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Re: I need to know....

Postby Psyber » Sat Oct 16, 2021 4:59 pm

Looking at current trends in software design which sets up the browser, or antivirus software you may want to use to take total control of your computer by default and of browsing by default, I've been sceptical about Windows 11, and the above reinforces my scepticism. I'll stick with Windows 10 for now as I can turn of all the automatic "protections" that slowed the computer down there.

I've found the same issue with various browsers and antivirus programme updates, some of which let you turn this stuff off and some which don't. Also my new Lenovo laptop came with Lenovo additives that set everything up for you (whether you wanted it or not). I stripped it all off and sped up the machine dramatically.

Now, I run basic antivirus software, just Like I used to do, and keep installed but turned off various apps like CCleaner, Wise Registry Cleaner, Malwarebytes, and run them manually most weekends rather than leave one of them in control. ( I rotate them too rather than rely on any one.)

One of my computers is still running Windows 7, because that lets me choose to boot with Windows or with a currently preferred Linux operating system. Windows 10 blocks such dual booting.

I don't do banking and payment transactions on my phone because I don't think any phone system is secure enough. I use my laptop for those, but with the Opera Browser which can be set to wipe all cache and records immediately it is closed.

13 years as a partner in an IT company has made me cautious. The last time any true virus got on to one of my computers was back in about 1990. The occasional PUP slips through but they are easily cleaned off by my back up apps.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Pseudo » Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:25 pm

Psyber wrote: Windows 10 blocks such dual booting.

Nonsense. I have Windows 10 and Fedora Linux dual booting happily on my laptop.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Psyber » Sun Oct 17, 2021 3:28 pm

Pseudo wrote:
Psyber wrote: Windows 10 blocks such dual booting.

Nonsense. I have Windows 10 and Fedora Linux dual booting happily on my laptop.

Really, I've tried several times without success.
Can you post a link where I can look up how?
Did you have to put Linux on first?

In the meantime I'll do a search again. I had given up and haven't tried recently.

PS: Ahh Found it!
It didn't come up last time I searched, but it was some time ago, probably longer ago than I realised....
I guess I'd been distracted longer than it seemed by meeting a new lady and getting married again in my 70s!
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Pseudo » Mon Oct 18, 2021 9:33 am

Psyber wrote:
Pseudo wrote:
Psyber wrote: Windows 10 blocks such dual booting.

Nonsense. I have Windows 10 and Fedora Linux dual booting happily on my laptop.

Really, I've tried several times without success.
Can you post a link where I can look up how?
Did you have to put Linux on first?

In the meantime I'll do a search again. I had given up and haven't tried recently.

PS: Ahh Found it!
It didn't come up last time I searched, but it was some time ago, probably longer ago than I realised....
I guess I'd been distracted longer than it seemed by meeting a new lady and getting married again in my 70s!

Install linux on top of the existing windows system. Either create a partition for linux in windows prior to installation (my preference) or you can usually create the partition from the linux installer. The linux boot loader (grub) should be installed as the default boot loader. This should automatically detect your windows install and set up an option to boot it. Make sure you haven't selected the option to not install the bootloader, this will result in the Windows boot being the only option... I think it is possible to configure the Windows bootloader to boot other OSes but I wouldn't trust it.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Psyber » Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:01 pm

Thanks Pseudo.
I'm about to fly off to a job in Perth for 5 weeks. I'll have a closer look at it on my return.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Pseudo » Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:53 pm

Armchair expert wrote:Do I upgrade to Windows 11 or wait?

The resident IT boffin has installed it to evaluate it.

It looks like Edge is registered as the primary internet browser and cannot be changed. To use another browser by default it is necessary to run through all the file extensions you might want to open in a browser and forcibly associate each one with your preferred browser.

There are other issues; he demonstrated an inability to resize a window to full-screen properly when workng with multiple displays.

TL;DR - don't upgrade yet. 8)
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Lightning McQueen » Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:38 am

We changed from microsoft to google a few years back with our internal emails, spreadsheets and docs etc, it was a bit tedious and we were apprehensive but it didn't take us long until we realized how much better it was.

Now we've reverted back to M365 and it's killing us, there's arguments over lost documents, no one knowing where to find them, no shortcuts so it appears as though haven't been updated.

What a pain in the arse.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Jimmy_041 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:33 am

Lightning McQueen wrote:We changed from microsoft to google a few years back with our internal emails, spreadsheets and docs etc, it was a bit tedious and we were apprehensive but it didn't take us long until we realized how much better it was.

Now we've reverted back to M365 and it's killing us, there's arguments over lost documents, no one knowing where to find them, no shortcuts so it appears as though haven't been updated.

What a pain in the arse.


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Re: I need to know....

Postby Lightning McQueen » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:55 am

Jimmy_041 wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:We changed from microsoft to google a few years back with our internal emails, spreadsheets and docs etc, it was a bit tedious and we were apprehensive but it didn't take us long until we realized how much better it was.

Now we've reverted back to M365 and it's killing us, there's arguments over lost documents, no one knowing where to find them, no shortcuts so it appears as though haven't been updated.

What a pain in the arse.


Office365 is @!#$%^&*(

Sure is, it is pure crap.

This did go in the wrong thread but I think I just needed a vent while no one was at work yet.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby MW » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:05 pm

Does 1629 SEN on the am dial work for everyone? Mine hasn't worked for days
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Booney » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:23 pm

MW wrote:Does 1629 SEN on the am dial work for everyone? Mine hasn't worked for days


Read a tweet this morning that they've been down for a couple of days, transmission issues.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby MW » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:30 pm

Booney wrote:
MW wrote:Does 1629 SEN on the am dial work for everyone? Mine hasn't worked for days


Read a tweet this morning that they've been down for a couple of days, transmission issues.


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Re: I need to know....

Postby DOC » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:39 pm

Rucci and Cornes have locked themselves in.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Jimmy_041 » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:48 pm

MW wrote:Does 1629 SEN on the am dial work for everyone? Mine hasn't worked for days


5AA goes on and off as well
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Re: I need to know....

Postby am Bays » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:59 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:
MW wrote:Does 1629 SEN on the am dial work for everyone? Mine hasn't worked for days


5AA goes off as well after Port Adelaide Preliminary Final losses...


EFA

I've also had trouble getting 5KA on 1197 for a few years too..... ;)
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Re: I need to know....

Postby MW » Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:29 am

DOC wrote:Rucci and Cornes have locked themselves in.


:lol: Kane is on a 'well earned' break which apparently means running 10k in the morning and 15k in the evenings...every day. The bloke really must hate his missus.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:32 am

MW wrote:Does 1629 SEN on the am dial work for everyone? Mine hasn't worked for days

I've been able to pick it up since my first pfizer jab.
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Jimmy_041 » Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:36 am

MW wrote:
DOC wrote:Rucci and Cornes have locked themselves in.


:lol: Kane is on a 'well earned' break which apparently means running 10k in the morning and 15k in the evenings...every day. The bloke really must hate his missus.


Too bad its not in one direction for a year
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Re: I need to know....

Postby shoe boy » Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:46 pm

Basketballer Ben Simmons , can someone explain what is going on?
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Re: I need to know....

Postby Booney » Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:48 pm

shoe boy wrote:Basketballer Ben Simmons , can someone explain what is going on?


Rich spoiled wanker athlete is acting like a rich spoiled wanker athlete.
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