On Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 10:14:51AM -0500, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
| From: phiscock@ee.ryerson.ca
| I was impressed by the packaging and build quality of the computer. I was | not impressed by Windows 8.1, which is a real dog's breakfast of Selling | Stuff and Requesting All Your Information, and a really badly designed UI.
When you first log into Win8.1, they want you to use a Microsoft identity (i.e. in the cloud). Only when you cancel do they offer you the choice of local credentials. This is not obvious and most folks get tricked.
1. If the network is not connected, then it will give you opportunity to create "local" account. 2. When it asks for Microsoft id, type something common (ie. user=abc@com, pass=abc) and it will complain, and give you "local" account. -- William