My computer finally died last week after a valiant struggle to keep going.  On my new one, I figured it was a good time to bite the bullet and install Windows 8 that I hadn’t heard a single good thing about, but knew was necessary.  Boy was I surprised!  It is great!  Here’s what I’ve liked so far: First, the start up screen is completely customizable.  I will say I’m not a desktop storage person and generally have 3 things on the desktop so it doesn’t bother me that it isn’t the first thing I see. But I LOVE having the applications I use most that handy.  I have completely reorganized it from the defaults and now I am super-efficient. (To do this, right click on an app to remove or go to All Apps and select “Pin to Startup”.) Second, performance wise it is […] Continue reading