<div dir="ltr">This isn't really a question for me, but since almost none of the smaller rural libraries I know actually monitor this list, I'll just chime in to say that none of the libraries I work with have Windows 8 yet. If any staff happen to have Windows 8 experience of any sort, it'll be on their own time with a computer they may have obtained on their own for personal use. So staff support for Win8 will be nearly non-existent at my libraries.<div>
<br></div><div style>That being said, however, I have a few libraries that are at a bit of a crossroads here. They're running 6-7 year old computers and need to upgrade. The big question, however, is: Do we stick with the tried and true Windows 7, or go with Windows 8 that has reportedly had a lower adoption rate than even Windows Vista had? Since 6-8 years is the typical useful lifespan of the computers I put out there in the libraries I support, Windows 7 will be pretty darned old by then.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>This seems to be a particularly bad time to buy new computers, what with being stuck in the middle of a transition period between what seems to be generally considered a good version of Windows and a version which seems to be generally considered a not so good version. It's all reminiscent of the whole Windows XP to Vista transition, only worse. I was able to skip Vista entirely, but I don't think we're going to be so lucky this time around. The best I might be able to do is to wait for the v8.1 "refresh".</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Shelley Bylica <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bylicash@oplin.org" target="_blank">bylicash@oplin.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Everyone. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">How many of you are being proactive and learning Windows 8 right away? I had a senior patron come in with a laptop that has a Windows 8 operating system who was so kind as to leave a disc tutorial for that operating system so that I could learn it so that I could teach her how to use her computer. I really could use a tutorial that helps to quickly and readily translate previous experience with Windows 7 and earlier to Windows 8 – this intro disc is very *YAWN*. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Still, are you all preparing now to train others on Windows 8 just as it is coming out, or are you planning to wait until wider adoption has been demonstrated? This is more of a question for rural communities with slower rates of tech adoption. <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate your feedback.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Shelley B.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Shelley Bylica<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Public Services Librarian<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Marvin Memorial Library<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
29 W. Whitney Ave.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Shelby, OH 44875<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:419-347-5576%20ext.%201" value="+14193475576" target="_blank">419-347-5576 ext. 1</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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