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Posted by Troll
- December 06, 2014, 08:18:18 AMI am in the middle of an experiment with Win 7 that appears quite promising...I have 5 stacked open windows in quadrants and 7 file transfers going all at once, just like in Win 10 with snap....
Posted by Troll
- December 01, 2014, 20:01:59 PMBeen working with 10 quite a bit. I really like it. here's a screen shot of a new version of snap that allows you to stack open windows in 4 different corners...
Posted by DC
- November 27, 2014, 02:39:58 AMQuote from: Troll on November 25, 2014, 15:56:36 PMThanks. I'll check those out.Check out this link to cnet's how to pages for win 8.1. Not a perfect fix, but it's a lot more livable with a default to the desk top rather than the start screen.
http://www.cnet.com/products/microsoft-windows-8-1/
http://www.zdnet.com/the-metro-haters-guide-to-the-windows-8-1-preview-7000018398/
Posted by Troll
- November 25, 2014, 15:56:36 PMCheck out this link to cnet's how to pages for win 8.1. Not a perfect fix, but it's a lot more livable with a default to the desk top rather than the start screen.
http://www.cnet.com/products/microsoft-windows-8-1/
http://www.zdnet.com/the-metro-haters-guide-to-the-windows-8-1-preview-7000018398/
Posted by DC
- November 25, 2014, 13:15:19 PMQuote from: Troll on November 20, 2014, 09:21:17 AMI have 8.1 on my laptop. I have to figure out how to do that setup and get rid of the full screen of tiles.That's a Win 7 theme I made for myself. Works in 10 just fine. You save it for "sharing" and put it somewhere you can easily find it, like on a flash drive. I'm running 10 in a dual boot configuration, but on a separate HDD so it doesn't mess with any of the 7 files. If you "upgrade" to 8.1 through the Win. Store (it's free) you can set the os to default to the desktop and then set up a partial start menu that sort of looks and works like that in 7 or Vista....They found of that MANY people didn't want their computers to look and work like a telephone, and that was the way they "fixed" it...Seems like they learned their lesson, so far, anyway
Posted by Troll
- November 22, 2014, 16:47:12 PMHmmmmm... Perception Vs. Reality.....lemme think, a minute.....I'll take reality for $100, Alex!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- November 22, 2014, 15:53:38 PMit is all perception are you left or right handed? It is just so simple......
Posted by John Hopkins
- November 22, 2014, 12:39:32 PMQuote from: Troll on November 21, 2014, 15:39:56 PMIt's the opposite of widdershins.And so...we return to the question: Which way is clockwise?
John.
Posted by Troll
- November 22, 2014, 10:15:01 AMHell of an oil change....cost you about $!,000.000
Posted by greenbarn
- November 22, 2014, 08:58:20 AMexactly....
But, sometimes I think these same people just might very well look at you and point to your right arm and refer it as your "left" because it's on "their" left...
I think part of the problem is that society and humanism has engrained it into everyone that they are the center of the universe, and everything is viewed from their perspective. Same type of view point as the one that calls with "my car has been broke for a couple weeks, but I need to drive out of town tomorrow, so can you [drop everything you're doing and] get it in to fix it today?"
I especially LOVE this one:
"can I get an oil change today"
--- "we're really scheduled full the rest of the day so is there any way it can wait until tomorrow?"
"I'm leaving tomorrow to go on a 1000 mile trip, and really need it changed TODAY"
--- "well if you leave it here the rest of the day, I'll try to work it in between other jobs, and get it done by quitting time"
"OK. Oh, and while you have it up in the air, can you rotate the tires, and fix the exhaust, and check the brakes, and there is a loud rattle in the front, and when I stop at a stop sign, it wants to die. Oh, the check engine light is on, too - can you fix that? How much will that cost by the way???"
geesh
Posted by Troll
- November 22, 2014, 08:34:02 AMBeen there, done that... I just can't understand how people get that ass-backwards all the time...your left arm doesn't change sides in the mirror, does it?
Posted by greenbarn
- November 22, 2014, 07:34:03 AMQuote from: 49Reo on November 21, 2014, 14:33:03 PMI have had similar experiences. I worked a good part of my corporate life a quality engineer, the later as a validation engineer and validation manager. Wrote, reviewed, and approved many reports and policies. I was continually appalled at how poorly some people wrote - educated, degreed engineers, some of which had trouble making complete sentences. It's getting worse by the year, I'm sure. I've tried to instill this in my kids: how you communicate reflects how you are perceived by others. Now, fixing cars, all I have to worry about is spelling "spark plug"...I too have been writing reports most of my working life. Nothing would irritate me more than seeing reports others had written that my children could have done better. Funny; I too judged the professionalism of others by their spelling and grammar.
Quote from: 49Reo on November 21, 2014, 14:33:03 PM... The instructor at the college ...... She could not understand....
The epitome of "book smart but sidewalk stupid" .... This is why college educators have the stereotype of having no industry-related common sense. Isn't this why they say "those that can do, those that can't teach"...
Quote from: Troll on November 21, 2014, 15:39:56 PMThat depends on which side of the clock you're standing on, doesn't it??And so...we return to the question: Which way is clockwise?
Reminds me of SO MANY car drivers, that think the right (or left) side of the car depends on whether or not you're sitting in the driver's seat!?!? 
"my right front tire is leaking" "This right front tire?" "No, the other right tire, the one on the right when I come out to the garage"Posted by Troll
- November 21, 2014, 15:39:56 PMAnd so...we return to the question: Which way is clockwise?
Posted by 49Reo
- November 21, 2014, 14:33:03 PMQuote from: chief on November 21, 2014, 12:15:27 PMPhonics has been around since ...ahhh... me! I was in a class of the first kids to be exposed to it. But it was for reading, not for spelling! I learned how to sound out words, find root words and get an understanding of what the word meant. But we still had to spell the word properly.
I'm an engineer and a business owner. I have had to "write" and read reports for most of my life. In a technical report or business letter, spelling and grammar has a real impact. Maybe its just me, but I gauge the professionalism of the "reporter" by his/her written grammar and spelling. Those are different from informal writings like this... but we should know how to do both.
Have you paid attention to the phrasing and sentence structures of 19th century writers (professional and domestic)? They took time and paid attention to their communications. We have email!
Being ignorant and lazy is a sure path to slavery.
I too have been writing reports most of my working life. Nothing would irritate me more than seeing reports others had written that my children could have done better. Funny; I too judged the professionalism of others by their spelling and grammar.
Many years ago, I took a math upgrade course, as I found I was running in to more and more complexities in my job. The instructor at the college I was attending in the evening; she would put equations up for us to use. I had bought an expensive calculator, but was not using it. She questioned me as to why, saying I was free to use it. I told her I wanted to know how to do the math without a calculator first. When she asked why, I asked her how much good her course would do me if my calculator quit a hundred miles in the bush. She could not understand....
Posted by chief
- November 21, 2014, 12:15:27 PMPhonics has been around since ...ahhh... me! I was in a class of the first kids to be exposed to it. But it was for reading, not for spelling! I learned how to sound out words, find root words and get an understanding of what the word meant. But we still had to spell the word properly.
I'm an engineer and a business owner. I have had to "write" and read reports for most of my life. In a technical report or business letter, spelling and grammar has a real impact. Maybe its just me, but I gauge the professionalism of the "reporter" by his/her written grammar and spelling. Those are different from informal writings like this... but we should know how to do both.Have you paid attention to the phrasing and sentence structures of 19th century writers (professional and domestic)? They took time and paid attention to their communications. We have email!
Being ignorant and lazy is a sure path to slavery.