Windows 8 productivity: Who moved my cheese? Oh, there it is.
> Here's another <i></i>crazy idea<i></i> for shutting down your PC or Laptop - <i></i>Press the Power Button<i></i>.<p>You can thank Windows for this.  Back in the day when we went from DOS to Windows, this notion of a "proper shutdown" was introduced, and God forbid you press the power button, or bad things would happen.<p>I'm not positive Windows was the first to do this, but I think it's safe to say it was the one that started this habit for most people.<p>And now, it has became so engraved in our brain that it's nearly impossible to un-train.  I to this day <i>never</i> use the power button on any device to shut it down out of uncertainty that I don't know what will happen[1] if I do.<p>[1]<a href="http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/archives/images/2008/11/accf-resetti.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/archives/images/2008/11/a...</a>