Not to mention that if you're running an older version of Windows you CAN'T upgrade to a newer Intel processor due to a lack of functioning drivers.

Do they also prevent you from transferring it? I could see if they blocked payments but blocking transfers would be super shady.

I traded in my TDI for a Bolt. You get used to 'single pedal mode' pretty quickly and it's actually less tiring than driving normally. Moving your foot back and forth is way more intensive, doubly so in stop and go traffic. You can still smash the normal brake if there's an emergency. I feel like you'll stop sooner due to the fact that it'll already be slowing while you're moving between pedals while a gas car would just be coasting.

How do you drive normally if you can't keep your foot on the pedal? Relying on cruse control constantly seems way more hazardous.

You MAY want to look at an alternative like Pale Moon. The UI option still exists in that fork and I don't expect them to remove it.

For reference, it looks like they pulled it out here: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=851701

Yes. In about:config set browser.tabs.closeButtons to 3.

This only works in Pale Moon; this setting has been removed from Firefox proper.

I just looked at the users statistics for Classic Theme Restorer. I'd think an increase of 7962% in users from version 28 to 29 would suggest a good chunk of the Firefox user community doesn't in fact like the new UI. Granted that's not the entire userbase, but the number of people using the addon is still increasing.

I used to be a theme developer until this update, but with the recent UI changes I give up. I've been dealing with their crappy versioning system which makes addon development and testing a total pain in the ass, but this is just too much. There are only so many things I'm willing to fix. With 28 I was running 6 addons just to restore basic theme functionality and adding even more and getting a 'kinda but not quite what it was' look with 29 isn't worth it.

I don't understand why the UI needed 'fixing'. Where there a sea of complaints coming in that I couldn't see? The only ones in bugzilla seem to be people asking for old features to be restored or to fix the memory problems. I guess this means the UI is more important then all the other bugs at this point. I suspect we'll be seeing a spike of people stuck on 28, or just dropping Firefox entirely. If you want a Chrome browser you pick Chrome, and not a knockoff clone.

Now might be a good time for IBM to reintroduce the 2.88MB 'ED' format floppy disks. :)

And wasn't it Mozilla who complained that the main reason Firefox ate up so much memory was because people were running 'too many addons'? It seems we're nearing a point where Firefox is only an addon manager, and all the functionality is addon based.

This removal of features is getting extremely irritating, I want to customize my browser to look the way I want it to, not some dev, not some group of self-proclaimed experts. If I wanted lack of choice I'd be using IE or Chrome. What worries me is that fact that the new UI 'upgrade' (aka Australis) looks almost exactly like Chrome. I have a feeling once it oozes from the ground and smears itself all over the interface even more addons will be necessary to restore the classic look and feel.

Here's a direct link to the install package: http://media.steampowered.com/client/installer/steam.deb

I agree, I was only pointing out how Alt+F4 is easy to find in the dark. :)

Some interfaces are going to be more efficient than others depending on where your hands are at the moment. For most desktop usage a touchscreen is going to be the furthest thing from your working area. Even more so for a media center PC, unless the remote is the touchscreen.

Personally I never understood the reasoning for hiding the keyboard shortcuts entirely. I think it started with XP? I know it looks a little cleaner, but how are you supposed to know what keyboard shortcuts do when the visual hints have been totally disabled? I know they can be turned back on, but what's the chance of the average user even finding the option?

I disagree, Alt is right next to the spacebar and F4 has a physical break between it and F5 on most desktop keyboards.

Both keys are pretty easy to find by touch in the dark, although it does require you to know the basic layout.

Mod parent up! I just spent the last 30 minutes reading about Norman Borlaug on Wikipedia. I have no idea why I've never heard of this man, his accomplishments are amazing.

Return to Manufacturer?

I played a bit with the beta, but I just can't get used to Metro. Maybe it's because my monitors aren't touch sensitive. Seems like it would be a decent tablet UI, but on the desktop it's just too cumbersome. Hopefully they'll let people turn it off in SP1, otherwise I'll probably be on 7 until 9 comes out.