Okay, so Windows 10 turns out to NOT be the last Windows ever, and in Micro$oft tradition Windows 11 is a bloated, invasive operating system that will sap your computer resources to the max. If you are in Ogemaw, Oscoda, Roscommon, or other regions within 50 miles of Rose City, MI, and are on Windows 10 you may need to assess your needs for upgrade before Windows 10 is no longer under Micro$oft support. This may require hardware replacement costing hundreds of dollars, a “hack” to make your current system accept the next Windows, or leaving Micro$oft altogether to use an open source, free to use Linux operating system with all the bells and whistles you need without the constraints and restraints that Micro$oft places on you. If you are looking toward the future and wish to consult with a knowledgeable source about your computing need in regards to operating systems you can get in touch at jeff@jeffdoesit.biz and I will be happy to help.
Category: performance
From Start to Finish: Why We Won and How We Are Losing
I don’t always share this type of article here (this would normally a Facebook blather), but the points made are very worth the time it takes to read. My apologies if you are a tl;dr (too long; didn’t read) type of person, but if you were you wouldn’t be here anyway (back to 4chan with you!).
10 things you should do to every Windows PC | TechRepublic
It may be anachronistic to think about a new desktop when the world seems to be going mobile, but there are still those of us who depend on our monster box at the work station or home office. Mark Kaelin at Tech republic runs through a list of things that you might want to check and adjust when you first turn on your new PC or Mac. The article is a little dated (2005) and is based on Windows XP, but as a Windows 7 user I can attest that most of the information is timeless. The first point Kaelin makes is to get your ‘puter internet ready with anti-malware apps and firewall settings. This makes me wonder what anti-malware comes on most smartphones….
Bookmarks for June 2nd through June 8th
Recommended reading
- How I took my web-app to market in 3 days thanks to common services in the cloud | TK’s weblog – Why develop a feature when you can bolt on a 3rd party service that does just as good a job, if not better
- OAuth Support in NetBeans IDE 6.9 | NetBeans Zone – Interesting article describing how Netbeans can automatically create a twitter client and authenticate, currently only supported for Java though
- Steve Huffman on Lessons Learned at Reddit | Carsonified – Some good advice from one of the Reddit founders on how to handle rapid growth of your web app