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Microsoft's Windows 11 rant - it's a con!
I have a nice core i7 Lenovo Yoga notebook, about 6 years old now. in January, WInblows 11 started throttling my network interfaces. Only getting about 20mbps down and 2 up, on a 200+mbps internet connection. Okay, time for a full re-install... 6 or so hours later and I've got a brandy-new Winblows 11 install, all drivers working blah blah. STILL throttled the connection!! Tried back version drivers of both the hard-wired NIC on the USB-c dock and the WIFI adapter. No beans. Something deep in the network stack in Winblows must be responsible. Been playing with Linux since about 1999, was never patient enough to do it full time on a work computer, though. Exasperated with W11, I downloaded current version of Ubuntu onto a USB drive. Boots nearly instantly. Network interface full speed, no drivers, no nothing, wired and Wifi. After a week, I formatted the SSD and did a full install. I'm not that good with command prompts, know only a few BASH commands. However, nowadays, you just type into any search engine what you want to do and instanly have copy-past BASH commands for just about anything. Literally everything works on my notebook except the fingerprint reader. Linux is not hard anymore. It barely takes anymore patience than Winblows. 5+ months in and I'm never going back unless work absolutely demands it. -
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Microsoft's Windows 11 rant - it's a con!
I too favour Windows 7 for it's lightness, ease of navigation and appearance. Recently discovered 'Reunion7' which is Windows 7 with Windows 10 kernel. Allows you to instal newer programs. Apparently, the next version is in the oven. Worth checking out especially as it's free. https://reunion7.com/downloads.html -
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Accident British Expat Loses Both Legs in Bangkok Hit-and-Run Tragedy
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EU Spanish Shock: Muslim Festivals Banned from Public Places!
Well, Spain has the right to do this, but I categorize it as discrimination and oppose anything like this anywhere. -
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Middle East Gaza: We are dying slowly, save us !
I have no idea my parents are both dead they did not believe in the tooth fairy either, were would I even begin to look? I went to a normal school which was probably C of E but that means nothing I am in essence a true atheist
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