Mobile phones & tablets thread

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Originally Posted by Mark

Apple seems to think the local town on Consett is called Gonsett.

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I think they're also providing special effects for the next Inception movie:

http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net...66_700b_v2.jpg

the squared brown/orange building with the tower is Stockholm city library.

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Originally Posted by henners88

Its a great phone or is it a tablet? I had a go with one the other day and although I was impressed with with it can do, I couldn't have one simply because it doesn't fit in my pocket without looking like I'm smuggling a library book. Trying to fit that in the pocket of skinny jeans would be difficult too so nights out would have to be like the old days before mobile phones for me. Its still a nice gadget though if you can justify and accommodate it.

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I've got an older Samsung and an older Nokia for nights out. ;)
I need this one for when I travel, get bored and want to do something productive or artistic. Until now I am happy with the 7" Galaxy, so the Note would be a slight improvement in the portable and yet multifunctional tool direction.

Okay, I confess I'm posting this to rile Daniel a bit. ;)

I personally have never experienced Windows. Because of my profession I have always been a Mac man and am totally ignorant in this subject but have always followed Microsoft's adventures.

And here comes a new one:
* by the way, it does go with this threads topic.

Early look at Windows 8 baffles consumers - CBS News

But.... You can just press the start button on your keyboard ffs!!!!

How do you mean do you have to view windows 8 with the tile shortcuts on the screen? Yes you can have the start.menu back but it's completely unnecessary

Apple's logo is considered 'blasphemo?us' in Russia as a sign of sinful behavior
Orthodox Russians Change the Logo of Apple on Their Smartphones

They seem to be even more conservative then the neo-christians in the south-USA bible belt. ;)

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Originally Posted by henners88

Just had a read up on this and pleased the classic look is still an option. I can see the appeal of the new start screen and maybe it will appeal in time, but personally I prefer the classic start menu for my organisation. When I'm using CAD packages I'm just used to launching other applications from the start menu without the new to minimize to access a start screen. Can see that being a bit of a pain in the backside. Just personal preference really and one day I'll be using Windows 8 so its reassuring to know.

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Well, I know this sounds like a copout, but the physical start menu icon on the screen has been obsolete since Vista. Since vista you could press the start key on the keyboard and begin typing the name of your program and then if it's the only option in the search box, then just press enter.

So for instance if you want to open the windows calculator you simply press the start key on the keyboard and type calc then enter and the calculator is open :) Much quicker than moving your mouse to the start icon, pressing it and then locating your app. It's the same process in terms of keystrokes in Windows 8, only that in effect, the start menu is full screen.

Another real world example. Let's say Henners has Audacity, Autocad and a madeup program we'll call autopilot. Start key and then aud, autoc or autop and then a press of the enter key and he can launch any of those three apps. All without having to use the mouse at all :) Using the mouse is for dummies!

The concept is actually exactly the same as Vista and Windows 7, it's just that it looks different on the screen. But the keystrokes are identical and it's far more efficient than using the mouse :)

alternatively, as I found out by chance the other day in Windows 7 at least:
if you have any applications pinned to the taskbar, you just press windows and 1 for the first, windows +2 for the second, etcetera :dozey:

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

alternatively, as I found out by chance the other day in Windows 7 at least:
if you have any applications pinned to the taskbar, you just press windows and 1 for the first, windows +2 for the second, etcetera :dozey:

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Cool :) Didn't know that one. Which is part of Microsoft's problem.......