Will October 26 ever come?????

I'm waiting for Windows 7 SP2 :D
 

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Golden Mk. I.4
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Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
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Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
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Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
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16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
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EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
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Realtek Integrated
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Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
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1920*1080 and 1920*1080
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1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
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Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
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Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
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Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU
Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling
Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Keyboard
E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
Mouse
steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
Internet Speed
48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security 2013
Browser
IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
Other Info
4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
How can the mouseover come in handy? If you need to get to the desktop, a mouseover won't do it. I don't really see a purpose for it.

Well, I'm not saying I use it a lot, but I think I can think of at least one concrete example where I use it from time to time.

And that is, I often put a lot of sticky notes on my desktop (it varies), and the show desktop hot spot allows me to quickly glance at them without closing all my open windows.

Aside from that, there are just those times (admittedly rare, but there are times) when I simply want to see what is on my desktop without closing all my open windows -- for example, whether or not certain icons or shortcuts are present.

Sometimes I use show desktop so that I can look at the calendar and/or clock gadgets (or even other gadgets like CPU utilization). Yes, I know the date and time is displayed in the lower right corner in the task bar, but it's small print, and sometimes I just prefer to look at the gadgets since they're bigger and more appealing to look at. :)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built/assembled myself
OS
Windows 8 Release Preview x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
Motherboard
ASUS M4A87TD/USB3
Memory
8 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns.G HG281D 27"
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB SATA-3
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB SATA-3
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Western Digital 1 TB External USB
PSU
Corsair HX850W
Case
Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570
Cooling
Stock heatsink/fan
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razer Imperator
Internet Speed
AT&T U-verse
Other Info
Samsung DVD+/-RW (SATA)
LG Blu-ray drive (SATA)
MOTU FastLane USB MIDI interface
E-MU 0404 USB audio interface
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
HP Photosmart 8150 printer
HP Scanjet 4070 scanner
Logitech RumblePad 2
Bigmack.. YES it does help, when I mouse over that tiny sliver of the task bar.. if I click it, I can see my whole desktop in view for me to find a shortcut I need in a big hurry, such as my MWSnap program, which I use it to save or take a partial snap of my desktop or whatever.
If you have Windows 7 try it.Then when you have your program open, click the sliver again, it's gone,
go back to what you were doing. I hope I've made this clear.. sometimes I can muddy up the water... lol
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway 17.3" LCD Intel Dual-Core, 8GB RAM 1TB HDD Windows 8 Laptop
OS
Windows 8 - 64-bit
CPU
2.2GHz Intel Pentium dual-core B960 processor with 2MB L3 ca
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" Ultrabright HD widescreen LED-backlit LCD
Screen Resolution
1280 X 1024
Hard Drives
1TB hard drive-1000 GB HDD
DVD-Super Multi DL drive
PSU
Intel B960 processor
Case
XXXXX
Cooling
XXXXX
Keyboard
Multi Gesture Touchpad
Mouse
USB - portable mouse... I added this
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
I E 10
Other Info
I see nothing about Motherboard info.
I'm not sure about Sound Card
Ports :(3) USB 2.0, (1) HDMI, (1) VGA, (1) Headphone out, (1) Microphone in, (1) Ethernet LAN

•Fast Wi-Fi wireless and wired Gigabit Ethernet networking
•HDMI output
•Kensington lock slot
I have no idea what all this actually means
How can the mouseover come in handy? If you need to get to the desktop, a mouseover won't do it. I don't really see a purpose for it.

Well, I'm not saying I use it a lot, but I think I can think of at least one concrete example where I use it from time to time.

And that is, I often put a lot of sticky notes on my desktop (it varies), and the show desktop hot spot allows me to quickly glance at them without closing all my open windows.

Aside from that, there are just those times (admittedly rare, but there are times) when I simply want to see what is on my desktop without closing all my open windows -- for example, whether or not certain icons or shortcuts are present.

