I was looking at upgrading my editor for powershell.
Normally, I use Sapien but I had not upgraded it for several years and they said I basically had to purchase it new. I thought maybe with the New Years Eve deal but it appears they stopped doing that. 😦
I had a look at the old ASE and found the company had closed its doors last September but they made the last version free to people who join the itninja site.
It’s the enterprise version and so far it runs on 8.1.
Time will tell.
The update will be previewed in June and it looks like it will include the venerable start menu. It’s odd listening to the complaints over Win8. Sure it was disconcerting when I first installed it but I thought it was an “adventure” like in the old days when trying something new. Guess people these days want instant gratification and don’t have the patience to play with the OS and figure things out.
Metro is fine once you figure it out. The problem was the lack of touch screen monitors to really make use of it. That will change in time.
Many of the improvements listed in the article really mean nothing for me the corporate user as they are more for the home/mobile user.
What will be interesting is to hear the comments of the Win 8 users after we upgrade.
Windows 8 is getting labeled as the next Windows Vista. I am not so sure it deserves that label.
People are lamenting it’s slow acceptance and are talking about the doom of the desktop and laptop to the great hopes of the Cloud evangelists.
I would argue the main problem with Windows 8 acceptance falls mainly on Windows XP. It was a solid dependable operating system and companies and people are slow to change. Even today; some companies are in the process of migrating to Windows 7. Other companies converted to Windows 7 in the last year or so and are not interested in starting a new conversion.
There is of course the lack of touch screen technology to make use of Windows 8 tile approach but in time that will change.
Probably the biggest shock when you first look at Windows 8 is the missing Start menu. I have to admit to being a little lost when I first looked at the OS. Some things are always expected and I would think Microsoft would have done a better job with the OS to allow for old familiar things to be brought back if the user wants them.
There are rumors Windows Blue will restore some old features. It has even been said this will restore PC purchases.
Time will tell.
Windows 8 is almost a treasure hunt to find the old menus. One missing menu is the Administrative menu. To get a quick display of available administrative tools:
The new Metro interface of windows 8 can be intimidating at first. Especially, when all the usual tools are missing. They aren’t missing just hidden or in a different place.
One such set of tools are the old Administrative tools. These can be enabled and will show up as their own set of tiles.
To display administrative tools:
This will cover most needs as you test out Windows 8. Once you are comfortable, you can of course change the display back and create your own set of tiles for tools you frequently use.
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