I have been trying unsuccessfully for a few days to upload an avatar on here. I run Windows 8, and it simply refused to let me do it. So, I logged in using the old desktop...and bingo! Worked a treat. I wonder why this is?......
bill12 said
05:17 PM May 17, 2013
cos win 8 sucks! I had to download google crome to use my online banking, as it doesn,t work on win8. It used to work perfectly on vista. Bill
way2gokev said
06:38 PM May 17, 2013
G'day,
I to have windows 8 and it is a very touchy operating system and takes abit of getting used to, I migrated from XP which helped me learn as I didn't go with Vista etc.
Cheers
Kev
jimanjen said
06:59 PM May 17, 2013
Yeah.....I agree with both comments. I like the tiles on the Win eight screen...but I DONT like how it is so touchy. The old Desktop was cluttered, but everything you needed was on the screen, as in controls etc. I find myself using the old system more and more. Especially for listening to you tube stuff. I like having the volume control always visible, rather the hovering over the right bottom corner in the hope the controls will appear.
neilnruth said
08:20 PM May 17, 2013
Sounds like we'll stay with Windows 7. Son told us not to go with Vista when we had XP. So maybe We'll stick with Windows 7 until the bugs are ironed out of 8.
Roving-Dutchy said
09:43 PM May 17, 2013
Why change to W8, W7 will be around for many years, support for XP is only finishing next year, let others sort out the bugs and have the agro that a new operating system brings with it, all you are doing is making Bill Gates even richer. Cheers David
Clare46 said
10:15 PM May 17, 2013
I have just changed my avatar using Windows 8 without any problems
dazren said
11:29 PM May 17, 2013
When I up-dated my computor, i was going to go Windows 8 BUT ?? our resident Poota Guru ? Wombat advised against it, so I stuck with 7 and from the complaints i here about 8 ? Thanks Womby
Also Dougwe told me ?? that windows 7 Is a Male ?? ie Steady and reliable ! and windows 8 is a Female. ?? ie wild, unruley, and complicated ?? I was a little shocked at this and asked him How do you know that Dougwe ??? and he said that Bohemian Gypsy told him and she know a lot about poota's ??
PS !! Shhhhh !! this is wombat, I have hacked into dazrens computor ? but don't tell him ok
jetj said
12:25 AM May 18, 2013
dazren wrote:
Also Dougwe told me ?? that windows 7 Is a Male ?? ie Steady and reliable ! and windows 8 is a Female. ?? ie wild, unruley, and complicated ?? I was a little shocked at this and asked him How do you know that Dougwe ??? and he said that Bohemian Gypsy told him and she know a lot about poota's ??
PS !! Shhhhh !! this is wombat, I have hacked into dazrens computor ? but don't tell him ok
Sorry, but I find the comparison offensive Cindy. I wouldn't use either.
Sheba said
03:05 AM May 18, 2013
Roving-Dutchy wrote:
support for XP is only finishing next year
David
So does that mean I'm going to be compelled to go to another system ? I want to stay with XP.
Cheers,
Sheba.
Roving-Dutchy said
04:16 PM May 18, 2013
Hi Sheba
No you don't have to change to another system, but updates will be no longer available and it all depends how you use your computer, recently I had to start using Chrome because a website that I was using would no longer render correctly with Internet Explorer 8 and you cannot update to a later version of IE when using XP, eventually I will have to migrate to W7, which is really not a problem as I already use W7 on other computers and in many ways some actions are much easier on W7 and this system will be around for many years to come.
Also some new programs won't run under XP so it really comes down how you use your computer, I find that Government web sites give the most trouble as when they upgrade they don't support older systems.
Cheers
David
Happywanderer said
06:00 PM May 18, 2013
I had a strange computer issue myself last night.
The laptop suddenly turned itself off. No reason that I know of, battery was fully charged, and was plugged into power. It went black and was completely turned off. I waited till this morning to reopen it. Worked straight away. Never had that happen before.
jetj said
09:07 PM May 18, 2013
Sounds like a power issue. I wouldn't worry too much unless it happens again.
Without updates, you might leave yourself vulnerable using XP, and maybe only if there are enough users to make it worth targetting. The hardest thing is that hardware and software move on and older hardware might not run the newer software. There are alternatives in Linux, and maybe the new Chrome Operating System.
