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So many people giving bad information here. I have been a registered Microsoft Developer for several years now. I understand that for most people reviews of windows can seem very vague and seem to focus mostly on the user interface. Also often by critics scared of change.

I look at Windows generations from a different perspective, I take the into consideration with current trends and hardware performance, this is the reason for metro in Windows 8, it was aimed at the touchscreen generation. Windows 7 contained massive CPU, GPU, and memory performance gains(DX11 and AVX(CPU instructions)). Very similar to XP. Vista was generated for its new look, and 'kernel'(Windows Core). XP and Vista are the only new operating systems microsoft has released since Windows 95.

Taking this into perspective on newer hardware running modern apps, upgrading will always suit you best, irrespective of what you opinion of the GUI is. That is what most here are debating. Apps will follow Windows trends and Windows will also follow the apps. I have seen apps introduce support for touch screen, this means larger buttons, pinch zooming and more, this of course affects the design and flow of the program. People have to catch up, this has always been the case in the IT industry. Retrain, retrain, retrain.

People would like to think that their PC will last many years. 2 - 4 is the max life of a PC for a modern user. During that time a user will spend about 50% of its value upgrading and repairing it. Microsoft works closely with hardware manufacturers, very closely. Processors, Graphics Cards, Motherboards and all the key components that make up your computer, smart phone, smart tv, tablet or games console for many generations have been designed for the "current OS" this is due to a mixture of driver enhancements and hardware improvements.

For example a modern Computer Aided Design program would work best on Windows 8, The ability to draw directly on the screen would have huge advantages, the user would then want everything else touch activated. Due to touchscreen technology now being normal the interface is no longer clumsy and much more easily accessed.

Then take it from a young persons perspective, who has only ever known touchscreen, from their phones and tablets. The leap for them is also welcomed. The mouse for these users is seen as a drag and unneeded. Microsoft just went a little early, not enough people were converted to touch screen, but microsoft was also targetting the highly lucrative touch screen market. Intel was reducing processor size and voltage, dell was miniaturising its form factor, ready for what you know as the "Ultrabook".

DX11 in Windows 7 was the reason for upgrading, it offered new graphics technologies such as tessellation, as well as a new shader model. New instruction sets were added though these didn't launch till SP1, giving huge CPU gains for Intel users. Users reported almost a 80% performance boost using Sandy Bridge CPU's or later.

All web browsers as of HTML5 are hardware unlocked. This means Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and such has direct access to the Processor, Graphics and other hardware internally. This is intended to give websites a boost, and does dramatically. Legacy hardware(old machines) suffer, as the Internet a place where a 15 year old laptop could happily go to any webpage is over. Upgrading your PC only for gaming, video/photo editing, CAD, and other performance hungry applications is disappearing, plus with more everyday users doing this without knowing, thanks to action cams and camera phones.

I would service lots of PC's domestically, almost all the users had similar requests for a home pc. Internet, work and social interaction. Any PC over 4 years today is going to struggle, for example watching a 1080p Youtube video whilst playing music, would cause a slow down. Your PC will seem 'slow' after 2.

Windows 10 targets a new problem. The diversity in hardware. Windows 8 and all previous were designed to run on 100% IBM compatible machines. Windows 10 however scales itself to device. Mobile phones, tablets, PC and all other Windows 10 devices will use the same kernel and cloud service. Meaning the windows on your phone will be identical to your laptop and mirrored. Transferring media will be a thing of the past, what's available on the laptop is available on the phone on vice versa. For those of us with multiple devices this is ideal. I am interested as to how it handles my films and digital content management. If draconian here they will fail before they begin.

In my experience under 30 - 35 prefer to go forwards where as above this tends to want same same. I think it is more an understanding on the younger people's part that this is only going to get faster, and as such never be same same. This is why technology is aimed at young people.It will be interesting to see if the age rises, or if my own friends start to suffer the curse.

Great perspective - thanks.

Pretty tricky for the Junta (who control the NLA) to prosecute PTP for 'overthrowing democracy with King as head of state', when it was they, in fact who did that.

This has nothing to do with justice, or the rule of law.

It has everything to do with the totally politicised courts, NLA, NACC, bureaucracy and all the rest of it.

The question is, with the removal of the Guy in Dubai and his proxies, how long before this coalition of powerbrokers turn on each other? Even the army has a number of different factions.

