Windows 7 or 8??

theheyes said:
Logically the desktop behaves like an app. If you move your cursor to the top of the screen you'll notice you can drag it down, and even close it all together. Just like any other metro app.
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Ok, cheers, I didn't know that.
 
I'd recommend ModernMix to anyone who's not keen on the full screen nature of the new apps. In combination with StartIsBack you have a decent desktop experience again - plus access to the new stuff :)
 
DMZ said:
I'd recommend ModernMix to anyone who's not keen on the full screen nature of the new apps. In combination with StartIsBack you have a decent desktop experience again - plus access to the new stuff :)
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Looks interesting. StartIsBack doesn't work with 8.1 at the moment but I will try it when it is updated.
 
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Glaucus said:
this takes 1 second to set up as opposed to 10+ seconds of awkward resizing, imagine word or something on right, I haven't reinstalled open office yet.

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You could do that in Windows 7 (and 8) with the snap to each side.
 
You really ought not to be thinking, 'I must use metro apps'. The duality of Windows 8.x is the whole point. You have the choice.

Personally I don't think I'm ever going to launch that metro calculator on the desktop. I don't need nor want it taking up that much space. Also, I often use multiple calculator instances, so the metro thing isn't going to work for me anyway.

But on the tablet side, I'm sick of launching the desktop and opening a fiddly calculator. So the calculator app is a very welcome addition.

Even in 8.1 I still don't think metro apps blend very well with the desktop. There are some exceptions of course, like the twitter app or things that run in the background like audible or the music app. Or, if you have multiple monitors, having a metro app on one of them works well.

If you're on a desktop, stick as close as you can to your normal desktop workflow. You'll probably find that you're only interacting with the metro stuff about 10% of the time, or less. And give yourself time (months) to get used to it.

If you jump in head first you're probably going to come out hating it. But if you're pragmatic about getting used to the new UI you'll probably find it's not actually that different than using Windows 7.
 
It is as bad as my iPhone and the worst part of it is that when you have your PC switched on and these Apps like Facebook and Twitter are in the background and interrupt you with push notifications. At least AOL was managable when "You've Got Mail," broadcastthrough the home. For a Gamesplayer it would be a nightmare if you were playing a game on Steam and a push notification came up right across your game screen when a nosy friend drops by.
I suppose like IOS I would have to turn off the push notifications much like I had to do with Hotmail and GoogleMail etc. But your privacy should be your own and not owned by the App.
 
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