muttondressedaslamb Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Got the Samsung ATIV Smart PC with Windows 8 and I'm struggling. Been looking at Youtube videos and the likes for assistance but I really need a sit down session with someone to take me through it all. And it keeps on making some notification sound that I can't for the life of me find out what it is but it's doing my head in. Anyone else on Windows 8? What do you think of it? I certainly like the feel of it I just want to know how to work it properly. Link to comment
Geoff_Tipps Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Lunch and learn on offer. Link to comment
Geoff_Tipps Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Basically windows 8 is really poor, remember vista? Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Lunch and learn on offer. I was away to type, cool, where? But you mean at yours don't you? Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Basically windows 8 is really poor, remember vista? Never used Vista, avoided it like the plague. But that comment doesn't instill me with confidence. Link to comment
Ke1t Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 My primary input into this thread will be something along the lines of 'Fuck Windows 8'. Touchscreen technology on a desktop is like tits on a beer can. Good to look at , but serves no fucking purpose whatsoever. Fuck Windows 8 2 Link to comment
Geoff_Tipps Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Sorry, I'm offering nothing. This January detox is really doing me no favours.. Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 My primary input into this thread will be something along the lines of 'Fuck Windows 8'. Touchscreen technology on a desktop is like tits on a beer can. Good to look at , but serves no fucking purpose whatsoever. Fuck Windows 8 Great! Link to comment
dervish Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I went from XP to 8 cos it was cheap. I actually don't mind it (though nips my napper sometimes, generally not horrible, certainly no fucking Vista). What are you trying to do on it? Link to comment
jassb Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I've got Windows 8. Quite like it but find myself using google quite a bit to find out how to do things. Couldn't even figure out how to shut the fucker off for the first couple of days. Windows Store is a bit crap still but I'm sure they'll start getting more apps. Jumped right in, even got myself a Windows Phone now. Typing this on an iPad though. Link to comment
Ke1t Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Great! Don't despair, you can always put it in 'Desktop Mode'... which is going to be creakier than an octogenarian's fanny. This is the bridge to moving away from Desktop to Mobile devices, and I've been dreading this day. Mobiles have a fraction of the power and NONE of the flexibility of a desktop, aside from you can stick a mobile device in a pocket/carry case. And for a mobile device touchscreen is the shit. On a desktop, however, it's not the shit. I'll be avoiding upgrading from 7 to any subsequent OS for as long as possible. Link to comment
jassb Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 have a look here MDAL http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/how-to#2TC=windows8 Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Cheers guys. I'll be using it for work - Office and surfing. I just wanted a smaller laptop as the Dell I have just now is massive. Tried watching Breaking Bad from TV Links and it didn't work. So went back to the Dell. The main thing I want to find out about is the bloody annoying notifications/alarm sound thing that goes off randomly. Link to comment
jassb Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Could be one of your app notifications. Swipe in from the left and choose settings. Then change pc settings, choose notifications. You can turn off the notification sounds. If that works try turning off notifications for some of the individual apps instead. Could take a while to try them all though. Link to comment
spamspamspam Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 what's a pc? what's this windows you speak of?? Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Apple man Spam? Link to comment
spamspamspam Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Apple man Spam? Aye... its all what you're used to though. Yon tablet/laptop jobs look quite swish but the reviews online havent been that great, from what I've read windows 8 is good for tablets but not pc's. I've been thinking about picking something up for work but it took me long enough to get used to using OSX without trying to get to grips with windows again so I dont think I'll bother, I'll just stick to the ipad for meetings and the macbook at home. Link to comment
