Hey guys,
Its been a while (8 Months!) since I have been here. I was real busy since February (Work etc.) I don't know how many things has been new (Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 3, iPhone 5S, 5C, Sony Xperia X1, Surface 2, Windows 8.1, new Lenovo Thinkpads and much more)
Just want to let you guys know out there I'm not dead (XD) I was just busy.
Windows 8.1 and Surface 2 lineup is coming in about a week's time, I will follow up on that later.
I am fine with other things, not depressed etc. Its fine :)
Thanks,
Larry
Sunday 13 October 2013
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Why Windows 8 is awesome, but it sucks in the meanwhile.
Hey Guys,
Haven't postde for a long time, because my workload is crazy. Now I spent quite a while doing this, which I will be doing a in-depth review on Windows 8.
Windows 8 was announced very early on, in April 2011, when the developer preview came out. It introduced Metro Interface and live tiles. Today, in the final version of Windows 8, there are huge differences, and its not the Windows 8 I tried out in November 2011.
I've been using it for a month now, and Windows 8 is generally good, with it's pretty creative Metro interface, and some kinds of brand new functions, including Windows Defender (Formley Microsoft Security Essentials) Metro apps, Windows store and countless feautures.
It is based on tablets, which means it's not really mouse and touchpad friendly, and meaning it makes it very hard to use some of its functions for example, snapping apps by the side of the screen. I need to hold left click, and drag the screen on the left or right of the screen, rather than pulling my finger across the screen, because my screen is not a touch screen.
The main part of Windows 8, or you can say spotlight, is actually the Metro interface. We've never seen that before in any previous Windows systems (Obviously) Which I find pretty creative. It keeps me up with updates, for example, I can see my new mail on the start screen, and preview the new mail right from the start screen. I can see the weather right from the start screen, I can see the news, and sports and tons of new things, and it is all in one place.
The desktop didn't really change much, it's still pretty much the same.
Windows 8 has been trying to intergrate a tiny bit of Xbox features into Windows 8, with Xbox games and Xbox music. I personally don't use them, because I don't have a Xbox 360, but I think that it's pretty useful to some Xbox players where they need to check the Xbox Live account on their Xbox.
A lot of things that is actually different in Windows 8 than in Windows 7, making some users very hard to adjust to Windows 8. I think the main thing that is bugging users is the Start Button on the desktop and how you cannot jump to the desktop immediatly, rather than stuck in the Start page, and clicking once more to enter the desktop. I see the problems, although I am pretty much used to it, but I think people are just too used to the start button and the desktop.
Another huge thing that bugs people is that the power options. Before, for example Windows 7, you only need two clicks. Start menu, Shut down. Now it's different, Any corner of the screen, wait for bar the come up, Settings, Power Options, Shut down. From 2 clicks to 4 clicks. Some people even have a hard time shutting down when they first use Windows 8, as they couldn't find the place where they shut down.
Generally, if you are those people who don't want to spend time to figure out how to use a new operating system, and want to stick to Windows XP or Windows 7, don't upgrade.
There's something I don't really get what the developers in the Windows team are thinking. Why they need to have a seperate 'PC settings' rather than putting everything in the Control Panel?
Some people think that Windows is making a step backward, meaning it has become more tech geek friendly rather than usual users friendly, for example my mom.
Currently, Windows 8 only takes up the world market by 3%. It's nowhere near Windows 7 in this period of time. The sales, which everyone says, is pretty dissapointing. Everyone thought that Windows 8 will beat Windows 7 's sales, but I think, and the sales show it's not very powerful.
The main reason why people are not upgrading because people are already fed up of upgrading. A lot of users upgraded to Windows 7, and when they finally know how to use Windows 7, Windows 8 comes out.
The conclusion: It's controversial.
Depending on if you like it or not, or you used it or not, it's your opinoin. In my opinon, it's generally good, but it needs some more transparency in different aspects, for example teaching users to shut down.
Generally, it's good.
Haven't postde for a long time, because my workload is crazy. Now I spent quite a while doing this, which I will be doing a in-depth review on Windows 8.
Windows 8 was announced very early on, in April 2011, when the developer preview came out. It introduced Metro Interface and live tiles. Today, in the final version of Windows 8, there are huge differences, and its not the Windows 8 I tried out in November 2011.
I've been using it for a month now, and Windows 8 is generally good, with it's pretty creative Metro interface, and some kinds of brand new functions, including Windows Defender (Formley Microsoft Security Essentials) Metro apps, Windows store and countless feautures.
