I think Microsoft is driven to shove tiles down people throats for no reason other than they doubled down on Ballmer's betting the company on Windows 8's schizophrenic dual GUI by bundling it into Windows 10 start menu with Candy Crush and other shit.
It almost seems that Microsoft has intentionally slowed updates for Windows 7. It's been taking 30 to 60 minutes to check and get a repsonse using Windows update on our Windows 7 machines. Windows 10, on the other hand, is rapid, but buggy with more than one failed update that required running a script in an elevated command prompt to get it removed, when not needed, or installed. Having experienced annoying and on one PC serious issues with Windows 10, our Windows 7 PC's are staying with Windows 7, with automatic updates disabled. I manually check now, with recommended updates turned off, since I lost all trust in Microsoft in the past few months thanks to sloppy work and buggy updates. I have been installing GWX Control Panel in most of our customer computers that are still running Windows 7 or 8.1, with their blessings and often at their request since they like their PC the way it is.
Typical traditional party candidate promising something to everyone and later delivering only for those that helped and can further help the candidate. Both parties lie.
The summary makes the agreement sound like it was hammered out by lawyers representing third grade kids. One kid says "I will pay, but disagree on why and can get my money back later". The other kid says "I agree, but disagree that you should get your money back". Rich kids these days!
The IRS admitting to using this is sadly comforting, in that a government agency does not feel compelled to lie about it's use of Stingray. I am getting too used to being spied on everyday, everywhere, by everyone, about everything.
New York pizza tasted like Domino's pizza to me, edible but far from delicous other than NY's stone baked crust. Chicago pizza kicks New York pizza's ass.
The world is a safer place for most people compared to decades ago. I hope that it lasts. History tells us that it never does. We may be experiencing a "peace bubble" that is about to burst as the IS moves out to raise hell among others that don't accept their views as the only valid world view. Too much has happened in the world recently to not be concerned that at any time a single event could trigger a widening war that comes closer and into to the Western world. Pray for peace people, but watch your back at the same time.
The little end that's on the cable of the cooling fan needs to be plugged in, that's assuming he used the heat sink and fan and didn't just fire it up.
Apparently, the bad-guy equivalent of script kiddies (or toddlers) put this ransomware out. No program should be able to decrypt a "properly" encrypted file, or set of files, in a few hours. A lot of people dodged a bullet here as Emsisoft puts out great software. Kudos to them for offering this tool
We're still in the science fiction stage of a Mars mission. Nothing that I've seen indicates a serious effort is being made to go to Mars. I'm not sure humans should so so anyway as we're already using robotics to analyze the surface and scan from orbit.
Businesses still run Windows. Only two, of our dozens of business customers, have a Windows 10 PC. We strongly encourage all of our customer to put off until June 2016 to consider an upgrade from Windows 7. At that time we'll likely suggest that they stay on Windows 10 unless MS changes the terrible system they have in place for updating. We also ask them to uncheck the Windows update setting for installing Recommended updates. Recommended updates are no longer legitimate updates in the sense of historical WIndows updates that actually were intended to improve the OS you were running and not change it to one that is still unpolished. The new update mechanism is so inferior to the old service pack model that it's pitiful
Only when management recognizes that the ship will sink if customers' expectations aren't met will they buy into a costly change. Get the owners, or "deciders" onboard. If reprisals from coworkers is possible due to an already heavy workload or laziness, do it discretely. But, top management has to want a chnage to happen for it to happen.
I made system images and upgraded four machines using the Media Creation Tool. None of the spy stuff, which was all turned off except for the Basic telemetry setting which is close to XP's "Windows Error Reporting". turned back on. However, Edge replaced Foxit Reader as the default PDF reader. That's some good planning Microsoft, Replacing a reliable PDF reader with a weak browser. I changed the default back to Foxit.
I used the Media Creation Tool to get it right away. Download the tool, run it and select Upgrade Now. Went flawlessly on our two laptops. The upgrade did change our default PDF reader back to Edge, which I changed back to Foxit Reader. The options to add color to the title bar is off by default. You can click on Personalization and then Color to change the setting. White title bars suck. Mail client, which is improved, is now called Outlook when it's opened. That seems like an odd choice since Outlook is a full fledged desktop app. Never doubt the capability of Microsoft to confuse. The Media Creation Tool download link is: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink...
The exact expiration date and time for each specimen of the current model of human remains unknown. He lived a nice long life and contributed to mankind's technological progress. Thanks.
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I think Microsoft is driven to shove tiles down people throats for no reason other than they doubled down on Ballmer's betting the company on Windows 8's schizophrenic dual GUI by bundling it into Windows 10 start menu with Candy Crush and other shit.
