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Windows 8 / RT |OT|
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PjotrStroganov
Member
I often just wait until it has booted up. It still amazes me. Win 7 wasn't slow for me either but I usually went and did something else after pushing the power button.
LukasTaves
Member
It seems there's a imgur (not official) app, which allow uploads:
Imgurian (http://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/app/e3a66bc0-ea07-48a2-9039-4abaaa47808d)
Edit: It has the worst tile and splash screen i've seen, and crashes instantly XD
Imgurian (http://apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/app/e3a66bc0-ea07-48a2-9039-4abaaa47808d)
Edit: It has the worst tile and splash screen i've seen, and crashes instantly XD
the website works fine in the metro browser though.
Anton Sugar
Member
SlapDash podcasts, though its Cloud-based and doesn't seem to integrate with Xbox Music. I'm hoping there is a decent local podcast app.
For Zune credits, you can still download and use the Zune app. Stupid, but it works.
Anton Sugar
Member
Bumping, as this is a pretty big update for Skydrive: select and sync!
That selective sync is huge for me, as I have 125gb Skydrive (store a lot of media/video production stuff), but I don't want most of that on my work laptop or other devices.
Were both humbled and excited by this pace of growth. While many of you have told us that you love being able to have everything in one place and access it from anywhere, youve also said that sometimes you want to be more selective with the files you sync to each device. So today, were releasing an update to our sync apps that includes the ability to select what you sync along with the ability to share files and folders right from the Windows File Explorer. In addition, weve just released a few updates to the SkyDrive apps for Windows Phone and Android improving how you access your SkyDrive across different devices. Between these updates and the way SkyDrive comes with Windows 8 and the new Office, were excited to see how fast your SkyDrive storage usage will grow in the next 6 months.
Select what to sync
With todays release, you can now select which folders from SkyDrive are synced making it easier to use SkyDrive with laptops or tablets with small drives. Youre in control. If youd like to keep all your photos and documents in SkyDrive but only sync a folder of your most important documents to your laptop, you can do that even if your desktop is syncing the full set. You can choose specific sub-folders to sync as well; you arent limited to your primary SkyDrive folders.
This feature is super simple to set up. You can set it up when you first install SkyDrive on your PC or Mac or later, when youre already running SkyDrive. Check out our video describing the feature:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=upFC2bFrYyE
We know people have been anxiously awaiting this feature so we hope you enjoy it!
Share more easily
SkyDrive isnt just a drive in the sky, its also a great way to share folders, documents, and photos with people around the world. Sharing via email or by posting links to sites like Twitter and Facebook is simple with SkyDrive, and we wanted to make sure that ability was also available directly from File Explorer.
Now, whenever youre ready to share a file or folder, you can just right-click it and select Share. Your default browser will open right to SkyDrive.com and you can share your folder or file right from there. You can also view the file itself right on SkyDrive.com, which works great for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files with the Office Web Apps.
Updates to SkyDrive apps for Windows Phone 8 and Android devices
A few days ago, just in time for the U.S. launch of Windows Phone 8, we released a fully optimized SkyDrive app for Windows Phone 8. In addition to all-around performance improvements and some visual updates to better fit Windows Phone 8, you can now search your SkyDrive files and folders and control photo upload and download size. Check it out:
SkyDrive for Android also added several new features in addition to performance improvements:
Upload all file types from SD card
Rename SkyDrive folders & files
Custom sort orders for every view
Get started now
If youve already installed the SkyDrive sync app for Windows, you dont need to do much other than sit back and wait a bit. We are rolling the update out now and your SkyDrive desktop apps will automatically update, letting you know when the new app is running with a simple notification.
We expect the update to be available to everyone within 48 hours. If youre anxious and want it now, you can find links to download updates for Windows, Windows Phone, Mac, and Android from http://apps.live.com/skydrive.
We hope everyone enjoys these updates. Were excited to see how you use SkyDrive and are looking forward to continuing to bring the best of the cloud to your devices.
Mike Torres
Group Program Manager, SkyDrive apps
That selective sync is huge for me, as I have 125gb Skydrive (store a lot of media/video production stuff), but I don't want most of that on my work laptop or other devices.
I felt same at first, now I find Windows 7 a bit sparse.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I love Windows 8 on my keyboard and mouse desktop and laptop.
I submit that, even if tablets and touchscreens were not even on the radar, a big visual start screen is such a huge improvement over a tiny nested menu. I can arrange things how I want, group them into categories with a label. Bring up the menu at the touch of a windows key, and hide it away just the same. It "works" for me in a way that old Windows never did.
I submit that, even if tablets and touchscreens were not even on the radar, a big visual start screen is such a huge improvement over a tiny nested menu. I can arrange things how I want, group them into categories with a label. Bring up the menu at the touch of a windows key, and hide it away just the same. It "works" for me in a way that old Windows never did.
My wife`s Windows 7 machine now feels deficient.
Yeah it's weird going to work and "only" have a Windows 7 machine now. Something is missing.