It is based on tablets, which means it's not really mouse and touchpad friendly, and meaning it makes it very hard to use some of its functions for example, snapping apps by the side of the screen. I need to hold left click, and drag the screen on the left or right of the screen, rather than pulling my finger across the screen, because my screen is not a touch screen.
The main part of Windows 8, or you can say spotlight, is actually the Metro interface. We've never seen that before in any previous Windows systems (Obviously) Which I find pretty creative. It keeps me up with updates, for example, I can see my new mail on the start screen, and preview the new mail right from the start screen. I can see the weather right from the start screen, I can see the news, and sports and tons of new things, and it is all in one place.
The desktop didn't really change much, it's still pretty much the same.
Windows 8 has been trying to intergrate a tiny bit of Xbox features into Windows 8, with Xbox games and Xbox music. I personally don't use them, because I don't have a Xbox 360, but I think that it's pretty useful to some Xbox players where they need to check the Xbox Live account on their Xbox.
A lot of things that is actually different in Windows 8 than in Windows 7, making some users very hard to adjust to Windows 8. I think the main thing that is bugging users is the Start Button on the desktop and how you cannot jump to the desktop immediatly, rather than stuck in the Start page, and clicking once more to enter the desktop. I see the problems, although I am pretty much used to it, but I think people are just too used to the start button and the desktop.
Another huge thing that bugs people is that the power options. Before, for example Windows 7, you only need two clicks. Start menu, Shut down. Now it's different, Any corner of the screen, wait for bar the come up, Settings, Power Options, Shut down. From 2 clicks to 4 clicks. Some people even have a hard time shutting down when they first use Windows 8, as they couldn't find the place where they shut down.
Generally, if you are those people who don't want to spend time to figure out how to use a new operating system, and want to stick to Windows XP or Windows 7, don't upgrade.
There's something I don't really get what the developers in the Windows team are thinking. Why they need to have a seperate 'PC settings' rather than putting everything in the Control Panel?
Some people think that Windows is making a step backward, meaning it has become more tech geek friendly rather than usual users friendly, for example my mom.
Currently, Windows 8 only takes up the world market by 3%. It's nowhere near Windows 7 in this period of time. The sales, which everyone says, is pretty dissapointing. Everyone thought that Windows 8 will beat Windows 7 's sales, but I think, and the sales show it's not very powerful.
The main reason why people are not upgrading because people are already fed up of upgrading. A lot of users upgraded to Windows 7, and when they finally know how to use Windows 7, Windows 8 comes out.
The conclusion: It's controversial.
Depending on if you like it or not, or you used it or not, it's your opinoin. In my opinon, it's generally good, but it needs some more transparency in different aspects, for example teaching users to shut down.
Generally, it's good.
Wednesday 6 February 2013
Some tough reviews on the Microsoft Surface Pro
Hey Guys,
The official launch of the Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro is 2 days away from today, and a few press companies got hold of the tablet and published reviews, including Engadget, The Verge, Time and so on. I read The Verge's and Engadget's, and I think that it is one of the best tablets I have ever seen.
You can't call it a tablet, but you can't call it a laptop. For example, the battery life, with only 4 hours, is not counted as a tablet. You can't call it a laptop either, as it is based on a tablet. Just call it an eletronic device.
Because my dad is getting the Surface Pro, I need to follow up on it. I didn't tell him about the battery life, because he doesn't bring his current aorund all the time. He doesn't even bring it to his office. He brings it along when he goes on a buisness trip, which is pretty frequent.
I personally think that the moniter is the most beautiful thing of the Surface Pro. 1920x1860. Just lovely.
You can read the 5 press companies who reviewd it here
The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/5/3955130/microsoft-surface-pro-review
Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/05/microsoft-surface-pro-review/
New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/technology/personaltech/microsofts-surface-pro-works-like-a-tablet-and-a-pc.html
Slashgear: http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surface-pro-review-05268210/
Time: http://techland.time.com/2013/02/05/review-microsoft-surface-pro-the-surface-thats-more-pc-than-tablet/
I recommend you reading The Verge and Slashgear, becuase it's more fully covered than the other ones.
Thanks Guys.
The official launch of the Microsoft Surface with Windows 8 Pro is 2 days away from today, and a few press companies got hold of the tablet and published reviews, including Engadget, The Verge, Time and so on. I read The Verge's and Engadget's, and I think that it is one of the best tablets I have ever seen.
You can't call it a tablet, but you can't call it a laptop. For example, the battery life, with only 4 hours, is not counted as a tablet. You can't call it a laptop either, as it is based on a tablet. Just call it an eletronic device.
