KVR Audio

Timman · Post by **Timman** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:19 pm

OS X 10.9. I will probably update sometime next year but so far there is nothing I really need in 10.10

woggle · Post by **woggle** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:54 pm

fmr wrote:
woggle wrote:the use case for 10 screens filled with icons - that seems quite unusual - How do you organise the start menu to cope with that number of individual files/programs that need to be at hand (rather than say in a folder via explorer or via toolbar groupings)
Sounds like an extreme edge case - and no design can ever cater for every possible scenario equally. Doesn't mean that you don't have a legitimate need, just that you can't justify criticising a design solution for the masses based on an extremely unusual and specific requirement.
It's not me, it was what Windows 8 did when I chose the option to make all applications available. In Windows 7, the Start Menu has everything properly organized in folders, but for some reason, Metro just filled endless rows with icons. Then I installed Start8 and forgot that rubbish. It makes no sense on a desktop anyway, so I never bothered again with it. From then on, it was launching directly to the desktop (Start 8 already gave that option, even before Windows 8.1).

And I don't get your surprise. It's common, unless you don't have everything in Metro and just choose what's there, icon by icon. A useless waste of time.

Microsoft did a poor job of explaining the new design - the App view is not the view you want as a starting point. Instead the Start screen is - and it works really well although needs a little bit of tweaking in my view (eg you can't pin a website from Chrome to the start screen easily - you can but it is definitely a workaround). The App screen is more like the Explorer view of the Programs folder although much better.
The idea is to choose the apps you like on Apps and then pin them to Start in whatever grouping you want.
Here's a good tute http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/wind ... n-tutorial and here for pinning http://www.7tutorials.com/complete-guid ... art-screen

Anyway win7 suits you and that is great - I think it is a really good OS, but 8.1 is also a really good OS. I hope that 10 does not dilute the vision that Metro brought because I think that vision is a good one leading into a device neutral Internet of things future

kbaccki · Post by **kbaccki** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:30 pm

I see Windows 8 as a positive, overall.

First, it makes me appreciate OSX (which I must use daily for work) so much more than I probably would have otherwise.

Second, Windows 8 gives me something to look forward to with eager anticipation... that being Windows 10. Normally I don't care to get all lathered up for the 24 month Microsoft OS Release Cycle. This time, I'm curious. Very curious. Does MS care more about passing fads like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google+? Or more about billions of people worldwide doing real work?

Third, depending on what actually happens with Windows 10 (and again, I'm cautiously optimistic), the Microsoft Windows "every other release" principle is preserved. I think this would be a fantastic outcome, and would show a real commitment to constituency on MS' part. Don't you?

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:36 pm

Windows 8 would be much better without all these phone-home services in the background... If there were any (viable) alternative except Mac OS and Linux OS, I'd say goodbye to Microsoft...

Septimon · Post by **Septimon** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:45 pm

stuck on OSX 10.7 with my 6 year old Macbook. Can't update, because my maschine is not supoorted anymore. I see, that it is probably best not to get the latest software on an old laptop like mine, my macbook is as fast as it was when I bought it (even faster since I upgraded RAM), and Live 9 runs just fine, still at least 10.8 would be nice to have since Cubase 8 and Maschine 2.2 are not for me, since they need at least mountain lion to even install

standalone · Post by **standalone** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:33 pm

Am I the only one running Cubase on a Point Of Sale?

http://www.computerworld.com/article/24 ... ed-os.html

fedexnman · Post by **fedexnman** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:49 pm

Windows7 , on an i7 2.66 , when Windows10 comes out and a couple of months go by and things are good for us audio/midi people I will build a new machine ... For my non music stuff I use Ubuntu and android ...

KVR Audio

What OS are you using in late 2014?

What OS are you using in late 2014?