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26 Jul 2017, 12:25 AM | #1 | |
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Keep the old stuff which works
Sort of related to discussions/arguments/quarrels about developing new interfaces (Fastmail, Runbox &c) vs keeping old ones forever...
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26 Jul 2017, 12:49 AM | #2 |
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Personally, I always found using PAINT a bit of a chore.
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26 Jul 2017, 05:38 AM | #3 |
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The funny thing with computers/software is that I personally have not seen much change in productivity since about 2004 or so when Gmail was introduced. Sure, there are nice tweaks and features here and there, but overall in a business or home office environment we do things pretty much the same way we did everything back then, and in some cases not as easily or swiftly. I miss the old versions of programs like Microsoft Word that were easier to use. Walk into most offices almost anywhere and people are sitting in front of desktops, or sometimes laptops hooked up to big monitors and full-sized keyboards, using MS Office for 90% of their work, or in some cases specialized programs that have been around for a decade at least. Yes, there are many exceptions, but the general pattern remains the same. Probably the biggest change is the use of smartphones for communications when on the go, but in the office it is still hard-wired phones, desktops, and Office.
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26 Jul 2017, 06:33 AM | #4 | |
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In addition, browsers and mail clients seem to get more and more features removed from them with every new version. I agree with the smart phone thing, however there are far too many ways of doing what is essentially the same thing. eg. For sending text and photos you have text messaging, email, WhatsApp and I believe you can do a similar thing with Facebook but I've no idea how (and I don't want to know). |
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26 Jul 2017, 06:42 AM | #5 | |
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Sure, there is text messaging, which is different, but I'm not sure it merits being called an "advance" since it basically replaces voicemails and phone calls. By the way, many have called email outmoded and fuddy duddy, but I still love it for its versatility, reliability, clarity, and universality. It is great to be able to send a message to anyone, anywhere, and know that it will get there and the message will be clear. All with virtually no effort. |
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28 Jul 2017, 01:37 AM | #6 |
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I still use Paint and other "old" programs such as Notebloc very often. It still does the trick for me and fulfills my needs :-)
However, are you sure Paint will indeed be kept alive? A Belgian newspaper stated the contrary, or at least stated it would no longer be supported. That said, if the source is BBC, my intuition tells me it's more likely to be true than the Belgian paper. I hope Paint will remain, I would seriously miss it if it were gone. |
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