Windows 8.1 is far superior to Windows 7. Almost anyone claiming otherwise is someone just following the Microsoft sucks fad. A more modern design, MUCH better performance, faster boot, Skydrive, better support for emerging technologies like SSDs and and UEFI/GPT.

Going with Windows 7 now would be like going with XP when 7 was coming on. Sure, you may prefer the older interface and ways of doing things, but you are inhibiting your future proofing and performance of your system, and once you finally make the upgrade (and you will) you will realize how stupid everything you thought you liked was.

As to Office 2013 vs. 2010, there is really no difference. Office 2013 integrates better with Skydrive, another big advantage of Windows 8. The only reason I upgraded because I get $10 Office upgrades since I work for my university's IT department so why not.

For sure. The resolutions of screens can make the serifs difficult to discern. That's basically it.

Consider this. I am currently using a 1920x1080 24" screen. That equates to a max resolution of about 92 ppi (pixels per inch). The highest resolution you will find on computers will be about 220, which is the MBP retina screen. You will actually find that most computer-based images/fonts/etc. are designed for 72 ppi. Now, most printed things are a much higher resolution. For example, most household printers will print at 300 ppi. What this higher resolution equates to is a higher ability to display fine details well, such as serifs.

Obviously it is still fine to read serif fonts on screens. You probably still use them frequently. But it just isn't necessary and can look a bit ugly, especially when you consider anti-aliasing problems and the lower resolution. Might as well just remove them, right?

In the past years there has been a shift from most documents being printed to most documents being electronic. For viewing on a screen, you want a sans serif font. Times New Roman is a serif font, so that's why that was changed. As to why Calibri was the specific sans serif font chosen, as opposed to, say, Arial, it's because it was designed specifically for Microsoft and it's special font technology.

I'm in the same situation as you. Really liked this girl. We went out one night and ended up hooking up. I thought she really liked me, and I asked her out. Turns out she isn't looking for a relationship. I've been upset about this for the past week.

How do you get over it? You have to let it pass. I'm still upset about it. Hell, I'm pissed off at her because she played me pretty hard but I still can't stop thinking of her. Emotions like that aren't just something you can forget. I've talked about this with her openly and it didn't really help.

Go see your family, hang out with your friends for a bit, try to find another girl. That's what has helped me feel better.

That's weird, at my school in every lab there's a desktop at every station. When I had a C++ class we just went into a computer lab.cain006

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It's amazing how one "meh" movie can really dampen people's enthusiasm towards seeing big ccharacters together on the big screen. Although perhaps you could argue it was to movies that made people go "meh" if you count DKR. Not to meniton the ending of Rises raises serious questions about how those two universes would collide. Would Bruce Wayne return? Would it be "not Robin" playing Batman? Also how the hell does the Bruce Wayne of Nolan's Gotham even keep up with Snyder's overpowered God of a character?

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