Sometimes I use show desktop so that I can look at the calendar and/or clock gadgets (or even other gadgets like CPU utilization). Yes, I know the date and time is displayed in the lower right corner in the task bar, but it's small print, and sometimes I just prefer to look at the gadgets since they're bigger and more appealing to look at. :)

msdos hi... you have stated it much better than I did.. thanks:)
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway 17.3" LCD Intel Dual-Core, 8GB RAM 1TB HDD Windows 8 Laptop
OS
Windows 8 - 64-bit
CPU
2.2GHz Intel Pentium dual-core B960 processor with 2MB L3 ca
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics with 128MB of dedicated system memory
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" Ultrabright HD widescreen LED-backlit LCD
Screen Resolution
1280 X 1024
Hard Drives
1TB hard drive-1000 GB HDD
DVD-Super Multi DL drive
PSU
Intel B960 processor
Case
XXXXX
Cooling
XXXXX
Keyboard
Multi Gesture Touchpad
Mouse
USB - portable mouse... I added this
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
I E 10
Other Info
I see nothing about Motherboard info.
I'm not sure about Sound Card
Ports :(3) USB 2.0, (1) HDMI, (1) VGA, (1) Headphone out, (1) Microphone in, (1) Ethernet LAN

•Fast Wi-Fi wireless and wired Gigabit Ethernet networking
•HDMI output
•Kensington lock slot
I have no idea what all this actually means

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built/assembled myself
OS
Windows 8 Release Preview x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
Motherboard
ASUS M4A87TD/USB3
Memory
8 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns.G HG281D 27"
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB SATA-3
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB SATA-3
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Western Digital 1 TB External USB
PSU
Corsair HX850W
Case
Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570
Cooling
Stock heatsink/fan
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razer Imperator
Internet Speed
AT&T U-verse
Other Info
Samsung DVD+/-RW (SATA)
LG Blu-ray drive (SATA)
MOTU FastLane USB MIDI interface
E-MU 0404 USB audio interface
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
HP Photosmart 8150 printer
HP Scanjet 4070 scanner
Logitech RumblePad 2
just bought a new asus laptop and can get windows 8 upgrade for $14.99. not upgrading but ill buy it anyways
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
asus k53e bbr23 laptop
OS
windows 7 x64 pro sp1
CPU
intel i5 2540m
Motherboard
asus
Memory
8 gig ddr3 12800
Graphics Card(s)
intel hd 3000
Sound Card
realtek hd audio
Screen Resolution
1366*768 hd
Hard Drives
(1) ST3250312AS ATA Device (2) TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 USB Device
Mouse
lenovo usb mouse
Internet Speed
20Mbps/1Mbps
Urgent: This just in, Oct 26, 2012 has been canceled due to shift in Earth's orbit being too close to the Sun in July causing a fluctuation in our calendar. Oct 26th will be skipped and instead the day after the 25th will be the 27th.
Astronomers believe this was caused by the unusual passing by of a large asteroid field which won't appear again until the year 3128.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU
Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling
Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Keyboard
E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
Mouse
steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
Internet Speed
48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security 2013
Browser
IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
Other Info
4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
I remember when I could get a half pound burger for 25 cents. But yes, 2012 has sped by.
 

My Computer

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Acer AX1700-U1710A
OS
Vista Home Premium, contemplating moving to Linux
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EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
Monitor(s) Displays
39 inch HDTV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Internet Speed
5 megabits
In EF if one put similar topic as this, it will mostly go wildly into a heavy battle. :roflmao:
 

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System One System Two

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    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    MSI
    OS
    Windows 11 Prerelease
    CPU
    CORE i5 10400
    Motherboard
    MSI H510M Pro
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 750Ti
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Curved 24"; Samsung TV 50"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Vi-Gen NVMe 256GB
    WD 3 TB
    Seagate 2 TB
    Seagate 4TB
    PSU
    Power Striker
    Case
    VBR
    Cooling
    Conventional
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    2MBPs
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    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Apple MacBook
    OS
    BigSur
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    8 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13 "
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    SSD 256 GB
Urgent: This just in, Oct 26, 2012 has been canceled due to shift in Earth's orbit being too close to the Sun in July causing a fluctuation in our calendar. Oct 26th will be skipped and instead the day after the 25th will be the 27th.
Astronomers believe this was caused by the unusual passing by of a large asteroid field which won't appear again until the year 3128.

