Re: Mind's Eye Windows Eight

this group can be accessed and bookmarked on any browser, we are not
limited to google only. I think Chris' attempt to migrate us over to
Google+ showed me many things, including what a time investment it is
to establish myself on another group platform. Is google groups going
away?

On Nov 24, 7:08 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was thinking Neil and Molly,,
> As I am retired and very little to occupy my time besides writing bad
> poetry and walking dogs,
> because I have the "Time" Free to be able to take care of minds eye
> rather than find a different venue  I could talk over the mundane work
> of caring for the group..
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> I don't think it will take me that long to figure out how it works..
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> another possibility would be set it up as a small private group off a
> email account..
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> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 5:32 AM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Fair enough Allan.
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> > On 23 Nov, 19:14, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Let me talk to Hans or Harold i will discuss th group problem.
> >> Allan
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> >> Air gunner full of hot air ready to release it quickly
> >> On Nov 23, 2012 7:01 PM, "archytas" <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> > Nuts indeed Allan - I've just paid another $5 for a programme that
> >> > resets the W8 start up back to W7!  Saved me an hour or so tinkering
> >> > with registry and possibly an age if I hit a wrong button in there.
> >> > Said prog allows me to replace the windows icon with an 'up yours'
> >> > variety and to put bits of the control panel I use into the start
> >> > menu.
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> >> > Touch screens won't interest me until speech to text is good enough to
> >> > get rid of keyboards.  Even if they get this somewhere near right I
> >> > suspect I'd want a keyboard for editing.  I am looking at a non-box
> >> > system (its really on the back of the monitor).  In ready made ones
> >> > you lose a lot of computing power, so I'm thinking self-build.  This
> >> > would replace our TV.
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> >> > There was a new browser called Maxthon3  in the package.  Seems a bit
> >> > quicker than Chrome.  I may leave Chrome because i-Google is going and
> >> > am not happy about new google groups either.  Maybe time we looked for
> >> > an alternative host?
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> >> > On 23 Nov, 15:14, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > Sounds good,, I don"t see me running out to buy a new PC with touch
> >> > > screen ,, I already have that on on my transformer,,  I like it,, but
> >> > > I am not a game player so I do not think I will be  buying one,,
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> >> > > Actually I have three computers as it is four if you count my smart
> >> > > TV,, considering my phone is a Galaxy note and for many things it is
> >> > > my preference,,
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> >> > > As for a new operating system,, but I am talking with my friend Hans
> >> > > about that, I already have linux ubuntu on my laptop,,  we are talking
> >> > > about setting it up to be able to handle, firefox OS,, and possible
> >> > > android.. and I think android might be cool on my bedroom TV.. a
> >> > > little tiny processor.. for the back..but will have to think about
> >> > > it..
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> >> > > so it is a process of going nuts I am sure..
> >> > > Allan
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> >> > > On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:30 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > > W8 seems to be an attempt to synch tablet and PC - a main feature is
> >> > > > the touchscreen.  I might need to know more about this to develop my
> >> > > > educational interface.  In day-to-day it stops your desktop and the
> >> > > > old start button menu and replaces them with the Microsoft version -
> >> > > > entirely unhelpful.
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> >> > > > To stop it freezing on close down (once you have discovered how to
> >> > > > shut down by hovering at the right of the screen) and start up I had
> >> > > > to ensure my anti-virus and cleaning progamme (AVC 6 plus) was not set
> >> > > > to auto-run and remove unwanted Microsoft icons.  Seems OK now.
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> >> > > > I got it because my programs will have to run on mobiles and tablets
> >> > > > and I like to do my own testing - there is no bigger fool than I on
> >> > > > using supposedly intuitive interfaces - so I'm ideal for
> >> > > > foolproofing!  At the moment I can access client websites that host my
> >> > > > stuff from machines running any OS and everything works as long as
> >> > > > wifi or 3g is available.
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> >> > > > I can see no reason for anyone to upgrade other than for such specific
> >> > > > reasons as mine.  It's cost me 4 or 5 hours works to get back to
> >> > > > normal so far.
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> >> > > > On 22 Nov, 12:46, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > >> the anti virus  - anti Malware  doesn't surprise me  as it is designed
> >> > > >> for gaming.. MS is trying to control the gaming market..  I think 98
> >> > > >> was a fairly good version  was into linux then since then ubuntu
> >> > > >> version has gone down hill..  now I am looking into the possibility of
> >> > > >> running android on my laptop..    just thinking
> >> > > >> Allan
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> >> > > >> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 1:29 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > >> > I'm no fan of operating systems.  Windows doesn't seem to have
> >> > > >> > improved since 98.  They keep adding stuff I don't want and changing
> >> > > >> > interfaces as in the Word 2010 ribbon or the trashing of the start
> >> > > >> > menu in W8.  When my system is running the browsers seem a bit
> >> > quicker
> >> > > >> > - but my machine now finds it difficult to shut down and restart.
> >> > > >> > Initially I couldn't even find out how to do this.  I bought this
> >> > > >> > laptop for my grandson - so it has a lot of anti-virus and anti-
> >> > > >> > malware.  This may be causing the problems, though it's clear lots
> >> > of
> >> > > >> > others are suffering.
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> >> > > >> > I got W8 because I need to check my own course packages will run in
> >> > > >> > it.  Not found any issues there so far, other than a need to
> >> > re-write
> >> > > >> > instructions on how to ensure the 'app' appears on the new 'metro
> >> > > >> > style' first screen.  Touch wood!  I've gone android to James.  I
> >> > > >> > would have preferred a plate interface in my brain to the phone.
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> >> > > >> > On 22 Nov, 07:55, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > > >> >> heard it was for gaming primarily  and not interested.. I am not a
> >> > big
> >> > > >> >> windows fan,   i don't need the latest..
> >> > > >> >> Allan
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> >> > > >> >> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 11:49 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > > >> >> > Argh!  Anyone any good experience?
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> >> > > >> >> > --
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> >> > > >> >> --
> >> > > >> >>  (
> >> > > >> >>   )
> >> > > >> >> |_D Allan
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> >> > > >> >> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
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> >> > > >> >> I am a Natural Airgunner -
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> >> > > >> >>  Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.
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> >> > > >> > --
>
> >> > > >> --
> >> > > >>  (
> >> > > >>   )
> >> > > >> |_D Allan
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> >> > > >> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
>
> >> > > >> I am a Natural Airgunner -
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> >> > > >>  Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.
>
> >> > > > --
>
> >> > > --
> >> > >  (
> >> > >   )
> >> > > |_D Allan
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> >> > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
>
> >> > > I am a Natural Airgunner -
>
> >> > >  Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.
>
> >> > --
>
> > --
>
> --
>  (
>   )
> |_D Allan
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> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
>
> I am a Natural Airgunner -
>
>  Full of Hot Air & Ready To Expel It Quickly.

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