radioboyxxxartz said:
That start screen is really sad. You don't know how to use Windows 8. |
What exactly is he supposed to do?
Here is what I do on my laptop:
1. Browse using Firefox (~50% of my time)
2. Game, mostly through Steam (~25%)
3. Office Word/Excel work (~5%)
4. Photo editing with Photoshop (~5%)
5. Other Graphical work with Illustrator/Indesign (~5%)
6. Stream music, normally Spotify (~15%... but 2/3rds of that overlaps with above tasks)
7. The remaining 5% is using a few other programs (Dreamweaver, Google Earth, FileZilla) as well as maintenance such as tranferring files to my older laptop & keeping windows & other stuff up to date.
Here is how I do that:
1. Windows Key + 2 (Firefox is pinned on the taskbar) or sometimes: Windows key > Down > Return (also pinned to the top of the start menu)
2. Windows Key > Down > Down > Right > Up/Down to select from list of recently played games. Occasionally I will launch Steam directly from the Start menu, or by double clicking on the desktop.
3. Windows Key + 3/4 to open Word/Excel.... I used to hold the alt key at the same time to get a list of pinned/recent files but when I downgraded from Office 2010 free to Office 2007 it seems to have messed that function up (It only lists Works files... and researching for a fix seemed to indicate I had to go into the registry which I would rather not do in case I screw something up) On occasion I have needed Powerpoint, which I find in the Start menu.
4. Normally opened after browsing through files in Explorer
5. Adobe PS, Illustrator and InDesign are pinned in the 4/5/6 spots of the Start Menu
6. Spotify is pinned at 3 in the menu (Windows Key > Down * 3 > Return)
7. Other programs I prefer to stay out of sight in the start menu if I need them (Windows Key > type to search will find any program or file just like the W8 search) except for Windows Explorer which is pinned to the taskbar: Windows Key + Alt + 1 > up/down through various pinned or recent folders.
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So my Start screen would be:
- Firefox (does FF even have a Metro version?)
- Chrome which I sometimes use (Presumably the other way around from Kitler)
- Word & Excel (might put Powerpoint on there just to help fill some squares)
- Adobe Creative Suite (PS, Ai, ID... again for filler maybe Dreamweaver)
- Spotify
- Steam
I am not particularly interested in having my photos displayed all the time on the desktop but I presume you can change it to an icon based tile lke the camera one... Unless the games tile can integrate with Steam it is mostly useless, I don't use my webcam, I use google maps, the store is presumably for more Metro apps... this could be useful except I think you need a Live ID, which I would most likely opt-out of when it asks you on first boot (especially if it requires card details)
I guess I could also have a couple of my most used folders on there too. And assuming the live weather tile doesn't require Live ID that would be useful.
What other way is he (or I) "supposed" to be using the start screen?
