The great Windows 10 debate
Never have I seen my sphere of friends so excited, or at least aware of, a new operating system release. Sure, my tech friends (who are many) were all over XP and 7, despondent about Vista and downright rude (with good reason) about 8, but now everyone's getting involved. When 8 was released, no-one talked about it. But this time loads of my non-tech friends, even my Dad, have been talking about it.
I've been reading the TechRadar review and, I have to say, I am quite liking the new (to me) features: I like the use of the notifications area and status bar, I like the menu with its apps (I think it's a good idea), and I would like to try the new browser.
Here's a great quote: "There's even a new logo, while [sic] looks quite like the Internet Explorer 'e'. We were a bit surprised by this until someone in the office pointed out that there are millions of Windows users out there who equate that 'e' with 'how I access the internet'. (We know you're not in that category, dear TechRadarian)." This makes so much sense: while I consider myself a basic user, I'm quite tech-savvy (relative to other base users like, say, my Dad). I know, like Matt knows, that Chrome and Firefox are browsers too, and we use those. We avoid using the 'e' where possible. But I imagine most people using the computer on the same level we do, to access the internet and knock up a few documents, wouldn't think twice about going straight for the 'e'.
I've ordered a new set of parts for the computer to coincide with the release. The old one ran Vista so wasn't entitled to the free upgrade, and is pretty much on the way out. So I got Win7, a new motherboard and processor, a bigger harddisk (the fact that I've filled the old one up with photos is another pressing reason to get a new one) and a SSD. I also got a new chunk of RAM for my netbook which was entitled to the upgrade: it's given the poor thing a new lease of life, but now I'm wondering if I can dump all the documents off and fresh install!
Having used it for a while now, Win10 seems alright: programs are hard to find, some of the customisation options are awkward, but it's fast, effective and we've not had any problems since ironing out the RAM issue (one RAM stick was dodgy). Here's hoping for years of good performance!
Sahha ohrain.
I've been reading the TechRadar review and, I have to say, I am quite liking the new (to me) features: I like the use of the notifications area and status bar, I like the menu with its apps (I think it's a good idea), and I would like to try the new browser.
Here's a great quote: "There's even a new logo, while [sic] looks quite like the Internet Explorer 'e'. We were a bit surprised by this until someone in the office pointed out that there are millions of Windows users out there who equate that 'e' with 'how I access the internet'. (We know you're not in that category, dear TechRadarian)." This makes so much sense: while I consider myself a basic user, I'm quite tech-savvy (relative to other base users like, say, my Dad). I know, like Matt knows, that Chrome and Firefox are browsers too, and we use those. We avoid using the 'e' where possible. But I imagine most people using the computer on the same level we do, to access the internet and knock up a few documents, wouldn't think twice about going straight for the 'e'.
I've ordered a new set of parts for the computer to coincide with the release. The old one ran Vista so wasn't entitled to the free upgrade, and is pretty much on the way out. So I got Win7, a new motherboard and processor, a bigger harddisk (the fact that I've filled the old one up with photos is another pressing reason to get a new one) and a SSD. I also got a new chunk of RAM for my netbook which was entitled to the upgrade: it's given the poor thing a new lease of life, but now I'm wondering if I can dump all the documents off and fresh install!
Having used it for a while now, Win10 seems alright: programs are hard to find, some of the customisation options are awkward, but it's fast, effective and we've not had any problems since ironing out the RAM issue (one RAM stick was dodgy). Here's hoping for years of good performance!
Sahha ohrain.