guru Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 http://www.mylivetile.com/ via WPCentral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Guru, I like your posts. If I could +1 you, I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Veteran Posted July 6, 2011 Veteran Share Posted July 6, 2011 Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 The question is - why isn't this a native feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchadowns Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The question is - why isn't this a native feature? Because most people don't want to waste their valuable screen space with icons that do nothing. I'd rather have a functional app in the place of a useless header. Prince781 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramonga Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Because most people don't want to waste their valuable screen space with icons that do nothing. I'd rather have a functional app in the place of a useless header. +1 Great. A tile you can customize with text and colors.......next. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I just realized this is just a text header. The bigger question to Microsoft is when will they deliver the ability to create user-hubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guru Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Because most people don't want to waste their valuable screen space with icons that do nothing. I'd rather have a functional app in the place of a useless header. The could Allow for some Text instead of the Tiles, that takes lot less screen space... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Veteran Posted July 11, 2011 Veteran Share Posted July 11, 2011 The question is - why isn't this a native feature? Because it goes against the concepts of the Windows and Windows Phone Start screens in terms of how they are laid out. I just realized this is just a text header. The bigger question to Microsoft is when will they deliver the ability to create user-hubs? What do you mean by 'user hub'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted July 11, 2011 Global Moderator Share Posted July 11, 2011 Because it goes against the concepts of the Windows and Windows Phone Start screens in terms of how they are laid out. What do you mean by 'user hub'? He means a hub you can make yourself where you can dump stuff into, so, basically a folder. heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 i use this myself, makes my phone ten times better :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 He means a hub you can make yourself where you can dump stuff into, so, basically a folder. heh. Yeah people want to know why MSFT had dropped the ball on folders. Don't tell me it's because "they dare to be different". :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo158 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yeah people want to know why MSFT had dropped the ball on folders. Don't tell me it's because "they dare to be different". :crazy: Trolling again I see, GTFO and go back to an Apple forum. You haven't even used a Windows Phone so why the **** are you even commenting in Windows Phone threads and trying to incite an arguement. Prince781 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yeah people want to know why MSFT had dropped the ball on folders. Don't tell me it's because "they dare to be different" Folders on modern devices... Microsoft has spend a lot of time and effort trying to persuade people that the way to organise data is by usage & purpose rather than an outdated idea such as by folder. Apple have tried the same. Also, people who use their stock symbol MSFT outside of a financial conversation are usually trying to look more knowledgable than they really are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Folders on modern devices... Microsoft has spend a lot of time and effort trying to persuade people that the way to organise data is by usage & purpose rather than an outdated idea such as by folder. Apple have tried the same. Also, people who use their stock symbol MSFT outside of a financial conversation are usually trying to look more knowledgable than they really are. I never understood why computers should hide technical abstractions like folders away. This dumbing-down of computing is really bad for society. Computers used to be for geeks only and we loved the complexity of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guru Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 I never understood why computers should hide technical abstractions like folders away. This dumbing-down of computing is really bad for society. Computers used to be for geeks only and we loved the complexity of it. Gmail uses labels.. tagging instead of "Folders". Its called moving on - progress. lets you provide more relevant and contextual result when you search. Windows is moving in that direction. people have waaaaay to many files and a lot less time these days for a neat classification. Internet changed a lot of things. the "geek only" bit is a bit elitist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo158 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Gmail uses labels.. tagging instead of "Folders". Its called moving on - progress. lets you provide more relevant and contextual result when you search. Windows is moving in that direction. people have waaaaay to many files and a lot less time these days for a neat classification. Internet changed a lot of things. the "geek only" bit is a bit elitist ^^This KingCrimson, you do realise that us "geeks" are a minority and that software developers develop for the majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 It's hardly dumbing down. Folders are a dumb concept. It's an arbitrary way of sorting data that allows for ONE parameter. Tags, usage, etc allow much greater use of the data. It took me a long time to move away from folders and embrace newer ways of sorting files and data. I was protective of my folder structure, but now I much prefer usage akin to tags, kinda how iTunes works. Saying it's bad for computing is utter BS. It makes data easier to find, faster to use, better to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Because it goes against the concepts of the Windows and Windows Phone Start screens in terms of how they are laid out. What do you mean by 'user hub'? Ignore KingCrimson for now, he/she is just trolling WP7 in this and that other (which OS is more efficient) thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihilus Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Computers used to be for geeks only and we loved the complexity of it. Because folders are complex? :D On a serious note, and ignoring the troll, this "customisation" seems a bit limited. Was thinking it was a way to make my own animated tiles for a second there, got me all excited :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo158 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Because folders are complex? :D On a serious note, and ignoring the troll, this "customisation" seems a bit limited. Was thinking it was a way to make my own animated tiles for a second there, got me all excited :( Believe me it does help to organise the apps I have pinned to the start screen, i'll post photos of my phone using it later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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