Actually the NAAC wanted to impeach the former parliament president and former Senate speaker for their role in abetting and supporting the attempt of then MPs of the Pheu Thai and coalition parties and senators to amend the Constitution to change the composition of the Senate. Following the NLA rejected the impeachment case.

So, your post has nothing to do with the topic. It seems you just use the opportunity to distract and divert.

Thank you sir.

I understand that the issue on the compilation of the senate, according to the court case, is one of 'overthrow' of the constitution and democracy (ironically, by making the Senate more democratic)

I certainly don't want to distract or divert anyone from the fascinating discussions here.

"Tensions escalated late last year, when the governing party passed a constitutional amendment restoring the Senate as a fully elected body.

The Constitutional Court struck down the change, ruling in November that making the Senate fully elected was an attempt to “overthrow” democracy, a decision that has been criticized by constitutional scholars."

I will be purchasing a new computer when they are released with the new Windows.

I have been running Windows 8 since beta was released. I like Windows 8.

I like W8. I like the Metro interface - better than a start menu, for mouse as well as touch in my experience. But it's easy to run in Desktop mode if you prefer that.

But I won't upgrade. Agree with some posters - if it ain't bust, don't fix it. It's not likely the new system will do anything new that I need.

As Tallguy says there was talk of W9 being a free upgrade. Seems unlikely now.

I wonder is there will be support for ARM processors? Probably not. Which means no more of the terrible RT version.

Pretty tricky for the Junta (who control the NLA) to prosecute PTP for 'overthrowing democracy with King as head of state', when it was they, in fact who did that.

This has nothing to do with justice, or the rule of law.

It has everything to do with the totally politicised courts, NLA, NACC, bureaucracy and all the rest of it.

The question is, with the removal of the Guy in Dubai and his proxies, how long before this coalition of powerbrokers turn on each other? Even the army has a number of different factions.

taxi fares rose in 2007 - the 35 baht base rate stayed the same, but the cost/km rose, as did the idling charge.

Not complaining though. They're due a rise. Taxis are pretty good, when they agree to take you at all ....

Getting them to use the METER is the hard thing

Really?

My biggest problem is they simply refuse to take me.

Guess it depends where you embark and go to.

YL PROPOSES that the senate be fully elected, and is accused of 'attempting to overthrow the democratic constitution with King as head of state'

Prayuth actually DOES overthrow the constitution.

And which one is getting impeached???

Only in Thailand.

I don't think she proposed that. Her brother instructed PTP to pursue that.

PTP also suggested some other changes to go along with that, removing restrictions on family members etc.

A lower and upper house packed with Shin family, extended family and assorted toadies. How very former Eastern bloc. Then we'd have seen a succession of laws rubber stamped to put Thaksin, a recently pardoned Thaksin, in a supreme role, from which it would be almost impossible to remove him. Democracy Shin style - we make the laws, you abide by them.

interesting - you have a link on "other changes to go along with that, removing restrictions on family members"

as memory serves (stuggling to find a link though) the main impeachment accusation was trying to undermine the constitutional democracy with ... you know the rest.

Fully agreed that the Guy In Dubai wants to stack every department with cronies. But I don't see the new powerbrokers as doing any different. YL was prosecuted for 'Abuse of Power' for installing her own relative as national security chief. She was replacing the previous coups own crony Thawil. But the new guys have done exactly the same.

I don't see this as good guys taking over from bad. Just more of the same power grabbing by different factions. The difference is that PT party always relied on the vote - who the people vote in, they can vote out. But by diverging power to bureaucrats, courts, councils, and undoubtedly a strong Military veto/appointed ministers the people don't have the ability to vote them out of power.

With Taksin's party out of the picture, and power resting in various offices there will be the usual power grabbing in-fighting and corruption as in the past.

I don't buy into the piture that with Thaksin gone, there will only be 'good people' left and everything will be nice, democratic and clean.

YL PROPOSES that the senate be fully elected, and is accused of 'attempting to overthrow the democratic constitution with King as head of state'

Prayuth actually DOES overthrow the constitution.

And which one is getting impeached???

Only in Thailand.

Complete rubbish, how are your clan able to bash the PM without a visit??? How is it that the press criticized the PM for the microphones, or the Bikini remark--or or or. Difference here is----the PM trying to right the country has people shouting get out dictators-- your not elected--armies are no good to rule--Junta--coup--Your lousy at human rights ??? all this is not needed, hence the reasons for some shut up -words.

