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"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10"
"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10"
https://www.pcmag.com/article/335952...-to-windows-10 They forgot the ten reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10. Lynn |
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"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10"
On 31/07/2019 20:58, Lynn McGuire wrote:
"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10" https://www.pcmag.com/article/335952...-to-windows-10 What the **** has this got to do with Windows 10 users? They are already using Windows 10 so why should they waste time reading your crap? Have you thought of posting this crap on Windows 7 or Windows 8 newsgroup? Even Windows XP users (or Linux junkies) can afford to waste time reading that crap when they can't do anything useful on their clunker. Windows 10 users are already aware of the benefits of using the latest operating system. -- With over 999 million devices now running Windows 10, customer satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows. |
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"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10"
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Lynn McGuire wrote: "18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10" https://www.pcmag.com/article/335952...-to-windows-10 They forgot the ten reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10. Lynn You misspelled "10 million". -- People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. -- Dave Barry |
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"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10"
On 7/31/19 2:58 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10" https://www.pcmag.com/article/335952...-to-windows-10 They forgot the ten reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10. Lynn One thing they always leave out, is that the Firefox browser will probably be updated for a couple more years, and that provides security updates. Just don't use M$ stuff to access the internet. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ "God is a divider, not a uniter." |
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"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10"
On 01/08/2019 16:37, Mark Lloyd wrote:
One thing they always leave out, is that the Firefox browser will probably be updated for a couple more years, and that provides security updates. Just don't use M$ stuff to access the internet. I simply don't understand why people think that Firefox is still the best browser around. Haven't they used anything else recently? I use Edge as my default browser and Google chrome as my "go to browser" to debug web pages. The good thing about Chrome is you can launch it "InCognito" and so it gives you more control!! this is same as opening the Edge or IE browsers in "InPrivate" window. [ alt-no ] https://i.imgur.com/zDUkyqZ.png You can download the Enterprise version of Chrome and change the settings as to updates and other things which I don't bother with. Updates is something I like to control but nothing gets updated on my machine without me initiating the process including Windows 10!! I find it amusing that people are still struggling with Windows 10 updates when they could control it easily if there is a will!! Chrome has "Legacy" extensions for IE and FF but again I don't bother with it. -- With over 999 million devices now running Windows 10, customer satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows. |
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"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10"
On 7/31/19 1:58 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10" https://www.pcmag.com/article/335952...-to-windows-10 They forgot the ten reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10. I enjoyed the comments about Microsoft catching up. I find the timeline to simply be obnoxious, offering me nothing of value. As for alternate desktops, useless compared to a Mac, even a 10 year old Mac. MS sure could do better here. Maybe a Linux user will post something, I haven't played with the alternate desktops in a Linux distro. -- Ken MacOS 10.14.5 Firefox 67.0.4 Thunderbird 60.7 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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On 8/1/19 12:06 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
[snip] As for alternate desktops, useless compared to a Mac, even a 10 year old Mac.* MS sure could do better here.* Maybe a Linux user will post something, I haven't played with the alternate desktops in a Linux distro. I have my main machine (host OS: Xubuntu) set up with 4 desktops (and desktop switcher in the panel). It makes it easy to use multiple programs without getting them confused. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ "A spokesman for the Lyon Group, producers of _Barney and Friends_, denied that Barney is an instrument of Satan." [the Advocate, spring 1994] |
