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Even as Microsoft prepares for a future dominated by touch-screen devices, it is steering its Windows system to embrace more of the past.
The divide between old and new is less pronounced in the latest, free update. That's a welcome change, as that's one of the things that annoyed many most about Windows 8.
As sales of smartphones and tablets grow rapidly, Microsoft reshaped Windows so that PCs came to look, work and feel more like mobile devices.
Windows 8 has a full-page, tablet-like start screen filled with large icons, or tiles. Traditional mouse and keyboard controls still work, but it's more efficient if you use touch-screen controls.
Windows 8 has a desktop mode that resembles older versions of Windows, but it steers users towards the touch-centric tile mode.
Many people hated Windows 8 when it came out in October 2012.
Microsoft responded a year later with Windows 8.1. With the free update, people can change settings to boot computers directly into the desktop. Windows 8.1 restores a Start button on the lower left corner of the desktop, though without all the functionality found in older versions. Windows 8.1 also lets people add their favourite desktop apps to a horizontal taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
In short, Windows 8.1 doesn't try to force people into the tile screen as often.
Still, Windows 8.1 feels like two separate systems. Your favourite desktop apps are on the desktop's horizontal taskbar, while your favourite tile-mode apps are on the tile-based start screen. How you perform tasks such as closing an app depends on which mode you're in.
Last week's update, simply called Windows 8.1 Update, brings more consistency:
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Dozens of patio homeowners packed a Peters meeting Monday, asking that council rescind an ordinance requiring sprinkler systems in their homes.
"I can't tell you how stressful it is," said John Williams, president of the Hidden Brook Homeowners Association. "Some people are afraid to live in their homes. We all worry about that next break."
Homeowners have been experiencing frozen and broken sprinkler pipes, resulting in thousands of dollars in damages.
Mr. Williams said his homeowners insurance premium has doubled since two sprinkler pipes broke in his home, causing $150,000 in damages. And his case is not unusual.
He said there have been 31 similar incidents among the 372 patio homes in the township since 2007, though the township fire department said its records indicate it has answered only about half as many calls in the past seven years.
The issue came to a head in January, whenDonna Huffner Spencer told council her 82-year-old mother's patio home sustained $60,000-$70,000 in damages during two sprinkler system breaks. Nancy Huffner was displaced by the incident and was fearful about returning to her home, her daughter said.
At the time, council said it would investigate the issue. Members unveiled a report Monday that was compiled by township staff that indicated there are several outstanding problems with the requirement.
Among them are a cumbersome definition of patio homes, which has changed over time. In 1997, council created the requirement for sprinklers as patio homes began being built because they were within 15 feet of each other and located on common ground. There also were issues differentiating patio homes from other high-density residences, such as townhomes or condominiums.
"It is true that we are the only community in southwestern Pennsylvania that requires sprinklers in patio homes," said township manager Michael Silvestri. "The reason the provision was put in was to save lives."
Mr. Silvestri said the township had negotiated a reduced price of between $800-$1,200 for installation of an anti-freezing additive that could keep pipes from freezing and bursting. Most damage occurred during harsh winters, such as this year's, Mr. Silvestri said, and most were blamed on poor insulation.
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It's tough to spot criminals you cant see.
Yet five NYCHA security cameras at the gritty Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville have been rendered useless since the agency installed scaffolding that blocks their view.
NYCHA erected the sidewalk sheds at 362 and 390 Sutter Ave. to protect residents while it repairs the brick facades of the 61-year-old buildings as part of a $131,000 upgrade.
Tenants in the 22-building complex one of the citys roughest say they are more concerned about catching bad guys and avoiding ambushes than dodging falling debris.
You cant see when youre coming down from the building if anyone is there waiting, said Lisa Kenner, the president of the Van Dyke Tenants Association. And the scaffolding blocks the cameras. I just hope they get it down before summer.
The tenants concerns are not unfounded: Van Dyke logged 82 major crimes in 2013 the most of any NYCHA development, according to police figures. Crime at the complex jumped 82% over the 2012 total.
It makes me feel uneasy, said Stephanie Benet, 32, another Van Dyke resident. We already have enough issues to deal with.
NYCHA officials downplayed those concerns. In January, the agency finished removing scaffolds that were placed in 2010 and 2011 at 13 other Van Dyke buildings, but it doesnt expect to get rid of the sheds it installed in October at the two buildings until this summer.
When sidewalk sheds are in place, the cameras are adjusted when necessary to ensure they have a clear view, the agency said in a statement. Cameras have been adjusted at the remaining buildings with sidewalk sheds at Van Dyke Houses.
Yet the adjustments were not in evidence at the 14-story, 628-unit buildings on Tuesday. While two cameras on the corner of the buildings appeared to have partial views of the sidewalk, five others were pointed directly at the wooden scaffolding.
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