If therefore you disapprove use the Constructive criticism method it is approved by the PM--IT IS CALLED FEEDBACK. not your style, this is why majority of posters oppose you.

The PM is trying to be open with the people and is open with his agenda for how he is going about his clean up.

I am able to bash the PM without a visit because I am a foreigner, and it would create a serious international incident if I was hauled off for attitude adjustment. Even the Burmese junta only ever dared to deport foreigners.

I am seriously half expecting to be deported and blacklisted, but I don't care because I am in the process of relocating myself and my family.

I think that for Thai people it is a different story. All it takes to be arrested is to read 1984, eat sandwiches or make the Hunger Games salute.

The government of my home country is also shouting "get out dictators" etc. I'm assuming that you think they all need some "attitude adjustment" in incommunicado detention too.

If I made the constructive criticism that military rule is only going to end up polarising the country even more (like it did last time), and to avoid this the best thing to do is to return the country to civilian rule immediately, then my post would be deleted.

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am I reading from your post you have an attitude problem regarding the PM here and how he is doing well, or is It just thing you have against the intervention. Have a nice re-location to a super democratic area (paradise).

"How the PM is doing well?" 555 He has been condemned around the world (except for such enlightened souls as the Chinese communists and the Burmese generals). This will only increase the longer the military regime stays in power. Plus the risk of civil war will increase too.

And as soon as there are free and fair elections, then the "Democrats" (or whatever party Prayuth starts if he actually does) are going to get eaten alive, probably worse than they did after the last coup (since this one has been more repressive). And the reds will end up back in power again. Even if every single member of Pheu Thai is banned from politics for life, then the party will just rebuild itself from the ground up like it has before.

So in the long term, he has no viable endgame.

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I'm not so sure. I think that YL would win a free and fair election even now (I'm not voicing an opinion if that would be a good or a bad thing). But I don't think there will be 'free and fair' elections again.

Expect both Houses to be stacked with appointees ('moral' people!).

Expect a ban on anyone being in Government who has not been in a political party for 3 years (empowering the judicial coup format).

Expect the new court cast against Somchai to result in a lifetime ban, which will apply to Yaowapa Shin. too.

If Taksin &co are successfully sidelined, with power resting in various offices and appointments, instead of in democracy, expect serious in-fighting as the anti-Taksin factions turn on each other.

Uh-oh

Mr P said he would not mount a coup, then he did. Said he would not be PM, then he did. So we can presume that he will indeed be forming a political party - but not until he has removed Yingluck with Kangaroo courts, because she would easily defeat him in a level playing field.

Instead of paying off the police officer when they pull you over for a small infraction of the traffic laws you then have to accept the 200 or 2000 baht fine, for example, and pay the fine at a designated place and often enough go to great lengths to address the issue just because you did not turn on your blinker signal when making a right hand turn that day while a police officer, performing his sworn duty, pulls you over and fines you and can not be paid on the spot, with a warning, Rather you have to do it by the book and to the letter of the law and all the headaches involved.

That is the way it should be ...but still most people would simply pay a fine right there and be done with it rather than say: "Oh no officer, please fine me the full amount and lets do this by the book and the both of us do our part to eliminate this pervasive social problem called graft and corruption"

Accepting the proper and full fine is not only a headache for you (the fined) but a headache for the police as well. First the cop who caught you has to fill in a ticket. Then a fine duty clerk at the police station has to take the fine and issue receipt. Then there is probably a lot more paperwork that the police then have to do now they officially have your fine as it has to be distributed around the proper channels. I'd suggest it is more or at least as much of a headache for them than it is for you.

Incidentally for the few times I've been fined for a traffic violation the official fine has always turned out much less than the cop who caught me asked for. But then when they see Farang they don't see me they see $$$$.

I thought they take the fine to the station and pay it in for you - all part of the service. No?

"He also warned that younger people would copy the wrong values about corruption if they discovered that many corrupt officials and politicians could get away with it."

while we just found out:

Matichon did some digging and found that they were Bosch microphones (Bosch DCN multimedia is the product name) which were retailing for 99,000 Baht a piece, but less than a day later the price had been pushed up to 199,000 a piece

Curiously it was the whistle blowers occupation of Government House that caused it to be trashed, and in need of refurbishment. Also in the article :

Prayuth blamed the deep-rooted problem for the social division and political conflict which led to fatal street protests and other violent acts over the past decade.

