Ever notice how sloppy the Windows 8 and 8.1 desktop tile templates look, as if they just kinda slapped it together without caring about giving desktop users a good first impression of Metro?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/apps/hh761491(v=win.10)

Compare to Windows 10 where it's a lot less sloppy looking:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/launch-resume/create-adaptive-tiles

#Windows8 #MetroDesign #LiveTiles #Windows10

No seré yo quien promueva la extinción del Panel de control con el que siempre me he sentido tan cómodo, pero me parece bochornoso que sigan desmantelándolo pasito a pasito 14 años después del lanzamiento de Windows 8 con su sección moderna de Configuración.

No tengo claro si ir tan lentamente es la única forma de evolucionar un Sistema Operativo lleno de usuarios apegados a las viejas costumbres o es que falta liderazgo para proponer algo que rompa de una vez por todas con el modelo original, pero me parece muy mala señal en cualquiera de los dos casos. Quizás esto cambie radicalmente cuando la IA domine la evolución de Windows.

No fim das contas, Firefox vai suportar Windows 7, 8 e 8.1 por mais tempo

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/no-fim-das-contas-firefox-vai-suportar-windows-7-8-e-8-1-por-mais-tempo/

Irgendwie erinnert mich das an die Verlängerung des Internet Explorers 6

#Firefox  : Support für #Windows7, 8 und 8.1 nochmals verlängert | Security https://www.heise.de/news/Firefox-Support-fuer-Windows-7-8-und-8-1-nochmals-verlaengert-11208135.html #Windows8 #Windows81 #Mozilla #MozillaFirefox #Browser #Webbrowser

For those who love MSN/Windows Live Messenger, it has been revived! This site has been around for awhile, but I thought I should mention it for those who don't know about it and also for those who are tired of modern messaging programs which are often inaccessible. Note that you must create a free account with them and cannot use an old hotmail address or whatever you used with Microsoft's version. This is the same software, but modified to work on their servers. For that reason, even if you have the original on your computer, you should install theirs. There is a way to patch an existing one, but why go through all the trouble? Escargot works on Windows, from XP through 11, and it is completely accessible with NVDA, minus the games, which never worked with screen readers anyway. There are IOS and Android versions, but I have no idea how well they work in general, let alone with VoiceOver or Talkback. If you wish to add me, I am [email protected]. The site can be found here.

http://www.escargot.chat

#accessibility #blind #computers #chatting #Escargot #Messenger #MSN #technology #WindowsLiveMessenger #Windows XP #WindowsVista #Windows7 #Windows8 #Windows 10 #Windows11

🌐 Firefox prolonge encore le support de Windows 7, 8 et 8.1 jusqu’en août 2026

👉 https://www.justgeek.fr/firefox-windows-7-support-prolonge-aout-2026-147998/

#Firefox #Support #Windows7 #Windows8 #Navigateur #MàJ #Sécurité