Oh no! At my age I can't afford to lose anymore days. :D
 

My Computer

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Customized build from CyberPower
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP 1
CPU
Intel i5 2500k
Motherboard
Asus P8P67 Deluxe
Memory
8 gigabytes Corsair PC3-12800 DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 superclocked
Sound Card
Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic 23" LCD
Screen Resolution
1980 x 1080
Hard Drives
120 Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD
120 Gb Kingston Hyper X SSD
1 Tb WD Caviar Black HDD
PSU
Coolermaster 1000 watt modular
Case
Coolermaster HAF X full tower
Cooling
Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus
Keyboard
Logitech USB
Mouse
Microsoft 3 button
Internet Speed
download 1.5 Mb/sec upload 300Kb/sec
just bought a new asus laptop and can get windows 8 upgrade for $14.99. not upgrading but ill buy it anyways

Me too. Just ordered a Lenovo and plan on putting Windows 8 on it.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built/assembled myself
OS
Windows 8 Release Preview x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
Motherboard
ASUS M4A87TD/USB3
Memory
8 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns.G HG281D 27"
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB SATA-3
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB SATA-3
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Western Digital 1 TB External USB
PSU
Corsair HX850W
Case
Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570
Cooling
Stock heatsink/fan
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razer Imperator
Internet Speed
AT&T U-verse
Other Info
Samsung DVD+/-RW (SATA)
LG Blu-ray drive (SATA)
MOTU FastLane USB MIDI interface
E-MU 0404 USB audio interface
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
HP Photosmart 8150 printer
HP Scanjet 4070 scanner
Logitech RumblePad 2
Urgent: This just in, Oct 26, 2012 has been canceled due to shift in Earth's orbit being too close to the Sun in July causing a fluctuation in our calendar. Oct 26th will be skipped and instead the day after the 25th will be the 27th.
Astronomers believe this was caused by the unusual passing by of a large asteroid field which won't appear again until the year 3128.

Alert Starfleet. ;)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built/assembled myself
OS
Windows 8 Release Preview x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
Motherboard
ASUS M4A87TD/USB3
Memory
8 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns.G HG281D 27"
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB SATA-3
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB SATA-3
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Western Digital 1 TB External USB
PSU
Corsair HX850W
Case
Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570
Cooling
Stock heatsink/fan
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razer Imperator
Internet Speed
AT&T U-verse
Other Info
Samsung DVD+/-RW (SATA)
LG Blu-ray drive (SATA)
MOTU FastLane USB MIDI interface
E-MU 0404 USB audio interface
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
HP Photosmart 8150 printer
HP Scanjet 4070 scanner
Logitech RumblePad 2
just bought a new asus laptop and can get windows 8 upgrade for $14.99. not upgrading but ill buy it anyways

Me too. Just ordered a Lenovo and plan on putting Windows 8 on it.

I plan on getting a new laptop in January and at this time plan on Windows 7. Could you post a report on how things are with Win 8. Thanks,
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
Motherboard
Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
Memory
Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD6670
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VE228
Screen Resolution
1440 X 900
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
Kingston SH103/S3 120 G Hyper X 120 GB SSD ==
Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Green 7200 RPM ==
PSU
Corsair CX600M == 600 Watt
Case
NZXT Apollo - Silver with Clear Side Panel
Cooling
Three 120 mm Fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse
Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
Internet Speed
AT&T Fiber Optic Wireless Network
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
120 mm Blue LED Fan -- Three Blue LED Lazer Light Sticks
I plan on getting a new laptop in January and at this time plan on Windows 7. Could you post a report on how things are with Win 8. Thanks,

Can do! :)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built/assembled myself
OS
Windows 8 Release Preview x64
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
Motherboard
ASUS M4A87TD/USB3
Memory
8 GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
Monitor(s) Displays
Hanns.G HG281D 27"
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1200
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB SATA-3
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB SATA-3
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Western Digital 1 TB External USB
PSU
Corsair HX850W
Case
Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570
Cooling
Stock heatsink/fan
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razer Imperator
Internet Speed
AT&T U-verse
Other Info
Samsung DVD+/-RW (SATA)
LG Blu-ray drive (SATA)
MOTU FastLane USB MIDI interface
E-MU 0404 USB audio interface
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
HP Photosmart 8150 printer
HP Scanjet 4070 scanner
Logitech RumblePad 2
Urgent: This just in, Oct 26, 2012 has been canceled due to shift in Earth's orbit being too close to the Sun in July causing a fluctuation in our calendar. Oct 26th will be skipped and instead the day after the 25th will be the 27th.
Astronomers believe this was caused by the unusual passing by of a large asteroid field which won't appear again until the year 3128.

Alert Starfleet. ;)

Interestingly. I have seen the claim that the Gregorian calendar could be off by 3-5 years and maybe as much as 10 years. Info came out just before the start of 2001, the 21st century we are in.
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer AX1700-U1710A
OS
Vista Home Premium, contemplating moving to Linux
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
Monitor(s) Displays
39 inch HDTV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Internet Speed
5 megabits
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