Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-5641163-20150522174501/@comment-5641163-20150524012106

''Note: Hmmm. Did you know that if you tap ESC when writing a post like this it clears it all, and you can't get it back? I instinctively hit CTRL+I for italics which brought up a menu instead. Tapped ESC without thinking, entire post gone. Lesson learned the hard way. FFS.''

(take two) My clients get Firefox as standard, with Adblock Plus. IE I remove entirely. If they're already using Chrome then I don't change it. Seems to work.

I use IE as my primary, Firefox for YouTube (with various add-ons to make it less irritating) and Chrome for Twitch, which isn't often. It's instinctive for me to close apps when I've finished using them, dates back to Windows 98, I think, when having more than one thing open would drop performance in half.

My PC setup is two-fold. I can navigate using entirely just the keyboard, which I do most of the time. KB shortcuts to launch apps like IE and Outlook, the Run command for launching other apps (I can launch Run and type "winword" faster than I could mouse to an icon, which also dazzles my clients!), and shortcuts to open my carefully organised folders for TV series and games.

However, when I'm sat sideways on with my feet up while watching a movie, I can use solely the mouse in my left hand to navigate, using the "Quick Launch" toolbar I made and desktop shortcuts. It's a weird skill, but useful!

My "dinosaur" status means that ALT-TAB is my primary navigation method, which doesn't gel very well with pinned apps, gestures or stacking. I appreciate how useful they are (especially for people with big or multiple screens) but for me I just jump between maximised apps with the keyboard. I've perfected the art of using Windows. From 20 years ago. ;-)

Windows 8.1 adds almost nothing, by the way, you get a Start Button that just opens the same screen, a few more close buttons so people can find their way out, and it's slightly easier to shut down the PC. Otherwise identical.

Heh, your machine generates visions of a ticking time-bomb, or something out of Metropolis! If I read about a black hole being generated on the East Coast of the USA I'll know it was you!