Pokki is a freeware Start menu replacement program, previously available for Windows XP and 7. The developers recently added Windows 8 functionality, allowing users of that O/S to bring the Start menu back and avoid the goofy new user interface completely.
The Verge has a nice writeup on the new Windows 8 features in Pokki .
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appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal ) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO . Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page , and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site .
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