{"id":2051,"date":"2010-08-18T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T08:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=2051"},"modified":"2010-08-17T21:17:13","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T05:17:13","slug":"windows-8-rumor-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=2051","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8 Rumor Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here it is, the middle of August. It’s hot (at least here). I’m in the middle of a few projects. No juicy computer news. So I thought that I’d prattle on about Windows 8.
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\nWho knows if they’re really going to call it Windows 8 or not? All the rumors are about Windows 8<\/em>, but Microsoft may shift strategies and name the new operating system after a year (which is traditional) or a weird letter combination (which isn’t traditional), or just an oddball name (which is usually a sign of death, as in Windows Millennium Edition<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Windows 8 is rumored to appear about a year from now, or probably in early 2012, if Microsoft sticks to their usual slippage schedule.<\/p>\n

Microsoft is apparently seething with jealousy over Apple’s OS X, which I still call “Oh es eks” even though it’s “Oh es ten.” They’re trying to create users who are as excited about Windows 8 as they are about Mac OS X.<\/p>\n

Good luck.<\/p>\n

Efforts are being made to reduce the time it takes the computer to turn on. In his book, The Humane Interface<\/em>, Apple fellow Jef Raskin tells how he designed an instant-on computer. He did cheat a bit; the image on the screen was active before the computer was really up and running, but the effect was solid on the user: The computer looked like it was on instantly.<\/p>\n

Good luck with that, too.<\/p>\n

There’s talk that Windows 8 will incorporate technology that uses facial recognition to log you in. Let’s hope they overcome some of the racial issues<\/a> that are prickly pears in that technology.<\/p>\n

Some nerds are insisting that Windows 8 will be the first 128-bit operating system. Are there any 128-bit operating systems? Anyway, someone somewhere is excited about it. I honestly don’t see any benefit until there are 128-bit programs out there. I mean, really?<\/p>\n

Personally, I hope that they get rid of that Homegroup BS. I don’t like the way Windows 7 networks. It’s just a pain. And the whole junction thing between folders and directories is messy and inconsistent.<\/p>\n

My guess is that they’ll change some things around. They’ll rename items on the Start menu and in the Control Panel. They’ll change the look of this, and add a new shortcut to that. If Windows 7 is Windows Vista Plus, then Windows 8 is most likely going to be Windows Vista Plus Plus.<\/p>\n

Yeah, I’m not excited. But then again, these are the dog days of summer, and I must get back to writing on my current project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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