Okay i finally tried this baby out and wow!! I love it. But it's such an obvious money grabbing ploy by Microsoft. I mean, spotify is not working and i'm stuck with this stupid xbox music crap(might hold off upgrading my laptop cause of this issue). Then having to buy useless apps on the store and what not. Also, the clunky transitions from a traditional desktop to the new tiles system annoys me. But overall I appreciate the effort and was getting worn out by the old windows style. Having an app for netflix and hulu alone is amazing. Good jab microsoft.
Jzero
Member
Spotify should work. it's the same thing as windows 7. I'm using it right now.
It doesn't. Unless there is a trick to it.
EDIT: I'll try it again. You don't have to make it run in windows 7 compatibility or anything? This pleases me.
metro application? no.
It wasn't working for me at all either.
http://community.spotify.com/t5/Des...stops-responding-on-Windows-8-RTM/td-p/130900
http://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Trouble-with-Windows-8-Read-this-first/td-p/192948
Spotify's official position is that they don't support Windows 8. They knew about the problem since the first preview and all through the RTM but they refused to look into it or fix it because they wanted to wait until the "official release". Complete idiots. The program fails in the worst possible way as well. It crashes in a special state that doesn't allow you to kill it from the task manager. So if you want to try again, you have to restart your computer before you can start Spotify again without it thinking it's still running.
I managed to get mine working by moving the spotify folder with the exes from the AppData\Roaming folder to another drive and disabling a few seemingly random services. The info is in those threads. It's been working for three or four days now without crashing.
Still pissed at the complete and utter incompetence of Spotify in this situation though. It was completely useless to me from W8 release to earlier this week. It would crash about 30 seconds in to the first song I would try to play. To come out and tell me in a support email that you don't support the newest version of the worlds most popular operating system is ludicrous. Especially when you've had access to several preview versions for a year and the full, final version at least a month before the retail release.
Stronghammer22
Member
Uninstall all traces of GFWL then reinstall MS Flight.
Didn't they launch a website version yesterday? That should certainly work on Windows 8.
Stick with it, it'll grow on you. If you go in expecting shit from all the negativity circulating on the internet, then chances are you'll just refuse to like it.
I just installed it and it works perfectly fine for me.
Works fine here.
Sounds awesome. The strength of iOS and Android to a lesser extent is always they're much more prevalent in your daily life in random places that are not ads.
Why do you say that?
Yeah, seconding this. I'm worried to get a tablet with that kind of review...
Yeah, but this reeks of desperation on Conde Nast's side.
And I think people will just see it as shilling.
I've never even heard of Conde Nast before I saw it in the app store. I'd like to see the other covers.
Well, they're a huge publishing house. Among the biggest magazine publishers in the world.
You probably know many of their magazines like Wired.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condé_Nast_Publications#section_2
You'll be able to find the iso somewhere. Just keep your product key.
10000+ in less than a month isnt good enough?
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I'd just install Start8 or any other ancillary program and start treating the OS like W7 if you want to
Salacious Crumb
Junior Member
I'd just install Start8 or any other ancillary program and start treating the OS like W7 if you want to
I love Start8, I haven't even seen the start screen for about a week.
Stuggernaut
Grandma's Chippy
Ok quick questions...
RDP - The stock RDP client is buggy at best. It crashes for me a lot, if it even connects. Used to be able to connect to work from home flawlessly on Win7. Are there 3rd party RDP clients out there yet for Windows 8? Without my work needing to install something different.
Also, I got home yesterday and I had a Western Digital app installed on my system that was never there before. Is it normal for Windows to install apps without user input? Or is this simply because I have a WD drive attached and it somehow was a "Windows" update that included an app?
RDP - The stock RDP client is buggy at best. It crashes for me a lot, if it even connects. Used to be able to connect to work from home flawlessly on Win7. Are there 3rd party RDP clients out there yet for Windows 8? Without my work needing to install something different.
Also, I got home yesterday and I had a Western Digital app installed on my system that was never there before. Is it normal for Windows to install apps without user input? Or is this simply because I have a WD drive attached and it somehow was a "Windows" update that included an app?
There's two RDP clients from Microsoft, one on the desktop and one on Metro.
Haven't had any problems with either of them so far, how do they crash?
its windows, so yes. There are thousands of them out there.
I don't understand...I have a brand new HDisk,obviously with nothing on it,I need a OS to get it started first...unless you mean getting an ISO now and burn it...or I guess I could just install W7,with the key I got with the physical DVD and use my W8 product key to upgrade?
I've had sporadic issues with the RDP client, though nothing that would make me go look at third party solutions. You could try RD Tabs, I've had mixed results with that.
Stuggernaut
Grandma's Chippy
Thank's for teh replies on the RDP.
I am at work right now so I can't replicate the crash. I know it is certificate related (did some research on Google for a work around to that but only partially solved my problem).
I will tinker with it when I get home!
I am at work right now so I can't replicate the crash. I know it is certificate related (did some research on Google for a work around to that but only partially solved my problem).
I will tinker with it when I get home!