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On 8/2/19 11:20 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 8/1/19 12:06 PM, Ken Springer wrote: [snip] As for alternate desktops, useless compared to a Mac, even a 10 year old Mac.* MS sure could do better here.* Maybe a Linux user will post something, I haven't played with the alternate desktops in a Linux distro. I have my main machine (host OS: Xubuntu) set up with 4 desktops (and desktop switcher in the panel). It makes it easy to use multiple programs without getting them confused. I've used the multiple desktops option on my Mac for years! The first year or so, I didn't understand the concept, but now I won't have a system where the multiple desktops are not an option. On my W7 machine, I've got Dexpot installed. I've heard Dexpot hasn't been updated for some time, I hope that's not true. I won't be making W10 my main Windows system. This is off topic, but most of the live distros I've looked at just have the 4 desktops icon on the taskbar. Does Linux limit you to 4, or can you add more? I never seem to find the time to play with Linux and really get into it. -- Ken MacOS 10.14.5 Firefox 67.0.4 Thunderbird 60.7 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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Ken Springer wrote:
On my W7 machine, I've got Dexpot installed. I've heard Dexpot hasn't been updated for some time, I hope that's not true. I won't be making W10 my main Windows system. From dexpot.de in the News insert: February 15th 2016 Long time no hear! Thank you for sending in your feedback regarding compatibility issues with Windows 10 - we're aware of them. An update will follow. Also, we've removed OpenCandy (displayed an ad during the installation process) from the Dexpot installer. OpenCandy was trivial to neuter during an install, and it wasn't around after the install. From their downloads page: Current Version 1.6.14 Build 2439 Last update: September 4th 2014 Operating Systems Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (incl. x64 and server versions) So, yeah, it's been nearly 5 years since their last release. v1.6 was released back in 2012, and the minor 1.6.14 version released in 2014, so the product has changed little since 2012. They don't list Windows 10 as supported. Looks like it's a one-man (Sebastian) or two-man (Sebastian & Dubbert) project. They started back in 2003. Could be they're losing interest in the project after 16 years. Their news blurb did not point to a FAQ article on what problems Dexpot has with Windows 10. From their forums, one problem noted by users was that a UWP/WinRT "modern" app (those new "apps" versus Win32 "programs") that you collapse in desktop #1 could not be restored in desktop #2, so users had to go back to desktop #1 to restore the app's window to then move/use in desktop #2. Some programs, like Outlook, show their window on every desktop in Dexpot: switching desktops did not make the Outlook window disappear (it was on all desktops). The "Assign Applications" to a particular desktop doesn't work. The Start menu may start working (won't open). A few problems are fixed by making sure to load Dexpot with admin privileges. Seems Dexpot won't be usable under Windows 10 unless Sebastian gets far more motivated to work on that project. I used Dexpot on Windows 7. Won't bother installing it on Windows 10. Microsoft has provided an API for virtual desktops (desktop object in Windows architecture originally used for insulating and securing the logon screen) since Windows XP. Microsoft even had their virtual desktop manager (Desktops) back then and is still available; see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sys...loads/desktops. However, Microsoft can change that API or how its functions behave anytime them want. Likely Microsoft made more changes that caused problems for Dexpot (or any other desktop manager). |
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On 8/2/19 5:29 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
Ken Springer wrote: On my W7 machine, I've got Dexpot installed. I've heard Dexpot hasn't been updated for some time, I hope that's not true. I won't be making W10 my main Windows system. From dexpot.de in the News insert: February 15th 2016 Long time no hear! Thank you for sending in your feedback regarding compatibility issues with Windows 10 - we're aware of them. An update will follow. Also, we've removed OpenCandy (displayed an ad during the installation process) from the Dexpot installer. OpenCandy was trivial to neuter during an install, and it wasn't around after the install. From their downloads page: Current Version 1.6.14 Build 2439 Last update: September 4th 2014 Operating Systems Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 (incl. x64 and server versions) So, yeah, it's been nearly 5 years since their last release. v1.6 was released back in 2012, and the minor 1.6.14 version released in 2014, so the product has changed little since 2012. They don't list Windows 10 as supported. Looks like it's a one-man (Sebastian) or two-man (Sebastian & Dubbert) project. They started back in 2003. Could be they're losing interest in the project after 16 years. They may be losing interest, and probably not helped by the fact that W10 has the crappy MS multiple desktops. When I looked for something for W7, Dexpot seemed to be the best, and the most robust of the ones I found. Just looked at their website, no new updates to the program shows since the 2014 update. I need to reinstall my W7, so I may look again before I reinstall Dexpot. Their news blurb did not point to a FAQ article on what problems Dexpot has with Windows 10. From their forums, one problem noted by users was that a UWP/WinRT "modern" app (those new "apps" versus Win32 "programs") that you collapse in desktop #1 could not be restored in desktop #2, so users had to go back to desktop #1 to restore the app's window to then move/use in desktop #2. Some programs, like Outlook, show their window on every desktop in Dexpot: switching desktops did not make the Outlook window disappear (it was on all desktops). The "Assign Applications" to a particular desktop doesn't work. The Start menu may start working (won't open). A few problems are fixed by making sure