brotkasten
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As with every company that is selling something: if sales are good, numbers will be released. If not, you'll get a "sold within expectations" line.
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Its called pixel sense.
Just right click on its tile and select uninstall
Or since he's using a Surface, just swipe down on the app's tile to bring up the bottom app bar, then just tap uninstall.
As for an alarm app, I've just had a quick look at KoAlarm: http://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/en-us/app/koalarm/8096c4be-becc-443b-b82f-058041f609ff
Seems to work well enough.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Like I said - it wasn't bad by any means. Definitely a step-up from browsing on Android tablets. But yeah, it was an obvious downgrade from my iPad. Pinching was a bit "jankier", and scrolling skipped a bit on heavy sites like the Verge, which I don't experience on my iPad (both had the page fully loaded). And long pages - say, for example, a 100 post page from the "Post Your Pickups" thread - keeps "refreshing" the page as I scroll up and down - probably a RAM thing, but it was much more obvious on the Surface.
Again, not bad - but I think we all agreed it wasn't quite a smooth.
That's great to hear. I expect all apps to be much better optimized as time goes on.
DayShallCome
Member
Much better for sure. Still not as good as I'd expect, but definitely usable at this point.
For those of you who use OneNote, the latest update is a great polish release. You can now Share things to onenote, which is a nice touch.
lastflowers
Banned
ESPNFC app seems pretty nice.
Reddhub seems like a quality reddit client.
Can't wait to see a snap-state GAF application
Reddhub seems like a quality reddit client.
Can't wait to see a snap-state GAF application
Honeymoon phase with this thing is over.
I still love it, just need to deal with its flaws.
I really dislike scrolling on pages with the touchpad on most heavy looking webpages. It is really stutter-y, while if I scroll by touching the screen itself, it's perfectly fine.
Some gestures are also annoying but i'll get used to them.
I don't like the layout of the store and I wish there was a 'Top free' and 'Top paid' like there is on iOS devices.
I still love it, just need to deal with its flaws.
I really dislike scrolling on pages with the touchpad on most heavy looking webpages. It is really stutter-y, while if I scroll by touching the screen itself, it's perfectly fine.
Some gestures are also annoying but i'll get used to them.
I don't like the layout of the store and I wish there was a 'Top free' and 'Top paid' like there is on iOS devices.
SeaOfMadness
Member
There is a top free, right on the front page. Also you can sort each category by a bunch of things as well as filter by free/paid. Are you just not seeing that option?
SeaOfMadness
Member
hah, you're right! thanks.
LukasTaves
Member
You can enter in each category by clicking/touching their name and you see a bunch of combo-boxes for sorting and filtering stuff.
But i agree, the layout could be a lot better.
Nice. You could really do excel in a proper setup, barring performance issues.
It might be a little smoother but ie10 to me is still far superior.. The tabbed support, back/forward gestures, flash being native, etc. It's better in almost every respect other than the scrolling to me (which isn't bad but not quite as smooth as my iPad)...
I definitely agree. I can use 5-10 tabs on my Surface without issues. On my iPad I would only use 2-3 because the pages kept refreshing.
IE on my Surface feels like a desktop browser. The 2GB of ram really helps with multitasking.
I actually went to a local 'Experience Center' to get a look at it.
-Resolution is definitely noticeable.
-Feels great in the hand. I don't think I'd have problem holding it for a longer time.
-I hadn't actually used Windows 8 before. Even though I think I was rather informed, there definitely was a learning curve. Even the guy presenting it to me was sometimes a bit confused. I think if you tried to sell it in a store next to an iPad, you might have a hard time convincing the uninformed.
-Once you get the hang of it, goddamn does it make iOS look old. I was especially surprised by how nicely apps scale when in 1/3 view.
-I still absolutely adore Metro. Bing News for instance looked especially great.
-I expected the covers to work great, but they still surprised me. Also, dat cyan.
Everything else I've noticed has been said before.
Overall impression: I might have to sell a kidney for this...
-Resolution is definitely noticeable.
-Feels great in the hand. I don't think I'd have problem holding it for a longer time.
-I hadn't actually used Windows 8 before. Even though I think I was rather informed, there definitely was a learning curve. Even the guy presenting it to me was sometimes a bit confused. I think if you tried to sell it in a store next to an iPad, you might have a hard time convincing the uninformed.
-Once you get the hang of it, goddamn does it make iOS look old. I was especially surprised by how nicely apps scale when in 1/3 view.
-I still absolutely adore Metro. Bing News for instance looked especially great.
-I expected the covers to work great, but they still surprised me. Also, dat cyan.
Everything else I've noticed has been said before.
Overall impression: I might have to sell a kidney for this...
rykomatsu
Member
I love the built-in split keyboard feature for when I can't use the touch cover 😁
Great build and turned the head of some naysayers at work. As much as I like Android, I have to admit I've been extremely pleased with the surface...gen2 should be amazing!
Also, props to MS for having Japanese input support baked in 😄
Great build and turned the head of some naysayers at work. As much as I like Android, I have to admit I've been extremely pleased with the surface...gen2 should be amazing!