Because my dad is getting the Surface Pro, I need to follow up on it. I didn't tell him about the battery life, because he doesn't bring his current aorund all the time. He doesn't even bring it to his office. He brings it along when he goes on a buisness trip, which is pretty frequent.
I personally think that the moniter is the most beautiful thing of the Surface Pro. 1920x1860. Just lovely.
You can read the 5 press companies who reviewd it here
The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/5/3955130/microsoft-surface-pro-review
Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/05/microsoft-surface-pro-review/
New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/technology/personaltech/microsofts-surface-pro-works-like-a-tablet-and-a-pc.html
Slashgear: http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-surface-pro-review-05268210/
Time: http://techland.time.com/2013/02/05/review-microsoft-surface-pro-the-surface-thats-more-pc-than-tablet/
I recommend you reading The Verge and Slashgear, becuase it's more fully covered than the other ones.
Thanks Guys.
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Office 365
Hey,
I don't know what is going on, but really, the point of this thing was really useless.
MICROSOFT OFFICE 365.
I used to preview before, but really, there is not much difference with 2010. The fact that really, you have buy the 365, is really useless. Because a lot of people have the installation for the preview.
I will follow up later on the updates on that thing.
UPDATES:
The Office 365 plan is that there is a $100 subscription per year. You can install it at most on 5 PC AND Macs, which means Microsoft is giving up Office for Mac. Good thing or bad thing? Don't think it is a good thing.
As Microsoft is introducing a new payment system, but I doubt that a lot of people would switch to 365. I won't either.
Office 365 looks exiting, but really, it's not worth it. I am not paying $100 US Dollars per year just for cloud storage and a similar interface, just a bit of tweak for the Metro interface.
Would you buy the Office 365? Leave a comment below!
I don't know what is going on, but really, the point of this thing was really useless.
MICROSOFT OFFICE 365.
I used to preview before, but really, there is not much difference with 2010. The fact that really, you have buy the 365, is really useless. Because a lot of people have the installation for the preview.
I will follow up later on the updates on that thing.
UPDATES:
The Office 365 plan is that there is a $100 subscription per year. You can install it at most on 5 PC AND Macs, which means Microsoft is giving up Office for Mac. Good thing or bad thing? Don't think it is a good thing.
As Microsoft is introducing a new payment system, but I doubt that a lot of people would switch to 365. I won't either.
Office 365 looks exiting, but really, it's not worth it. I am not paying $100 US Dollars per year just for cloud storage and a similar interface, just a bit of tweak for the Metro interface.
Would you buy the Office 365? Leave a comment below!
Monday 28 January 2013
Life In a Day at STC
Hey Guys,
Great news, we finished the ICT project. We're done, just done 30 minutes ago. Below is the video. Give a big thank you to Candy, as she did most of the editing. Me, Candy, Colleen and Caleb worked very hard on this project, hope you enjoy!
Great news, we finished the ICT project. We're done, just done 30 minutes ago. Below is the video. Give a big thank you to Candy, as she did most of the editing. Me, Candy, Colleen and Caleb worked very hard on this project, hope you enjoy!
Saturday 26 January 2013
Why Tumblr is bad (In my opinion)
Hey guys,
ICT project update: We have finished our final editing process, and next week, our final lesson, we will be watching the other groups videos, a lesson we can sit back and do nothing. I will ask Candy for the video so I can post it on Youtube to show it to you guys.
11 days since there was a new post, I was a quite busy with homework this week, and just some normal stress. I'm fine.
Today I am here to talk about a bit of a controversal subject between bloggers: Tumblr. Tumblr turned famous in the past 2 years, and it is still growing. Reaching 1 Billion pageviews 4 months ago, was a big milestone to Tumblr.
I personally don't use Tumblr, because of one reason: The system is very confusing. That's why I stuck with Blogger.
Tumblr is known for its bad customer support, and it's unstable servers. A lot of people have reported to me, saying that from time to time that their blog is not even accesible. My first reply is: What the hell?
Also, it's design is so confusing. I cannot seem to navigate around some blogs, taking an example of my friend's blog. I just cannot seem to find my way through. Can you?
Look at the stuff. What does those photos of products mean? I just have no idea.
Although I know that this is a theme, but who uses such a confusing one? I see a lot of blogs use this kind of themes, which is just not suitable for a blog.
Also, the following system is very confusing, no one in my class who use Tumblr, can tell me the following system means, because it is so confusing. Unlike Blogger or ANY other Blogging systems, their following system is very simple, you follow or you don't.
So, after reading this, would you use Tumblr? I swore that I will never use Tumblr, trust me.
