Getting around in Windows 8

[robinbredin]

A common thread we’ve seen in the feedback so far about Windows 8, on this blog or elsewhere, positive or negative, is that people using Windows 8 for the first time might need a little help getting their bearings. For me, the best way to get acquainted with a new operating system is a lot like the way I got acquainted with the moving parts in a lot of the gadgets I tinkered with (by which I mean my parents’ stuff that I broke) growing up: just start messing with it. I know other people, though, who like to read before beginning or read as they go. You might be able to relate to one of these styles, or you might be somewhere in between. Either way, I hope some of this info can help you use Windows 8 even more quickly and efficiently.

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[theheyes]

What makes me laugh are the people that say, because they don't want to learn the new UI, are switching to Mac. As if that somehow precludes them from having to learn a new UI.

Seriously it takes an hour to learn the basics, a week to get used to them and about a month to get rid of the muscle memory.

 

[ic1male]

Seriously it takes an hour to learn the basics, a week to get used to them and about a month to get rid of the muscle memory.

LOL, yes. I've got the hang of everything but moving my mouse to the right to start shutdown. I still go for the left corner for the start button.