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Aerows

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27. UNIX has a more pleasing

Reply to Warpy (Reply #24)

Sun Dec 23, 2012, 09:14 PM

Dec 2012

interface. The GUI on this pile of dung has me resorting to the console to get things done. It's Microsoft Window. You can't use more than one. It's the most fucked OS I've ever fooled with.

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Get drunk and learn Windows 8 [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2012 OP

Thank you for this. Best laugh I've had in a while! wandy Nov 2012 #1

Reminds me RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #2

Agree AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #9

Can't wait to pass this one around! Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2012 #3

LOL... ohheckyeah Nov 2012 #4

Windows 8: It's Almost Not Terrible struggle4progress Nov 2012 #5

OK.... the update to this video was pretty helpful blaze Dec 2012 #12

If it comes with windows Gore1FL Dec 2012 #17

Two More....sort of parsing out the Win 8 that make it seem....welll... more bearable? KoKo Jan 2013 #31

Here's that SECOND VIDEO that I Promised about "Win 8" ...here: KoKo Jan 2013 #32

Funny and frightening at the same time A Little Weird Nov 2012 #6

"I feel like I'm being punished." blogslut Nov 2012 #7

My son tried to beta test PATRICK Nov 2012 #8

I know...they are going after APPLE...I think they might "Crash & Burn" over "Win 8" KoKo Jan 2013 #33

Haaaahahaha. progressoid Dec 2012 #10

I get the impression that it's not any more intuitive if you're sober. drm604 Dec 2012 #11

LOL!!!! That was (is) so totally me!! blaze Dec 2012 #13

I really don't want to go there even when sober. Especially when sober. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2012 #14

Should be, if you have the original CD's RC Dec 2012 #15

Not dead, but a graphics card has been replaced at least 3 times. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2012 #16

You need another computer store... orwell Jan 2013 #37

quick tips to make it easily usable: steve2470 Dec 2012 #18

No it isn't Aerows Dec 2012 #20

here's how I get a text editor: steve2470 Dec 2012 #21

I'll try it Aerows Dec 2012 #22

I may have made it less horrible Aerows Dec 2012 #23

ok I stand corrected here on a rumor: steve2470 Dec 2012 #28

Maybe I'll try that route Aerows Dec 2012 #19

I've heard a lot of people grumble that it's almost like going back to DOS Warpy Dec 2012 #24

This one is worse Aerows Dec 2012 #25

UNIX has a more pleasing Aerows Dec 2012 #27

"Microsoft Window" Fumesucker Dec 2012 #29

I believe you can get to the desktop and that should behave more or less BlueStreak Jan 2013 #35

It seems they designed it for "Touch Screen Tablet" to compete with Apple I-Pad/Android...BUT KoKo Jan 2013 #36

She really does look like my neighbor. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #26

That was an excellent Watch... KoKo Jan 2013 #30

Every Other Windows Release BlueStreak Jan 2013 #34