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I'm calling timeout from airplanes and computer forensics to make a few comments on Windows 8.
Hey, I'm so sick of Windows 8 that I've decided to write a few short paragraphs about it.
First of all, let me make a recommendation: Your decision to buy a computer should include whether or not it has Windows 8 installed. If it does include Windows 8, reject that computer and move on. That's how I feel about Windows 8.
I put a game face on with my recent purchase of Windows 8 laptop from HP. I really hadn't studied Windows 8. I knew it was different, but hey, if Microsoft was willing to risk it all, I'm just a sucker consumer and willing to give it a play too.
It had the new interface style --- "Metro" I think is what Microsoft calls it.
I was able to load my old apps and run them without difficulty.
Then I began to realize the quirks and oddness. I had to keep 'passing' through the Tile Screen, for lack of a better word, to get to a way to launch my apps.
Okay, that's annoying. I might have been able to live with it.
Then more Windows 8 irritants popped up. When running apps, I would scoot the cursor over the screen, and suddenly ****POOF**** the screen would switch from an app to something else, like a PDF file or a picture. I have no idea why. I've seen it happen now dozens of times, and every time it does, I have to move the cursor to the upper left corner of the screen and drag back what I was working on.
More on cursor movement. Often, in applications (think Adobe Lightroom) I rapidly move the cursor to the right side of the screen so that I can utilize controls. In Windows 8, if the cursor happens to hit the upper or lower corner of the screen, it pops up an annoying bar of controls from the right side of the screen. You then have to shuffle the cursor back to the left, make the annoying bar go away, and then more carefully move the cursor back to the control you were trying to manipulate.
I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.
Then, at some point, it will ****poof**** you to an application you weren't expecting.
I chatted with HP on the issue, and threatened to never buy a HP computer again. They indicated I could downgrade to Windows 7, "but is never recommended" or some such BS, and told me I'd have to buy my own copy of Windows 7 to make my computer appropriately functional and not the productivity sucker it has turned into.
I then chatted with Microsoft -- more of the same. They said I needed to talk to HP if I wanted to downgrade, and that Microsoft would not provide a copy of Windows 7.
I didn't save the chat session texts. I should have. Oh well.
I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.
My $.02 on Windows 8; your mileage may vary.
I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Something else from Belite takes off...
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Our Youtube videos have been viewed about 59,000 times in the last year, with over 100K minutes watched. :-)
The reason why is great videos like these: (Click any to see them)
Flying the new Paradise City pattern at SnF 2013 (you got to see this, brand new video from last week)
Flint Hills flying in a Belite UltraCub with 4 stroke (2 hour walkabout in a Belite)
High Performance climbout in a Belite (STARTLING climbout)
there are many more.
Below is the the statistic chart from YouTube.
Thanks for watching.
Our Youtube videos have been viewed about 59,000 times in the last year, with over 100K minutes watched. :-)
The reason why is great videos like these: (Click any to see them)
Flying the new Paradise City pattern at SnF 2013 (you got to see this, brand new video from last week)
Flint Hills flying in a Belite UltraCub with 4 stroke (2 hour walkabout in a Belite)
High Performance climbout in a Belite (STARTLING climbout)
there are many more.
Below is the the statistic chart from YouTube.
Thanks for watching.
Belite YouTube Video Views over the last year |
Monday, April 15, 2013
Paradise City photos of all sorts from Sun N Fun
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Below are some fun photos from Sun N Fun. This proves that the new Paradise City had a lot of stuff happening!
Below are some fun photos from Sun N Fun. This proves that the new Paradise City had a lot of stuff happening!
Make sure you also look at the YOUTUBE VIDEOS of flying the pattern at Paradise City.
Click on any photo below; it will open on your computer in high resolution. Enjoy!
Also, you'll enjoy looking at the many other posts that are on this blog, covering topics ranging from aircraft construction, carbon fiber development, adventure, and more. CLICK HERE to see the latest post.
Click on any photo below; it will open on your computer in high resolution. Enjoy!
Also, you'll enjoy looking at the many other posts that are on this blog, covering topics ranging from aircraft construction, carbon fiber development, adventure, and more. CLICK HERE to see the latest post.
Paradise City is dead center of this photo. Lots of activity there! |
Paradise City runway top dead center. |
Sun N Fun, photo taken from the Paradise City pattern. |
A Belite Ultracub in front of a tree. |
UltraCub from Belite, 4 stroke engine. |
Paradise City runway. |
Sun N Fun. |
A Belite UltraCub! With a 4 Stroke! |
Flying the pattern at Sun N Fun -- video posted!
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I strapped a GoPro to my head and flew the pattern at Sun N Fun.
It shows takeoff, pattern, and landing, all just as I saw it.
I was flying our Burgundy II demo airplane with a 45HP four stroke motor. I flew it a lot!
On Saturday, I was following the Just Super STOL and I had fun trying to match his landing lengths and takeoff rolls. If any of you readers were there, how did I do?? :-)
As I was getting ready to takeoff one more time on Saturday, I looked down and noted that I had a flat tire!! It was a good time to quit, so we called it a day and I taxied back. I couldn't find any hole in the tire, perhaps I spun the tube and broke the stem when hitting the brakes hard (while showing off the short stop landing).
CLICK HERE for the youtube video with the camera strapped to my head.
CLICK HERE for the youtube video taken from the lift strut.
(Two different videos -- two different views!)
I strapped a GoPro to my head and flew the pattern at Sun N Fun.
It shows takeoff, pattern, and landing, all just as I saw it.
I was flying our Burgundy II demo airplane with a 45HP four stroke motor. I flew it a lot!
On Saturday, I was following the Just Super STOL and I had fun trying to match his landing lengths and takeoff rolls. If any of you readers were there, how did I do?? :-)
As I was getting ready to takeoff one more time on Saturday, I looked down and noted that I had a flat tire!! It was a good time to quit, so we called it a day and I taxied back. I couldn't find any hole in the tire, perhaps I spun the tube and broke the stem when hitting the brakes hard (while showing off the short stop landing).
CLICK HERE for the youtube video with the camera strapped to my head.
CLICK HERE for the youtube video taken from the lift strut.
(Two different videos -- two different views!)
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