While most of the protests and violent acts were down to yellow shirts, and whistle blowers taking over government house several times, blockading roads and Ministries etc.. Add in the Red Shirts, and this is clearly not protests against corruption, and more a case of rival power-brokers manipulating all the variables, ensuring the corruption flows their own way.

Would be good to see the Junta declare their assets (the NACC have stated they won't force Junta to declare).

Would be good to see accountability and civilian oversight of the 193 000 000 baht Military budget.

Or is the corruption they are fighting 'other people's' corruption?

Come to think of it, it is not corruption on the part of the military - they just take the money. End of. At least with corruption, the perpetrators have to at least pretend they are not taking the money!

Anything goes if it's aimed against the junta, NCPO and so ?

Anyway, PM Prayuth mentioned what would happen with NLA or Cabinet members if they got caught. Swift, legal justice.

swift justice is only effective is there is proper scrutiny - in this case, of Military budget spending.

It is honestly too soon to tell if the Junta will in fact make good on their anti-corruption platform.

Personally I see the country as a cash cow, and all the groups fight to be on the front udder. Can't see much changing. After all it was the serially-corrupt Suthep who got this ball rolling.

Why always try to distract with the 'but what about the army, budgets, etc."

AS for the rest, yes too soon to tell, but till now the NCPO has done some good work. As far as I'm concerned that includes sidelining all politicians.

Why?

My point is that if the Junta is serious about anti-corruption they might lead with transparency of their own 193 billion baht budget. If they are serious about reform, they might start with reforms of the Military.

I have little confidence personally, but time will tell.

Would be good to see the Junta declare their assets (the NACC have stated they won't force Junta to declare).

Would be good to see accountability and civilian oversight of the 193 000 000 baht Military budget.

Or is the corruption they are fighting 'other people's' corruption?

Come to think of it, it is not corruption on the part of the military - they just take the money. End of. At least with corruption, the perpetrators have to at least pretend they are not taking the money!

Anything goes if it's aimed against the junta, NCPO and so ?

Anyway, PM Prayuth mentioned what would happen with NLA or Cabinet members if they got caught. Swift, legal justice.

swift justice is only effective is there is proper scrutiny - in this case, of Military budget spending.

It is honestly too soon to tell if the Junta will in fact make good on their anti-corruption platform.

Personally I see the country as a cash cow, and all the groups fight to be on the front udder. Can't see much changing. After all it was the serially-corrupt Suthep who got this ball rolling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

My concern is not the amount of money (personally I am against all military spending, and against all military, especially the UK and US), but more about the accountability and civilian oversight.

Would be good to see the Junta declare their assets (the NACC have stated they won't force Junta to declare).

Would be good to see accountability and civilian oversight of the 193 000 000 baht Military budget.

Or is the corruption they are fighting 'other people's' corruption?

Come to think of it, it is not corruption on the part of the military - they just take the money. End of. At least with corruption, the perpetrators have to at least pretend they are not taking the money!

Population UK. Their budget for the military ??? compare that with Thailand. any answers on that ???

Note that the NACC get to choose who to audit, and have stated the Junta does not have to declare assets.

Talk about corruption.

There is a talk on this topic on this Wednesday 9th July by a Vipassana meditation teacher who is also a keen Advaita student : http://www.littlebang.org/

Thanks. But can anyone point me to someone who I can pay to do this for me?

I have a wordpress site (under 3GB in size) and need to migrate it to a different server. I have a cpanel backup.

Anyone know a decent guy who can do this for me? There was some issue about 'permalinks' I was not sure about so I don't want to try and do it myself.

Thanks

Thanks - yes I have been looking at the ones with the pipe, but I need to seal the room (due to breathing problems). I did find one make, a Gree, that's the same type, but could be put against the window with a bit of fettling.

I used the 2nd hand Japanese ones from Klong Thom (chinatown) for 10 years, with a power adapter. But they are no longer sold there - the guy says they are too expensive compared to proper air-cons, and even in Japan there's only one company remaining that makes them.

I have seen a few Window type air-cons in Thailand, installed in buildings - but the owners have no idea where the units came from.

Looks liek I'll have to go with the Gree at 20 000 baht.