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Yes, pinch and pan are pretty common in GUI apps, but that's basic stuff. MS photo app does some more things--I really like the little "spinner" controls one can operate accurately with fingertip movement. Of course a pro-level image editor will need a great deal more capability. As...

Used trackball years ago, but those models became obsolete. I still have an ancient Logitech TB used with a server where high resolution isn't needed. I've been using a fairly elderly MS BT Notebook 5000 mouse with my SP2, the only system I've used that actually works with the BT mouse. Other...

The manila envelope trick is pretty funny--and amazing. When the SP2 works (sorta iffy sometimes...) the amount of computing power in a (relatively) tiny package is truly astonishing. Don't know though, if I were putting the SP2 into a flammable container, I would probably want to make sure...

Don't know about Selective Suspend, but it appears disabling it adversely affected battery charging. Strange, but not stranger than other reported SP2 odd behaviors. What I have done to minimize the WiFi disruptions is to uncheck the box labeled "Allow the computer to turn off this device to...

Close to the bone. Live on a steep hill. Snow/ice -> power-outage-for-a-week. Computer Withdrawal Syndrome. Serious stuff...

Unless you are doing some thing(s) horribly wrong--highly unlikely--you've had really bad luck (of the draw) indeed. IOW rare, random occurrences do occur. To your credit, you've not tried to "explain" the strangeness of the juxtaposed events. Not suggesting any answers to these questions...

Haven't used spreadsheets on the SP2, but have noticed a dearth of image editing software that takes good advantage of the touch interface. The MS photo app supplied with the SP2 does pretty well in this respect, but it really isn't a pro-grade editor program. Does MS offer anything re: excel...

I guess it's not clear to me. Did the 80% charging start happening in the last few days? Was it happening before then? When did the problem show up? How many power cycles does your SP2 report? If the problem really is new, not occurring in the first several weeks you've owned it, then...

OK, I installed the VC++ x86-64 and x86 runtimes, and tried the app again. This time it did open and shows the system info as expected. A few comments: I notice it's a 32 bit app. Maybe it doesn't matter but any reason it's not 64 bit (given a 64 bit OS)?The app window is a large, fixed...

As you say, it's a problem I've seen with cold boot, mSD, and enabled sound driver. However, I was never certain those were the only factors or conditions under which the problem appeared. FWIW I haven't noticed the CPU "revving" lately, so perhaps the recent FW/driver/system updates have...

Downloaded the zip, expanded it, found the .exe but app doesn't open. Running from shell prompt also shows the starting up indicator, still app doesn't open, and no error message. Does the app need to be in a system directory? Can't see that I've done anything out of the ordinary re...

Interesting. When I bought my SP2 the plan was to dual boot a 2nd OS, FreeBSD or Linux. Back in December, the first SP2 I owned was damaged by the Dec FW Disaster, and in mid-January I exchanged it for the 2nd SP2. The upshot is I was leery of messing with the SP2 until I was sure it was...

Yes, "good enough" is the key. Calibration can be "close", but not "precise" in the sense of being consistently within very small limits. The pen technology makes it sensitive to the angle it is applied to the screen. That may not be a big problem with handwriting, since the pen will likely...

Thanks, glad to know that works as it logically should! BTW, the house belongs to surfash (above). Don't know what kind of neighborhood he lives in, but likely enough looking for offers...

FWIW, I'd found that site last month: [HOW TO] PROPERLY calibrate your PEN and fix those stupid corners (273 test points) - Page 4 - xda-developers I went through the whole drill, including the registry changes. I carefully followed the instructions, trying to hit each vertex precisely...

Taking it one thing at a time: True, the SP2 is more powerful in raw CPU/RAM capability, but it doesn't have all the hardware features of other devices, e.g., the SP2 lacks connected standby. With "light" use, I've had the SP2 running >10 hr before the battery goes below 10%, but naturally...

That's a really good question. I don't know if it is possible to turn off the display while playing music. Such power saving might also be useful when doing CPU intensive tasks like compiling programs. AFAIK we can reduce the screen brightness to minimum which does have benefit re...

I concur with the majority opinion: the SP2 is a good choice for many "power-user" scenarios, especially when mobility is an important consideration. SP2 was the sole contender when I was considering the options in Decemeber 2013. The SP2 alone offered 8GB RAM and large SSD (256GB was enough...

Haven't noticed problems with scratches from the power connector, but attaching it is awkward. I believe it's "fiddly" partly because of the beveled perimeter of the case. It's hard to get the connector aligned at a non-intuitive angle, especially since the connector's target area isn't...

With this SP2 I've had non-starting one time, slow starting a few times. As a safety precaution, most of the time I shutdown the computer before packing it into my briefcase, so cold booting is common for my SP2 and nearly all the time has not been a problem. The rare exception can't be...