Reply to: Permie bloodbath at clientco...

[d000hg]

Yes but as a Mac user you don't expect too much from Windows anyway…..

I'm not a Mac user. That's why I put Windows 8 on my Mac.

[expat]

I installed it on a VM on an old, low-powered MacBook. I don't hate it. Took me about an hour to get used to it, and a few moments every now and then to Google "how do I do ... in W8".

Yes but as a Mac user you don't expect too much from Windows anyway…..

[d000hg]

"Metro crap" comes back every time you hit the start button/key - but don't think of that as Metro, just a different start-menu.

[Platypus]

Top left of my 'metro' interface I've added a 'Desktop' button - this isn't some 'hack addon' it's allowed by the environment, a ten second job to set up. After boot up I click on this button 99.9% of the time and use a Windows 7 style desktop

^ How ?

EDIT: Oh hang on, I think I've seen this. But then the Metro crap keeps re-appearing all too frequently

Why didn't you just set W8.1 to boot to desktop?

^ How ?

EDIT: got it. Didn't know this was possible. Thanks!!

[Cr1spy]

Client Co. Is replacing me with a permie. They want an internal lead dev instead of a flighty contractor!

It's been an interesting 18 months, but the politics has been getting me down recently.

Think I'll head into the city for the next gig, things are looking nice and busy. If the pimp fishing trips are any indicator.

[CheeseSlice]

No extension for me (or any other contractors either) at the end of this month I think.

Looks like the great 2014 summer sabbatical might start a bit early...

I've been at current place for less than 3 months and have either erased any chance of renewal, ensured an early departure, or secured a long relationship with those that hired me.

I gutted, filleted, deep fried and roasted a senior sales executive this last week for trying to stitch me up and get me to deliver too much too quickly. I forced him to accept a later delivery date in front of his boss, then delivered early and destroyed his reputation in the process. I think the guy who hired me had a long standing hatred for this guy so whilst he stood by and did nothing, I think he had his popcorn and enjoyed the show.

Could go either way but it was fun

[alluvial]

I've used every version of Windows since 3.1 (except Windows Me)
I'm currently reading and replying to this forum using IE11 running in Windows 8.1

It's simply the best and fastest Windows I've ever used.
I almost never use the front end 'metro' interface (the 'big coloured button' screen people hate). Think of that interface as a Windows start menu horizontally rather than vertically aligned.

Top left of my 'metro' interface I've added a 'Desktop' button - this isn't some 'hack addon' it's allowed by the environment, a ten second job to set up. After boot up I click on this button 99.9% of the time and use a Windows 7 style (but faster and slicker) desktop containing...

Office
Visual Studio
Chrome
Mozilla
VMWare Player with Ubuntu
AVG 2014
FileZilla
Wireshark
QT Creator

etc..

I've got Windows 2.something on a stack of floppies somewhere. Horredous thing.
Not used Win8 beyond looking over the missus' shoulder at her new laptop. Euk!

[d000hg]

Why didn't you just set W8.1 to boot to desktop?

[SunnyInHades]

is Windows 8 as bad as it seems? I'm very happy on win7

I've used every version of Windows since 3.1 (except Windows Me)
I'm currently reading and replying to this forum using IE11 running in Windows 8.1

It's simply the best and fastest Windows I've ever used.
I almost never use the front end 'metro' interface (the 'big coloured button' screen people hate). Think of that interface as a Windows start menu horizontally rather than vertically aligned.

Top left of my 'metro' interface I've added a 'Desktop' button - this isn't some 'hack addon' it's allowed by the environment, a ten second job to set up. After boot up I click on this button 99.9% of the time and use a Windows 7 style (but faster and slicker) desktop containing...

Office
Visual Studio
Chrome
Mozilla
VMWare Player with Ubuntu
AVG 2014
FileZilla
Wireshark
QT Creator

etc..

[d000hg]

Installed on my parents laptop yesterday. They hate it. I hate it. You'll hate it.

Anyone who has it will change it for Windows 9 asap. Which makes work for us.

I installed it on a VM on an old, low-powered MacBook. I don't hate it. Took me about an hour to get used to it, and a few moments every now and then to Google "how do I do ... in W8".

[stek]

IBM ?

Project Apollo = 12,000 gone in India, hundreds or thousands gone elsewhere

IBM says bye-bye to hardware and hello to the cloud | The Industry Standard - InfoWorld

POWER8 out in a bit!

[TykeMerc]

Installed on my parents laptop yesterday. They hate it. I hate it. You'll hate it.

Anyone who has it will change it for Windows 9 asap. Which makes work for us.

People thought that about Vista, but the reality was people refused to upgrade in droves and there's still heaps of XP machines around.

I've multiple Win7 boxes, my sons are all on Win7 and unless Win9 comes along soon and it's better than 7 without the bits of 8 people hate that's unlikely to change for quite a while

[Flashman]

is Windows 8 as bad as it seems? I'm very happy on win7.

I suspect I'll wait for ver 9.

Installed on my parents laptop yesterday. They hate it. I hate it. You'll hate it.

Anyone who has it will change it for Windows 9 asap. Which makes work for us.

[Platypus]

is Windows 8 as bad as it seems? I'm very happy on win7.

I suspect I'll wait for ver 9.

1. Yes.
2. Me too.
3. Me too.

[vetran]

I hope you're better at doing incest than spelling it

Oh, maybe that's inapprop.

apparently he sucks at it! or is that NLDYUK?