to load Dexpot with admin privileges. Seems Dexpot won't be usable under Windows 10 unless Sebastian gets far more motivated to work on that project. I used Dexpot on Windows 7. Won't bother installing it on Windows 10. I've no intention of installing any desktop software on my W10. It's 99% simply a learning platform for me, to help other users with their systems. It will never be my main system. Microsoft has provided an API for virtual desktops (desktop object in Windows architecture originally used for insulating and securing the logon screen) since Windows XP. Microsoft even had their virtual desktop manager (Desktops) back then and is still available; see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sys...loads/desktops. However, Microsoft can change that API or how its functions behave anytime them want. Likely Microsoft made more changes that caused problems for Dexpot (or any other desktop manager). I've got that installed on my XP system, and possibly my Vista but I don't remember. But, by then I was used to what OS X could do, so I was left suitably unimpressed. -- Ken MacOS 10.14.5 Firefox 67.0.4 Thunderbird 60.7 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" |
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On 8/2/19 5:10 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
[snip] This is off topic, but most of the live distros I've looked at just have the 4 desktops icon on the taskbar.* Does Linux limit you to 4, or can you add more?* I never seem to find the time to play with Linux and really get into it. My system (Xubuntu) defaults to 4 but seems to allow any number from 1 to 100. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ sign at a travel agency "Welcome ... Please Go Away" |
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On 8/1/2019 3:58 AM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10" https://www.pcmag.com/article/335952...-to-windows-10 They forgot the ten reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10. Micro$oft needs to promise with their blood if not their life that Win 10 updates would NEVER touch users' data again, ever! -- @~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! /( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you! ^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3 ¤£*ɶU! ¤£¶BÄF! ¤£½ä¿ú! ¤£´©¥æ! ¤£¥´¥æ! ¤£¥´§T! ¤£¦Û±þ! ¤£¨D¯«! ½Ð¦Ò¼{ºî´© (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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On 01/08/2019 07.26, VanguardLH wrote:
Lynn McGuire wrote: "18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10" https://www.pcmag.com/article/335952...-to-windows-10 1. Fast Startup - Not available if you enable Secure Boot in the UEFI config. Fast startup and Secure Boot are mutually exclusive. You have to give up security for a wee bit quicker starting computer. Not sure why anyone using an SSD for their OS/app partition needs fast startup. Hardware-based performance boosts are the better choice. It works for me. - Fast startup logs you out of your Windows session, and it uses hibernation (but the file is smaller because you're not recording your Windows session), so fast startup is a hybrid hibernation mode that gets you quicker to the login point; i.e., you're driving without any traffic up to the last mile to your home but the last mile is rush hour. Seems if you want a fast startup that you'd use hibernation which also records your Windows session; i.e., you're driving without any traffic up to your home. Well, it is trying to emulate start-up, not hibernation. On start-up, your previous session is dead, obviously. - With fast startup enable, Windows locks down the disk. You cannot access it, say, via dual-boot from other operating systems. Booting into another OS and modifying anything on the fast started disk can cause corruption. If dual/multi-booting, don't use fast startup. Obvious, same as with full hibernation. But it is not "Windows locks down the disk". Windows simply marks the disk as "in use", and other operating systems notice it and react by refusing to access it in write mode. - On some systems, the BIOS/UEFI settings are inaccessible when you "shutdown" the computer using fast startup mode. Same as in hibernation. At least my UEFI laptop does that when hibernating Linux. Intentional feature. If you modify the settings the hibernated system may crash on restore. 8. Security - Mentions the Secure Boot mode if you're using a UEFI computer and it is enabled there. Note: As mentioned above, Secure Boot and Fast Startup modes are mutually exclusive. Not here. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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On 03/08/2019 00.10, Ken Springer wrote:
This is off topic, but most of the live distros I've looked at just have the 4 desktops icon on the taskbar.* Does Linux limit you to 4, or can you add more?* I never seem to find the time to play with Linux and really get into it. I have 12 this minute. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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"18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10"
Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 8/1/2019 3:58 AM, Lynn McGuire wrote: "18 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 10" https://www.pcmag.com/article/335952...-to-windows-10 They forgot the ten reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10. Micro$oft needs to promise with their blood if not their life that Win 10 updates would NEVER touch users' data again, ever! Did you know that back up is a computer user's best friend? |
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