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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Windows 7 vs 8...input
We need to get a computer, our's is almost 7 years old and while still good, slowing down, and a lot of the programs that we need to purchase in the future, won't work on it.
I'm debating between 7 and 8, but don't know if there is a big enough difference between them to warrant spending more on the 8.
thanks for any input :-)
I'm debating between 7 and 8, but don't know if there is a big enough difference between them to warrant spending more on the 8.
thanks for any input :-)
Re: Windows 7 vs 8...input
DH has a Windows 7 laptop and I have a Windows 8. We both dislike 8. Its very app based and difficult to learn (compared to XP and 7 which have more similarities administratively speaking). My take on 8 is that its like a tablet or smartphone. There is no start button - there is a "Windows Key" that takes you to the center where you can scroll through the different things you want to open. I only have it because I couldn't find ANY Win 7 in my area, and my XP wasnt compatible with the newest MS Office. I would suggest going to a computer store and hoping on both operating systems you are looking at and see how you like the feel - do things you normally would, hop on the internet, open the calculator or whatever things you are used to using the computer for.
I will be honest - if my Windows 8 laptop had a touch screen I might find it easier to use BUT I like 7 much better. I do know they are supposed to be sending out patches and such to fix some things that really bug people about 8 - if 7 is available where you are AND cheaper then I would jump on that.
8 has a lot of compatibility issues, as far as gaming goes. Don't know if you/your hubby are into that, but I think that it's to release an operating system that has issues with currently existing software. There's no point in buying a new OS if you can't use it until everything you'd do on it is updated, lol.
Like PP said, 8 is optimized for the touch screen audience. It's flashy, it's sleek, but when it comes down to it, 7 is so much better. I'm guessing you're currently using Win. XP, which is a great OS btw. c: I used to have an old clunky PC with XP on it, and loved it to death. Mom gave me her old laptop with Vista on it, and...well, I hated it. Vista sucked. Then I found out that the testing version of Win. 7 was around, and threw that on. Ever since then, I've been in love with 7, and I don't plan on giving it up any time soon.
My vote goes with 7 - it'll be much easier to be productive on your comp with it, and it's generally just a VERY user-friendly OS.
My issues with my laptop aside, there's a lot of software and programs that do not work with 8, they may in the future but not right now.
It sounds like everyone kind of agrees on 8 - what did you end up getting or have you not picked one out yet?
I have heard that if you have the actual desktop computer thats not an issue, but for those of us using laptops the its super annoying. A slight touch of the side of the mouse-pad area brings up stuff and switches apps. I have so many gripes about Win 8 I could go on for hours.
I am ok with windows 8, but I had to get used to avoiding certain drags of the mouse, as mentioned above. It takes getting used to, but I actually like the hidden features. I feel like it's more organized than a desktop. With windows 8 you have the choice of using it in it's compact form, or switching to the desktop version. I say it's like having 2 in 1.