1. Transitioning To Windows 8 & Touchscreen 5 March 2013

2. Presentation on-line
Local

3. Overview Why Squares and Where’s the Desktop? For / Against Discussion
Major Enhancements of Windows 8
Miscellaneous Features
Dislikes of Windows 8
More Info Links

4. Why Squares and Where’s the Desktop?
Squares & Rectangles called Tiles
Like Normal Desktop Shortcuts
More Powerful
Display Images
Receive News Feeds s
Access Desktop
Via Desktop Tile
Via Toggle of Windows Button
Almost same as Windows 7 or XP Dektop

5. For / Against Windows 8 For
On the right hardware, it's sleek, fast and fun
Huge security improvements
Better battery life, faster boot
Great for touch
Against
Start menu gone
Can't boot to the desktop
You'll want a touchscreen Stylus
Modern UI takes getting used to
Some older CPUs won't run it

6. Major Enhancements of Windows 8
Starts with Start Screen Vice Desktop
Stops automatically into Standby Mode
Open Apps with Click; Close with Discard Gesture
Uses Touchscreen; Mouse; Stylus; or Finger
Split Screen Controlled by Fingers
Semantic Zoom with the Pinch
Uses Virtual Keyboard, Attached or USB Keyboard
Charms for Search, Share, Start, Devices, or Settings
Select Applications (Apps) from Search Charm
Ultra Low Power Consumption for Windows 8 apps

7. Virtual Touchscreen In Desktop, click on keyboard in taskbar
In Start Screen, Context will Activate
Letters & some punctuation on one Keyboard
Numbers & Special Characters on another
Not all keys are on Virtual Keyboard
Function Keys
Print Screen & other Special Keys
Bigger Keys Allow Use of Fingers

8. Split Screen
Split Screens may be useful Simply slide finger 1/3rd across screen Tab through open apps

9. Charms
Activated by right-to-left swoosh on right Or Mouse Left-Click to Upper or Lower Right

10. Search Charm for App Selection

11. PC Lasts 5-6 Hours or Longer
Low Power Consumption
Use of 64-bit instruction set vice old x-86 set
Use of Connected Standby
(where your PC turns off but leaves the wireless running and receiving only the notifications you've asked for, so your stays up to date and you can get VoIP calls, but apps aren't running and neither is Windows).
PC Lasts 5-6 Hours or Longer

12. Dislikes Windows 8
Touch Screen takes getting use to – I am still learning after a month and a half.
Can’t use my Printer (HP Color Laserjet CP 1020nw) with Wireless – Only with USB Connection
Photos can be rotated for icon; but not for display – Maybe I need a different App?
Many Apps not preinstalled
No Media viewer – Initially could not see .jpg’s
Many Apps are free from App Store

13. More Info

14. Questions
Last Chance to Ask Questions

15. Future Plans Suggestions for Future MGS Computer SIGs:
Exploring The On-Line 1940 Federal Census– October 2012
Ten Useful Computer Tips for Genealogical Research – November 2012
Making Custom Linage Charts – January 2013
Making Personalized Genealogical Maps – February 2013
Transitioning To Windows 8 & Touchscreen – March 2013
Posting Genealogical Files to Your Home Page (Don Campbell)
Getting Pictures into Family History (Gay Schoenknecht )
Exploring New York Times Archive
Exploring First Search
Posting Stuff to WWW
Explore Infoweb
Exploring MyHeritage.com (not to be confused with Heritage Quest)
Exploring Ancestry.com
Beginning Computer Stuff
SteveMorse.org
Using Iphone for Genealogy
Ten Useful Internet Tips for Genealogical Research
Other Useful Programs
What else would you like to have addressed at future Computer SIG Meetings????? re