davieb Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 My primary input into this thread will be something along the lines of 'Fuck Windows 8'. Touchscreen technology on a desktop is like tits on a beer can. Good to look at , but serves no fucking purpose whatsoever. Fuck Windows 8 You don't need to use the metro interface though, behind that its pretty good. Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 Aye... its all what you're used to though. Yon tablet/laptop jobs look quite swish but the reviews online havent been that great, from what I've read windows 8 is good for tablets but not pc's. I've been thinking about picking something up for work but it took me long enough to get used to using OSX without trying to get to grips with windows again so I dont think I'll bother, I'll just stick to the ipad for meetings and the macbook at home. My old job was based on OSX and it took me ages to get to grips with it but once I did I loved it. Work gave me a laptop so I could take it home and get up to speed, it was whatever came before Macbooks, ibook maybe? But when I changed jobs it was back to Windows so I wanted a Windows laptop and bought a Dell with Windows 7. It's still going strong but it's just too big to take to meetings and travel with and the likes. I've got a macbook and ipad at home and I'd love for them to be work tools but it seems to be too difficult (for me anyway) to figure out how I can use them with a windows system at work. Also using the Macbook and a windows pc can be infuriating with the subtle differences in keyboard layout. Link to comment
davieb Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 My old job was based on OSX and it took me ages to get to grips with it but once I did I loved it. Work gave me a laptop so I could take it home and get up to speed, it was whatever came before Macbooks, ibook maybe? But when I changed jobs it was back to Windows so I wanted a Windows laptop and bought a Dell with Windows 7. It's still going strong but it's just too big to take to meetings and travel with and the likes. I've got a macbook and ipad at home and I'd love for them to be work tools but it seems to be too difficult (for me anyway) to figure out how I can use them with a windows system at work. Also using the Macbook and a windows pc can be infuriating with the subtle differences in keyboard layout. i use a macbook with both OSX and Windows 8, suits me fine. I find OSX somewhat simpler, but sometimes a bit to simple, and surprisingly I still prefer Windows for my software development work Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 i use a macbook with both OSX and Windows 8, suits me fine. I find OSX somewhat simpler, but sometimes a bit to simple, and surprisingly I still prefer Windows for my software development work I got told about this when I was going to by an iBook a few years ago. However it sounded too complicated for me! This is someone who last night plugged the charger for the smart pc into the headphones jack and wondered why it wasn't working. It just takes me a good bit longer to figure things out than you guys!! Link to comment
spamspamspam Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 My old job was based on OSX and it took me ages to get to grips with it but once I did I loved it. Work gave me a laptop so I could take it home and get up to speed, it was whatever came before Macbooks, ibook maybe? But when I changed jobs it was back to Windows so I wanted a Windows laptop and bought a Dell with Windows 7. It's still going strong but it's just too big to take to meetings and travel with and the likes. I've got a macbook and ipad at home and I'd love for them to be work tools but it seems to be too difficult (for me anyway) to figure out how I can use them with a windows system at work. Also using the Macbook and a windows pc can be infuriating with the subtle differences in keyboard layout. I'm lucky, my works server is entirely online so I can log in through any web browser on any type of machine. On the other hand it means you have no excuse for not checking emails etc when away. Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 I'm lucky, my works server is entirely online so I can log in through any web browser on any type of machine. On the other hand it means you have no excuse for not checking emails etc when away.Way of the world eh? 24/7 workers. I can access some work stuff at home like emails. I went on yesterday however to find that I can't get logged on for some reason, ah well. I'll get round to fixing it sometime. Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 So I've worked out my computer makes some sort of notification sound for 3 seconds every time I move it. Anyone any ideas, can't find rap all on the net? Link to comment
dervish Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 What does the notification say? Link to comment
RUL Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I'm lucky, my works server is entirely online so I can log in through any web browser on any type of machine. On the other hand it means you have no excuse for not checking emails etc when away.Im lucky, I'm so unimportant st my work that ill literally delete all emails and it won't make any difference when I go back to work Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 What does the notification say? Don't know if it is a notification, it just sounds like one. Don't know how to see notifications When apps need updating it just comes up on my computer. I really don't deserve new tech, I'm useless. Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Could be one of your app notifications. Swipe in from the left and choose settings. Then change pc settings, choose notifications. You can turn off the notification sounds. If that works try turning off notifications for some of the individual apps instead. Could take a while to try them all though. Turned off notifications sounds, seems to work!Thanks Jass Link to comment
muttondressedaslamb Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 FFS I spoke too soon. Stupid fucking noise. Link to comment
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