a screen showing the available apps. Geting to the desktop, what looks like the old desktop, is just one click away.
DeleteIf I has just a minute idea what a app is or does, maybe I wouldn't be damn cantankerous....(ain't no way I could have spell that all by myself on the first try). Damn, I'm get'n good. Ya see, it's like this....I never use some words in a real conversation, but when I'm typ'n, words like that just jump in my head an' I try to spell 'em best I can. Not that I would ever say them out loud. I have enough trouble just say'n allilinium.
"Delete stuff. Ok, so what's gonna happen when I delete stuff? And what stuff is safe to delete? Let's say I delete the Media Player app or the Video app. Will I still be able to play my cajun music and watch You Tube? And if'n I decide I want one of the deleted apps back, where the hell is it at?"
ReplyDeleteIf you want to listen to cajun music or watch You Tube then don't delete the Media Player or the Video. I use Flash for what little video that I watch so I got rid of all other video apps/programs (that is what an apps is BB, it is a program that does something). If you Unpin an app, like I told you, and find out it was a mistake then go to the Charm Bar (that is the Bar that appears on the right side of your screen, usually when you don't want it to). At the top of the Charm Bar is Search; click on that and ALL the apps will show up for your selection and you can Pin it back to the Start screen. Or you can Pin it to your Desktop or you can put it on your Task Bar. Things I use a lot I have on my Task Bar, YMMV.