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Windows 7 Whinings
Feb. 23rd, 2015 11:51 pmSo, I got a shiny new computer at work, today. Mine had been acting up, and I'd had to use a coworker's the past couple of nights. So this was a pleasant surprise. I'd hoped they'd fix me up with one, but I honestly didn't expect to get it this quickly. So, huzzah for that.
Normally, this would not warrant a post. But, see, when I saw 'new' computer, I mean 'new'. My old machine was running Windows XP. (As do my personal computers.) This new one has Windows 7. I've not really used Windows 7 before. Dad's had Windows 7 on his desktop for some time, so I've poked at it a little, but that's really all the experience I have with it.
Honestly, for being as much of a computer geek as I am, I'm kind of a curmudgeon when it comes to upgrading software and operating systems. I'm a big proponent of the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thought. These days, it seems like companies love to rearrange things and 'redesign' everything, even when it doesn't need it. Basically, they love to change things, just for the sake of changing them. And I hate that. If something's a legitimate improvement, great. But most of the time, it's just messing with the aesthetic, or wrecking perfectly functional things that worked just fine the way they were.
So, with that in mind, here are my thoughts and complaints about Windows 7.
( In case this gets long... )
Final verdict? Surprisingly, hopeful. Despite all my bitching, I think that, now that I've made the necessary tweaks, I'll adjust to the new OS okay. I'm just aggravated that it took so much trouble to put things back to normal. =/
Normally, this would not warrant a post. But, see, when I saw 'new' computer, I mean 'new'. My old machine was running Windows XP. (As do my personal computers.) This new one has Windows 7. I've not really used Windows 7 before. Dad's had Windows 7 on his desktop for some time, so I've poked at it a little, but that's really all the experience I have with it.
Honestly, for being as much of a computer geek as I am, I'm kind of a curmudgeon when it comes to upgrading software and operating systems. I'm a big proponent of the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thought. These days, it seems like companies love to rearrange things and 'redesign' everything, even when it doesn't need it. Basically, they love to change things, just for the sake of changing them. And I hate that. If something's a legitimate improvement, great. But most of the time, it's just messing with the aesthetic, or wrecking perfectly functional things that worked just fine the way they were.
So, with that in mind, here are my thoughts and complaints about Windows 7.
( In case this gets long... )
Final verdict? Surprisingly, hopeful. Despite all my bitching, I think that, now that I've made the necessary tweaks, I'll adjust to the new OS okay. I'm just aggravated that it took so much trouble to put things back to normal. =/
