Apple account to use an iPhone?
The plus with people moving over to Linux is that it forces hardware and software mfrs to support it. HP do with printers. but many are financially enmeshed with MS. I have been using Linux Mint for many,many years. It has the easiest update and software manager system of any OS I've come across. Comes with Libre Office which is either a plus or bloatware, but as good if not better than MSorfice. Up to my 13th $10 donation to support the team.Well done fella
The plus with people moving over to Linux is that it forces hardware and software mfrs to support it. HP do with printers. but many are financially enmeshed with MS. I have been using Linux Mint for many,many years. It has the easiest update and software manager system of any OS I've come across. Comes with Libre Office which is either a plus or bloatware, but as good if not better than MSorfice. Up to my 13th $10 donation to support the team.
YesFor all those complaining about the Win11 login now needing a Microsoft account, do you also complain about having to have a Google account to use an Android phone, or an Apple account to use an iPhone?
What do you need the Macros for? I spent some time configuring shortcuts in GMail to my liking, and it's fast to use now.
erm whats one of those as ive never used them or logged into anything resemberling what your sayingFor all those complaining about the Win11 login now needing a Microsoft account, do you also complain about having to have a Google account to use an Android phone, or an Apple account to use an iPhone?
I used The Bat when I had to use secure email (S/MIME) with clients. But now I'm of the "less is more" attitude now, web based solutions are simple as all your backups etc are taken care of.Gmail is clunky compared to this: https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/thebat/download.php I have been using this (pro version) for my email since 1998 and there is no way I am going to change. It is double secure and configurable exactly how you want it, window layout etc. etc. But I also have a myriad of filters and auto replies and responses set up, there is a terrific user forum and support is ace. Though I haven't used it in years as I have become very familiar with the software. Far too much gun for most people but I manage seven domains with my install and it works for me. I also strip out any HTML as the email arrives and this of course is a massive security plus. I always send plain text emails too and the settings are intuitive and simple.
there forcing new builds with windows 11Just looked at the upgrade to Win 11, evidently my PC processor isn't supported, sounds like they are forcing obsolescence, its not that old, its a i7 5557U introduced in 2015, what a load of cobblers, I use Linux everyday at work for the last 30 years and have it on my laptop and about a dozen rPi, looks like this will be my next upgrade for my desktop, its only Windows for a few apps that I couldn't run in Linux, I'll probably run them in a Win VM on Linux or WINE if I really need them.
Here's a list of officially supported processors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-hardware/design/minimum/windows-processor-requirements
You can bypass the upgrade in Windows Update that won't let you upgrade without the minimum processor requirements by downloading the Win 11 ISO and it will still work, but I think I'm done with M$.
i dont see the benefit of windows 10 or 11Microsoft are mandating secure processors for Win11, so anything that doesn't meet the requirements, isn't supported, or at least not officially or easily.
I've got Win11 on one laptop, and in all honesty, I don't see any benefits over Win10 for general usage.
I've also got one Win10 laptop that isn't suitable for the upgrade, but it'll likely be replaced within the next year as it's my most critical laptop for events, and it's now over 6 years old.
I personally don't get why people get so annoyed that they can't upgrade their old computers.
Google (well more precisely the manufacturers) don't let you install the latest version of Android on 5 year old phones, unless you jailbreak them.
Same goes for Apple.
I don't disagree but my requirements are different to yours. I've stopped wanting the latest and greatest hardware. I prefer to sweat the assets as long as possible. Partially because it makes sense from a green perspective and partially because I'm a tight Yorkshireman and I'm retiring soon and would like to waste the cash in the workshop insteadMicrosoft are mandating secure processors for Win11, so anything that doesn't meet the requirements, isn't supported, or at least not officially or easily.
I've got Win11 on one laptop, and in all honesty, I don't see any benefits over Win10 for general usage.
I've also got one Win10 laptop that isn't suitable for the upgrade, but it'll likely be replaced within the next year as it's my most critical laptop for events, and it's now over 6 years old.
I personally don't get why people get so annoyed that they can't upgrade their old computers.
Google (well more precisely the manufacturers) don't let you install the latest version of Android on 5 year old phones, unless you jailbreak them.
Same goes for Apple.
I'm pretty sure Linux will let you install it on the ark, but it's not likely to be much use for any modern software, so you're still likely going to need fairly newish hardware if you're doing anything more than basic work on it.
I do use Linux, but not on any of my main computers.
The convenience of MS365 is just too good. I can switch between any of my computers, and pick up where I left off.
I'm currently working on a fairly big Visual Studio project. I can save the work on my desktop, open up the laptop, and within however long it takes VS to download the changed files, it's ready to continue being worked on. I don't need to remember to Push changes to GitHub, or Pull changes before I start, MS simply handles everything seamlessly in the background. The same goes for all the office apps.
I do keep some stuff until it's not of any practical use.I don't disagree but my requirements are different to yours. I've stopped wanting the latest and greatest hardware. I prefer to sweat the assets as long as possible. Partially because it makes sense from a green perspective and partially because I'm a tight Yorkshireman and I'm retiring soon and would like to waste the cash in the workshop instead
There's Google drive for linux and MS one drive ports so synching files can be easy, but I rarely use them either.
What's the point of secure processors when the OS has so many vulnerabilities? Its a bit like sprinkling glitter on a turd
Beautifully putWhat's the point of secure processors when the OS has so many vulnerabilities? Its a bit like sprinkling glitter on a turd
Mint, with Mate desktop is laid out pretty much how windows used to be, so is not painful in that department. Obviously games are an Achilles' heel and I can't help with that. I run various flavours of windows, back to XP in virtual machines for legacy software, but that's probably not great for games?im not going to use windows 10/11 i hate the thing and i didnt like windows 8
i hate apps on screen with a vengence im same with shortcuts
linux has interested me for years but appeared to far away from windows for me to take the plunge and install a copy
ive always been a gamer for when i first started then progresed up the board to doing alot of other stuff
linux and games didnt mix well until recently when wine was brought out by steam
i own my games so im not going to pay for the likes of them again even if it is on steam
That's what I used for 15yrs or so. Painless transfer from MS and easy updates. Tried Endeavour (Arch linux) in Vbox but it's reminiscent of early Fedora. However it has got the later version 2.81 of NUT for UPS in repo. Couldn't work out the software installation to install additional sw with it though. Very stright forward with Mint Software Installer....but Ubuntu rep hasn't been updated to this later version. I want to get my Frys based ups to communicate.Mint, with Mate desktop is laid out pretty much how windows used to be, so is not painful in that department. Obviously games are an Achilles' heel and I can't help with that. I run various flavours of windows, back to XP in virtual machines for legacy software, but that's probably not great for games?