It almost seems that Microsoft has intentionally slowed updates for Windows 7. It's been taking 30 to 60 minutes to check and get a repsonse using Windows update on our Windows 7 machines. Windows 10, on the other hand, is rapid, but buggy with more than one failed update that required running a script in an elevated command prompt to get it removed, when not needed, or installed. Having experienced annoying and on one PC serious issues with Windows 10, our Windows 7 PC's are staying with Windows 7, with automatic updates disabled. I manually check now, with recommended updates turned off, since I lost all trust in Microsoft in the past few months thanks to sloppy work and buggy updates. I have been installing GWX Control Panel in most of our customer computers that are still running Windows 7 or 8.1, with their blessings and often at their request since they like their PC the way it is.
All right. This one's pretty good.
I'd mod you up if I had points today. Your comment is right on point. Bids for manufacturing require knowledge of what is to be made.
Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done. This mod fit's that old saying perfectly.
I apologize for that oversight Mr. President.
Typical traditional party candidate promising something to everyone and later delivering only for those that helped and can further help the candidate. Both parties lie.
Yeah. It's not a science ghetto just yet. Still a cool place to visit too. http://www.fnal.gov/
The summary makes the agreement sound like it was hammered out by lawyers representing third grade kids. One kid says "I will pay, but disagree on why and can get my money back later". The other kid says "I agree, but disagree that you should get your money back". Rich kids these days!
The IRS admitting to using this is sadly comforting, in that a government agency does not feel compelled to lie about it's use of Stingray. I am getting too used to being spied on everyday, everywhere, by everyone, about everything.
New York pizza tasted like Domino's pizza to me, edible but far from delicous other than NY's stone baked crust. Chicago pizza kicks New York pizza's ass.
The world is a safer place for most people compared to decades ago. I hope that it lasts. History tells us that it never does. We may be experiencing a "peace bubble" that is about to burst as the IS moves out to raise hell among others that don't accept their views as the only valid world view. Too much has happened in the world recently to not be concerned that at any time a single event could trigger a widening war that comes closer and into to the Western world. Pray for peace people, but watch your back at the same time.
The little end that's on the cable of the cooling fan needs to be plugged in, that's assuming he used the heat sink and fan and didn't just fire it up.
Apparently, the bad-guy equivalent of script kiddies (or toddlers) put this ransomware out. No program should be able to decrypt a "properly" encrypted file, or set of files, in a few hours. A lot of people dodged a bullet here as Emsisoft puts out great software. Kudos to them for offering this tool
We're still in the science fiction stage of a Mars mission. Nothing that I've seen indicates a serious effort is being made to go to Mars. I'm not sure humans should so so anyway as we're already using robotics to analyze the surface and scan from orbit.
If they can't blow ISIS' computers up then Anonymous should play in the kiddie pool.
Businesses still run Windows. Only two, of our dozens of business customers, have a Windows 10 PC. We strongly encourage all of our customer to put off until June 2016 to consider an upgrade from Windows 7. At that time we'll likely suggest that they stay on Windows 10 unless MS changes the terrible system they have in place for updating. We also ask them to uncheck the Windows update setting for installing Recommended updates. Recommended updates are no longer legitimate updates in the sense of historical WIndows updates that actually were intended to improve the OS you were running and not change it to one that is still unpolished. The new update mechanism is so inferior to the old service pack model that it's pitiful
Just as long as it still tastes like salmon and not chicken, I'm good. Oh, keep the mutagens out also please.
Only when management recognizes that the ship will sink if customers' expectations aren't met will they buy into a costly change. Get the owners, or "deciders" onboard. If reprisals from coworkers is possible due to an already heavy workload or laziness, do it discretely. But, top management has to want a chnage to happen for it to happen.
You should be up-voted for being highly insightful. Sorry, I have no mod points to help.
I made system images and upgraded four machines using the Media Creation Tool. None of the spy stuff, which was all turned off except for the Basic telemetry setting which is close to XP's "Windows Error Reporting". turned back on. However, Edge replaced Foxit Reader as the default PDF reader. That's some good planning Microsoft, Replacing a reliable PDF reader with a weak browser. I changed the default back to Foxit.
I see that you traveled back in time to make this post. I trust that your journey from 2016 went well. And kindly PM me with some stock tips.
I used the Media Creation Tool to get it right away. Download the tool, run it and select Upgrade Now. Went flawlessly on our two laptops. The upgrade did change our default PDF reader back to Edge, which I changed back to Foxit Reader. The options to add color to the title bar is off by default. You can click on Personalization and then Color to change the setting. White title bars suck. Mail client, which is improved, is now called Outlook when it's opened. That seems like an odd choice since Outlook is a full fledged desktop app. Never doubt the capability of Microsoft to confuse. The Media Creation Tool download link is: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink...
The exact expiration date and time for each specimen of the current model of human remains unknown. He lived a nice long life and contributed to mankind's technological progress. Thanks.
They're so cute when they're young. But so clumsy. Someday this little Windows 3.1 machine will grow up to be bigger stronger, just not any faster.