Also, props to MS for having Japanese input support baked in 😄
looks there is a disclaimer on the box
http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/surface-windows-rt-unboxing-day-notes-144647#/0
http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/surface-windows-rt-unboxing-day-notes-144647#/0
Xplatformer
Member
I think I read this before, but it's true that you can set your tiles so that they are all the same color?
I'm not feeling the multi-color layout. If I could make all the tiles rich blue....would love it.
I'm not feeling the multi-color layout. If I could make all the tiles rich blue....would love it.
I don't think so tim
To update to the full office, you need to use the desktop windows update.
To do this search for windows update in settings, and select install optional updates.
http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/microsoft-surface-upgrade-final-office-2013-rt-144650
To do this search for windows update in settings, and select install optional updates.
http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/microsoft-surface-upgrade-final-office-2013-rt-144650
Looking around, there's a lot of negative stuff on the web...
On Facebook, there are a lot of people complaining about not getting their Surfaces on time.
On Twitter, at least in Germany, you get tons of people who are retweeting the negative impressions of some guy. Reading his opinion, I agree with one thing: Shipping the device with a non-final version of Office is a stupid fucking idea, a recipe for people returning their Surface before even updating.
And here's the guy behind Instapaper with a rather scathing blog entry on MS' way of selling Surface in their stores. Obviously from a guy who's more of a Apple fan, but still.
On Facebook, there are a lot of people complaining about not getting their Surfaces on time.
On Twitter, at least in Germany, you get tons of people who are retweeting the negative impressions of some guy. Reading his opinion, I agree with one thing: Shipping the device with a non-final version of Office is a stupid fucking idea, a recipe for people returning their Surface before even updating.
And here's the guy behind Instapaper with a rather scathing blog entry on MS' way of selling Surface in their stores. Obviously from a guy who's more of a Apple fan, but still.
I thought Windows RT feels nothing like Windows! I am confuzzled. Also he should have wrote that last sentence first...
edit: I know it's a bit unfair but I was looking at the guys twitter account and he really should stop the namecalling, does not help making him look like unprofessional.
Window RT is basically Windows 8 without the ability to install desktop applications. I'd say that feels like windows.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Marco's story is hilarious. MS store seems like a nightmare.
This is a great read.
The question for the job application is great. No idea how I would react.
Heh, that's The Westchester Mall. I have a few friends working at the MS and Apple store there.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
nvm
I really, really like this device, but if I can't set up my Exchange on it, it has to go back. Called MS, they can't fix it. It worked for about 30 minutes, and then it dropped off the network and tells me the password is not strong enough (despite having upper, lower, special, and numerical characters). I have a sneaking suspicion my IT department is responsible...
Lol, that guy has big stick up his ass obviously. And does Bing maps road view not use vectors?
blog guy said:
Wrong
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I'd feel so uncomfortable if someone aggressively tried to sell me something but I'd let it slide, but man as soon as that second guy came and did it I straight up would have walked away as he was demoing.
What version of Exchange?
There's a setting in your exchange ActiveSync policy that says something like "allow non supported devices". Talk to your it guys. We had to do that for some android devices.
There's a lot of questionable stuff in there, so I dunno. I've been to a MS store, and yeah, their appearance tries to mirror Apple stores. I'll also believe him when it comes to the guys working there. But when it comes to other stuff...
What the hell is that supposed to mean? "It's a bit heavier than the iPad 3", so it's totally heavy? Also, from holding it myself, I don't agree.
And of course he's mentioning how the weight doesn't include the cover, but doesn't mention that most people use Smart Covers on iPads.
This one just makes him look like an idiot. A keyboard that keeps your screen keyboard-free isn't superior how?
Is he really trying to say a) that the iPad Mini is the next generation of iPads, and b) that the Surface isn't mainly competing with the full size iPad?
Also, after playing with the Surface/Metro, I won't ever feel like an iPad is "current generation" until they seriously update iOS. It makes iOS feel obsolete as an OS.
I can say for certain that's semi-true at most, possibly not true at all. You can place your hands on the keyboard and it will know you're not typing.
The thing I didn't try is keeping my hands on the cover and only moving one finger to type (I still type like shit, so it's not my natural way of typing ;-) ). Can someone who owns one say more about this?
Yeah, I have a call into them. Fortunately, I have always treated them very well, so they are usually very willing to help. Thanks.
chickdigger802
Banned
went to a microsoft holiday store.
Am pleased with how the Surface feels, and the whole kickstand and touch keyboard things are all excellent (zero typos from typing 2 paragraphs as fast as i could, god damn).
It seems like quite a poor tablet though
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Not a fan of 16:9 for doing shit outside of video, and portrait is kinda bad.
Seems like the best netbook ever though.
Am pleased with how the Surface feels, and the whole kickstand and touch keyboard things are all excellent (zero typos from typing 2 paragraphs as fast as i could, god damn).
It seems like quite a poor tablet though
.Not a fan of 16:9 for doing shit outside of video, and portrait is kinda bad.
Seems like the best netbook ever though.
2010, I believe.
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
SeaOfMadness
Member
hatersgonnahate.gif
Seriously, that's someone with a bone to pick. Someone going in expecting failure and having it become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The same stuff you always see from Apple fanatics about "the competition." There's very little benefit of doubt given, there's very little leeway on anything, and quick impressions meant to be superficial so as to make sure nothing "good" is discovered if given enough time.
It's not unlike console wars