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[jefrs]

PeteF - it really depends on what software you rely on. My PC is semi-business, updates to the applications I use arrive regularly, and then you find they won't work or you cannot read colleagues files unless you have an up to date operating system. I prolly used XP longest but then it wouldn't process stuff and I was forced to update and that meant a new PC, but because it was a "business" machine(s) I got a good discount. You get the idea...



If you just use it to surf the web to watch kittens it doesn't make a lot of odds.

[PeteF]

Actually (apart from the kittens) I use my computer for pretty complicated spread sheets to do with sailing handicaps, video editing and sound recording. I still find Windows 7 does all I need. What does need upgrading is the hardware but the installation of an SS drive and more RAM recently speeded things up nicely.

[Rattlebattle]

FWIW I also thought that Windows 7 was the best yet. I certainly had no intention of upgrading to Windows 7, generally held to be an abomination, at least on a laptop or PC. However, as Windows 10 for me was a free upgrade I did try it and I am still using it. It's not dissimilar to Windows 7 if that's how you want it to be, plus there are some enhancements (and a few drawbacks). I'll stay with it, but TBH if I could bin all Windows o/s I would. I kept my old laptop when I bought my current one a few years ago. It used to have Vista on it (yuk) but now I have installed Ubuntu, a Linux distro. If I could wholly swith to this I would, but there are several programs (apps if you must) that simply won't run on Linux (eg TuneEcu, the software I use for maintenance etc on my Hinckley Triumph). This is a real shame because the Linux PC boots really quickly and I can do a single update of the o/s and all programs running on it at a time of my choosing. Also, every single programe on it is free. For example I use Libre Office on both my Windows and Linux PCs - it handles all my Excel spreadsheets perfectly (and some of these are quite complex). Like wise the Word and Powerpoint equivalents are fine. But as Windows programs go Windows 10 is the best so far IMHO. Oh, I can also run any Windows operating system up to and including Vista in a virtual box. These old operating systems are now freeware as they are long past being supported.

[Rattlebattle]

Sorry, I had no intention of upgrading to W8....

[jefrs]

PeteF I think I have over 14TB of hard disk, the WDMyCLoud alone prefers Win10, all very seamless installation storage/backup/cloudy solution for several devices. Win7/8 had a few issues with home networking, so many wifi devices on the market now (printers, the Sky box, fondle slabs, etc), Win10 fixed them. By cloudy I mean I can read/write to the disk over the internet from hundreds of miles away on the laptop.



I got asked why I've got two balls, on my handlebars. They're RAM mounts for GoPro or iPhone etc, very stable, easy to use. That's the main thing, easy to use. The chest harness feels like it's going to snap, I'm a bit XXXXL there and it's tight. Less wobble on a U-bolt near the steering head than on the 8mm mirror mount though. The GoPro can be powered off a USB socket hidden in the casquette, rarely needs it as the GoPro+LCD battery lasts several hours. But using the iPhone as a satnav or OS map eats its battery.

[jefrs]

Gaz262, the wifi on a GoPro is intended to connect to a mobile app. On an iPhone, or better an iPad, you can control the GoPro. This accounts for the limited range, it's not like wifi connection to an internet router. If you stick the thing on your lid, how do you point it in the right direction and start/stop it? - you wifi to your mobile. For a PC it's a case of use the USB cable provided or pull the microSD use a holder and stick it in the computer's slot.



There are two GoPro Apps sitting on the desk/laptop, "GoPro App" and "GoPro Studio App". The former is used to download files from the GoPro, it prefers the USB to reading the microSD. The latter app is for editing and processing videos.



These two apps do 'understand' the GoPro's file structure and video format better than most other software. Using the GoPro App will transfer files quicker than connecting it as a disk device and using Explorer. Initial editing in GoPro Studio is usually quicker and easier than going straight into Adobe Premiere for example, and GoPro Studio can do a few 'in-house' adjustments that Premiere cannot. To be honest GoPro video quality is not that good that one needs to use Premiere, I have it for 4K movie editing. I have the GoPro+LCD which is one of the cheaper ones. Every time I feel I want more functions on a better GoPro I slap myself and remind me that I have a perfectly good 4K camera.