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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.0&return_msg=40448.9"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.11">11–20</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.31">31–32</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=40448.9">Windows 8.1</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="40448_9_32_10"> <a name="a40448_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">22 Apr 2013 18:05</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 22 Apr 2013 19:42"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.9">40448.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.7">40448.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I like the mainstream trend towards flat design (stuff like <a href="http://designmodo.github.io/Flat-UI/">this</a>) and the move away from the Apple-ish faux-3d and skeuomorphism of the past decade or so. Much cleaner, more readable, more genuinely computery.<br /><br /> I like metro aesthetically and in terms of how it presents information, it's just shit in terms of usability. My problem with Win8 (aside from political stuff) is that it's two half-finished UIs, neither of which is fully usable alone.<br /><br /> But yeah, get used to flat design and Swiss layouts, you'll be seeing a lot of it for the next decade or so <span class="emoticon e_pipe" title=":Y"><span class="e__">:Y</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.9&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40448_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">22 Apr 2013 20:46</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 23 Apr 2013 01:54"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.10">40448.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.9#a40448_9" target="_self">40448.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> For me, the problems with Windows 8 centre on the utterly perverse decisions around how some actions pan out. For instance, I take an SD card of photos and plug it in to my card reader slot. Yep, the file explorer window begins to flash - all fine so far. So I open file explorer. There are my photos and I double click one. Excellent, it opens and I browse it.<br /><br /> Now I'd quite like to see another.<br /><br /> Bad luck if you're expecting anything friendly about this. No handy arrows on screen, nothing if you optimistically click a left or right button. A desperate stab at Esc only dumps you in the bizarre start screen with no obvious way back.<br /><br /> Pan around with the cursor while viewing a photo and you'll find all sorts of useful things with nothing to do with what you're actually doing at the moment.<br /><br /> Turns out that your route back into the folder is hidden away in a tiny spot in the top left of the screen. Even then all that gives you is a long-winded chance to double click another file.<br /><br /> It's as though this was designed by somebody deliberately setting out to ignore anything good or useful about previous incarnations of Windows. I suppose it's another example of the corporate mantra that change is good as an end in itself.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.10&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40448_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Queeg 500 (JESUSONEEZ)<span class="message_time">23 Apr 2013 08:12</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Wattsy (SLAYERPUNX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 23 Apr 2013 17:58"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.11">40448.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.8">40448.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I know you can change XBMC to be the shell instead of explorer.exe but I also have SABnzbd, SickBeard and Couchpotato starting up in Windows (once I've clicked 'Desktop').<br /><br /> Dave, I also miss 3D buttons. Buttons are supposed to be 3D. You push them, therefore they are buttons, dammit.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.11&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40448_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)<span class="message_time">23 Apr 2013 11:51</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Queeg 500 (JESUSONEEZ) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Apr 2013 10:41"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.12">40448.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.9#a40448_11" target="_self">40448.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Desktop boots on logon, in the background anyway.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.12&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40448_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE)<span class="message_time">23 Apr 2013 12:11</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">13 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.13">40448.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Speculative speculation is speculative.<br /><br /> <span class="emoticon e_moustache" title=":-{)"><span class="e__">:-{)</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.13&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40448_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">23 Apr 2013 12:37</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 23 Apr 2013 13:04"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.14">40448.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.9#a40448_13" target="_self">40448.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> *I know and you don't nyah nyah<br /><br /> more like!<br /></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.14&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40448_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE)<span class="message_time">23 Apr 2013 13:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 23 Apr 2013 13:45"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.15">40448.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.9#a40448_14" target="_self">40448.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> No comment.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.15&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40448_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time">23 Apr 2013 13:36</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: THERE IS NO GOD BUT (RENDLE) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 May 2013 11:07"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.16">40448.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.9#a40448_15" target="_self">40448.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ah go on, let us in on the secret. Then we can all blab our source and you'll be famous like that Thurott <strike>twat</strike> chap. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.16&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40448_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Queeg 500 (JESUSONEEZ)<span class="message_time">24 Apr 2013 10:42</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Apr 2013 12:01"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.17">40448.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.9#a40448_12" target="_self">40448.12</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Really? Everything I've ready has said that nothing in your Startup folder will start until you open the Desktop...</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.17&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40448_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_40448_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)<span class="message_time">24 Apr 2013 12:02</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Queeg 500 (JESUSONEEZ) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Apr 2013 15:23"></span></span> <span class="message_count">18 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.18">40448.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40448.9#a40448_17" target="_self">40448.17</a></div> <div class="message_body"> They're wrong!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40448.18&return_msg=40448.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40448.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="40448.19" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>