Windows 8.1
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 by kona0197 | Discussion: Personal Computing
So, to make a long story short, life has been turned upside down for me. Went through a bad breakup, and escaped with almost nothing. So I sold a few things I no longer needed, and bought a Windows 8.1 tablet. Tried a full size laptop first, but with my current situation, and the fact I am now more mobile than I ever was in the last few years, I went with the tablet instead. Nothing special about this tablet, it has a Intel Atom quad-core processor, 32 GB solid state drive, and only 1 GB of DDR3 system RAM. Somehow it runs Windows 8.1 (with Bing) quite well, and is very snappy. Problem is me. I don't think I can get used to Windows 8. And I need your help figureing out what browser to use. This little thing does not run Chrome or Firefox very well at all. I have also tried Pale Moon, Midori, Maxthon, and Opera. I need a browser that is lightweight, but also has at least ad block as an option.
Other thoughts about Windows 8...
The good stuff:
Handles memory quite well
IE is quite fast
App store makes it easy to install programs
Live tiles are handy
Windows 8 handles touchscreens well
Fast start up and shut down times
The bad stuff:
Too many ways to do the same thing
IE from the Start screen is hard to use
Updates take forever to download and install, much worse than Windows 7
Having to have an Microsoft email to do many things on the system
Drops WiFi often (Could be my hardware...)
Any other thoughts or tips would help. I can't go back to what I had. Windows 8 is here to stay. 
Reply #2 Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:55 AM
http://www.iegallery.com/en-us/trackingprotectionlists
go with EasyList Standard plus EasyPrivacy
or (easier to manage):
or (this costs money, just in case "more mobile than ever" means "can finally afford a car" and not "no longer has a home"):
http://adguard.com/en/adblock-adguard-internet-explorer.html
Reply #3 Tuesday, November 25, 2014 12:50 PM
Yes Jafo, IE is a browser. I know. Thanks Moshi, will look into it.
Reply #5 Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:06 PM
I explained to you on the other thread that you do NOT need to have a MS account to use/install Win8.
You DO need one to get some things from the store, but you can simply enter your credentials for individual apps instead of switching to a MS account.
Reply #6 Wednesday, November 26, 2014 2:20 AM
This is so funny! That's how I feel about IE, too!
Good one, Doc! 
Reply #7 Wednesday, November 26, 2014 2:59 AM
PHOON IS RIGHT JUST RUN A LOCAL with admin the same as PC use ms to get app, all so try the CM browser from play store , it is light and fast i use it on my tablet . 
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Reply #1 Tuesday, November 25, 2014 6:23 AM
IE is a browser....