All of the lab computers at my school's CS department were upgraded this year from Windows 7 to Windows 8. Today I had to print out a Lisp Assignment for class, and the only computer in the lab was booted up in Windows 8 rather than Linux, and I was in a rush, so I figured "Eh, how bad could it be?"
Goodness. What were they thinking?
Downloading the file from my email wasn't so bad, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to open the file system from anywhere. I had to open the file browser by clicking through the recycling bin on the desktop. That's right, Microsoft made me metaphorically climb through garbage to get at my shit.
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Edited by PandaJerk007: 1/31/2014 3:49:21 AM[quote]That's right, Microsoft made me metaphorically climb through garbage to get at my shit.[/quote]Well technically you were having to climb through assorted recyclables... :) I do agree though that Windows 8 is a lot different, and more confusing than it ought to be (especially on computers without touchscreens)
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I'm not planning on buying a new OS until 9 comes out. Hopefully Microsoft will have gotten over all the tiles bullshit they've been trying to force down customers throats with 8.
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Your school should have pinned the file browser to the task bar, or "my computer" to the desktop...
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Apparently they didn't.
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I am genuinely impressed by how well Microsoft hid core desktop functions from users. With 8.1, most of the things you need can be accessed by right-clicking in the bottom-left corner.
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I'll try to remember that I guess >_>