I just checked the stats for Windows 8. Things don’t look good.
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January 6, 2013Trackpads Are HereIf you want to use Windows 8 but don’t want to pay a zillion dollars for a multi-touch monitor, there is finally a solution. Trackpads have arrived! Similar to the Apple Magicpad (or whatever they call it), you can get a multi-touch trackpad for your PC. It sits alongside the computer keyboard, just like a second mouse. Rather than lose all sensation in your arm by swiping a touchscreen monitor, you can swipe the trackpad. It’s handy! Logitech Rechargeable Touchpad T650 with Windows 8 Multi-Touch Navigation – Black (910-003057) December 19, 2012Why Not a Superuser Account?One of the most popular things people did with their PCs back in the 1980s was reformat the hard drive. Yep, they’d just wipe the whole thing out. Zap! Suddenly everything was gone. They weren’t trilled, either.
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October 1, 2012My Favorite Version of WindowsIt would have to be Windows 7. Yep, of all the Windows releases out there, Windows 7 is the one I’d install on a new computer, the one that I prefer to use most of the time. But mine is not a full-on love affair.
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June 25, 2012Windows 8 Down in FlamesI’ve been using Windows 8 for a while now. Let me tell you: It really sucks. I wrote before that I didn’t like it, but being forced to use Windows 8, especially under the guise of trying to write a book for beginners, is very painful. June 15, 2012 |
I must enjoy raging upon how truly awful Windows 8 is. As proof, I looked up how Windows 8 is doing. The results actually surprised me.
I gave up writing Windows books a long time ago. It’s not that I wanted to.
It’s going to be ugly.