ICT project update: We have finished our final editing process, and next week, our final lesson, we will be watching the other groups videos, a lesson we can sit back and do nothing. I will ask Candy for the video so I can post it on Youtube to show it to you guys.
11 days since there was a new post, I was a quite busy with homework this week, and just some normal stress. I'm fine.
Today I am here to talk about a bit of a controversal subject between bloggers: Tumblr. Tumblr turned famous in the past 2 years, and it is still growing. Reaching 1 Billion pageviews 4 months ago, was a big milestone to Tumblr.
I personally don't use Tumblr, because of one reason: The system is very confusing. That's why I stuck with Blogger.
Tumblr is known for its bad customer support, and it's unstable servers. A lot of people have reported to me, saying that from time to time that their blog is not even accesible. My first reply is: What the hell?
Also, it's design is so confusing. I cannot seem to navigate around some blogs, taking an example of my friend's blog. I just cannot seem to find my way through. Can you?
Although I know that this is a theme, but who uses such a confusing one? I see a lot of blogs use this kind of themes, which is just not suitable for a blog.
Also, the following system is very confusing, no one in my class who use Tumblr, can tell me the following system means, because it is so confusing. Unlike Blogger or ANY other Blogging systems, their following system is very simple, you follow or you don't.
So, after reading this, would you use Tumblr? I swore that I will never use Tumblr, trust me.
Wednesday 16 January 2013
The future of this blog
Hi guys,
I am not sure about this, but as looking at the future of this blog, it does not look very good. As I am always busy with work, and also dealing with pressure with Vanessa and Colleen and the lack of viewers of this blog, I don't think I can continue this blog for very long.
Very soon, this blog may need to close down, and cease operations. At least I can last until I finish my ICT project with my partners, which would be done in 3 weeks time, and maybe thats the time I will consider closing it down.
I hope you all can understand the fact that I am in Year 9, and it is the time where I have a lot of work, tests, exams, and even choosing subjects I want to take for GCSE. As I am moving on to Year 10 later this year, there will be even less time to update this blog, as already I realized, it is already pretty slow in updating.
As I am also dealing with my private issues with Vanessa and Colleen, it is very stressfull sometimes, as I really just want to sit back and just have a rest.
Although there is a lot of potential for this blog, a lot of things I can improve, but as I am pretty busy and full of pressure, I think I cannot continue.
It is sad to see this blog go, as I put a lot of work on this blog.
I am maybe abandoning this blog, and I will tell you that there will be no updates anymore, but you can still see the past posts. Maybe I might leave this blog to someone, for example Vanessa, or my good friend Marco, so this blog can live on, but I don't think that would happen.
Never give up your dreams, if I really do close down this blog, do not be like me, always stay strong, whatever problems you face.
Finally, I will leave you a quote:
Being sorry does not mean anything if you don't change your actions or ways - Colleen Yuen.
Don't do anything that will make you say sorry, which I do all the time. The worst thing is that I never change.
Just don't be like me.
Thanks guys,
Larry
I am not sure about this, but as looking at the future of this blog, it does not look very good. As I am always busy with work, and also dealing with pressure with Vanessa and Colleen and the lack of viewers of this blog, I don't think I can continue this blog for very long.
Very soon, this blog may need to close down, and cease operations. At least I can last until I finish my ICT project with my partners, which would be done in 3 weeks time, and maybe thats the time I will consider closing it down.
I hope you all can understand the fact that I am in Year 9, and it is the time where I have a lot of work, tests, exams, and even choosing subjects I want to take for GCSE. As I am moving on to Year 10 later this year, there will be even less time to update this blog, as already I realized, it is already pretty slow in updating.
As I am also dealing with my private issues with Vanessa and Colleen, it is very stressfull sometimes, as I really just want to sit back and just have a rest.
Although there is a lot of potential for this blog, a lot of things I can improve, but as I am pretty busy and full of pressure, I think I cannot continue.
It is sad to see this blog go, as I put a lot of work on this blog.
I am maybe abandoning this blog, and I will tell you that there will be no updates anymore, but you can still see the past posts. Maybe I might leave this blog to someone, for example Vanessa, or my good friend Marco, so this blog can live on, but I don't think that would happen.
Never give up your dreams, if I really do close down this blog, do not be like me, always stay strong, whatever problems you face.
Finally, I will leave you a quote:
Being sorry does not mean anything if you don't change your actions or ways - Colleen Yuen.
Don't do anything that will make you say sorry, which I do all the time. The worst thing is that I never change.
Just don't be like me.
Thanks guys,
Larry
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