EllenajoeL said
01:51 AM May 19, 2013
Windows 8 is proving to be a 'double-edged sword' for many IT users.
IMHO, there is a difference between being on the 'front edge' of technology and being on the 'cutting/bleeding edge' of technology.
Microsoft (Windows), as with lots of other major software companies, have often used the paying user for bleeding edge (post-beta test) trials....that is, you pay for the software, if it doesn't work properly you send details back to M/S (either by default or by actual submission) and they 'consider' fixes for later versions.
This methodology is, basically, denoted by a NEW integer/name (95/98/NT/2000/XP/7....now 8) and the first 'few' versions of each have been/are notoriously error-prone.
So, there are new features, for sure, but caveat emptor.
herbie said
04:57 AM May 19, 2013
As someone else posted on here ,wait and let all the bugs get sorted,before even thinking about upgrading ,Why do the bug issues for Bill Gates and not be on the pay roll.
coolabah1au said
11:46 PM May 19, 2013
I' m using a ipad and very happy with it does ninty percent of what i want to do also have a mac desk top did have a laptop but have been giving trouble 10 years old but just love the portable of it ipad
I have been trying unsuccessfully for a few days to upload an avatar on here. I run Windows 8, and it simply refused to let me do it. So, I logged in using the old desktop...and bingo! Worked a treat. I wonder why this is?......
G'day,
I to have windows 8 and it is a very touchy operating system and takes abit of getting used to, I migrated from XP which helped me learn as I didn't go with Vista etc.
Cheers
Kev
Cheers
David
I have just changed my avatar using Windows 8 without any problems
When I up-dated my computor, i was going to go Windows 8 BUT ?? our resident Poota Guru ? Wombat advised against it, so I stuck with 7 and from the complaints i here about 8 ? Thanks Womby
Also Dougwe told me ??
that windows 7 Is a Male ?? ie Steady and reliable ! and windows 8 is a Female. ?? ie wild, unruley, and complicated ?? I was a little shocked at this and asked him How do you know that Dougwe ??? and he said that Bohemian Gypsy told him and she know a lot about poota's ?? 
PS !! Shhhhh !! this is wombat, I have hacked into dazrens computor ? but don't tell him ok
Sorry, but I find the comparison offensive Cindy. I wouldn't use either.
Hi Sheba
No you don't have to change to another system, but updates will be no longer available and it all depends how you use your computer, recently I had to start using Chrome because a website that I was using would no longer render correctly with Internet Explorer 8 and you cannot update to a later version of IE when using XP, eventually I will have to migrate to W7, which is really not a problem as I already use W7 on other computers and in many ways some actions are much easier on W7 and this system will be around for many years to come.
Also some new programs won't run under XP so it really comes down how you use your computer, I find that Government web sites give the most trouble as when they upgrade they don't support older systems.
Cheers
David
The laptop suddenly turned itself off. No reason that I know of, battery was fully charged, and was plugged into power. It went black and was completely turned off.
I waited till this morning to reopen it. Worked straight away. Never had that happen before.
Sounds like a power issue. I wouldn't worry too much unless it happens again.
Without updates, you might leave yourself vulnerable using XP, and maybe only if there are enough users to make it worth targetting. The hardest thing is that hardware and software move on and older hardware might not run the newer software. There are alternatives in Linux, and maybe the new Chrome Operating System.
Windows 8 is proving to be a 'double-edged sword' for many IT users.
IMHO, there is a difference between being on the 'front edge' of technology and being on the 'cutting/bleeding edge' of technology.
Microsoft (Windows), as with lots of other major software companies, have often used the paying user for bleeding edge (post-beta test) trials....that is, you pay for the software, if it doesn't work properly you send details back to M/S (either by default or by actual submission) and they 'consider' fixes for later versions.
This methodology is, basically, denoted by a NEW integer/name (95/98/NT/2000/XP/7....now 8) and the first 'few' versions of each have been/are notoriously error-prone.
So, there are new features, for sure, but caveat emptor.
As someone else posted on here ,wait and let all the bugs get sorted,before even thinking about upgrading ,Why do the bug issues for Bill Gates and not be on the pay roll.