Animated rant about Windows 8

Brian Boyko’s 20+ minute animated video is an entertaining – albeit painful – look at the new Microsoft operating system. Spoiler: he hated it. Boyko originally intended to spend several days working with Windows 8, and produce his review on a Windows 8 computer, but he gave up in frustration and made this video instead. The video is worth watching; although some of what he says is admittedly personal opinion, he delves into the science of user interfaces and explains why in some respects, Windows 8 is worse than DOS.

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing 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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