Posts by Zazu56

Microsoft resets 'days since last Windows 11 problem' counter to 0

There’s a reason…

…I stopped using anything Microsoft related years ago.

Want Intel in your Surface? That’ll be $400 extra, says Microsoft

Why?

I can’t understand why anyone without the need to use legacy software is still using Windows.

Microsoft declares 2025 'the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh'

Dumped

Microsoft upgrades pissed me off so many times, I bought an M2 MacBook. That's how bad it got. That said the Mac has been as solid as a rock.

Google Timeline location purge causes collateral damage

Re: Let them eat apps.

Use the Siri voice chooser.

Settings - Siri - Voice.

Apple hit with £3 billion claim of ripping off 40 million UK iCloud users

Amazon Photos

My personal iPhone backs photos up automagically to Amazon Photos. Does an amazing job of sorting them too.

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday preview is a glitchy disaster

Re: A general trend

Upvote for Yes. Great band

Re: A general trend

I'm on an M2 MacBook Air and upgraded to Sequoia a couple of weeks ago.

So far nothing to report.

Upgrade went flawlessly and not a glitch since.

LibreOffice 24.8: Handy even if you're happy with Microsoft

Not sure about this one.

I'm currently 196 pages into my second book and the file size is 1.1mb.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 called out for 'worker surveillance'

And big brother keeps getting bigger. So very glad I am now retired.

UK's Total Fitness exposed nearly 500K images of members, staff through unprotected database

At last...

The excuse I've been looking for to NOT join a gym!

Microsoft pulls Windows 11 24H2 from Insider Release Preview Channel

Why bother?

As a non windows user for some time now, I can’t for the life of me, understand why people bother with it. Alternatives are available and not all of them have any sort of steep learning curve.

AI smartphones must balance promise against hype and privacy concerns

Re: In contrast, those who prioritize value for money

Had a similar experience with someone taking group shots, continually asking people to bunch up. When I indicated she could rotate the phone she said she would never have thought of it.

What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions

Re: "The future of work in an AI-powered world is on the cloud"

^^^ This ^^^

Upgrade? Not me…

I use locally installed office 2007 and as yet have absolutely no need get anything bigger or better.

Microsoft puts the 'why?' in Wi-Fi with latest Windows patch

No regrets... so far

The one and only reason I bought a MacBook was this. Every update Microsoft forced on me broke something.

I've had no issues to date from Apple.

Google Drive misplaces months' worth of customer files

I do similar. Back up to iCloud and use Time Machine on a local drive.

Chap blew up critical equipment on his first day – but it wasn't his volt

If I remember correctly from my long ago days as an apprentice electrician 32mA is more than enough to make the heart fibrillate. I'm sure 24mA used to be called the threshold of pain. These are on 240vac by the way.

LibreOffice 7.6 arrives: Open source stalwart is showing its maturity

Re: Office 365 for macOS

I’ve recently completed my first cookbook in Pages. Chapter headings and indexing were a breeze. Slowly getting my head around Numbers too, after a near lifetime of Excel and the dreaded VBA.

Microsoft's Surface Pro 9 requires a tedious balancing act

This

I've been a Windows user and occasionally a programmer for many a year. Now happily retired and no longer having to use Windows, I have recently bought a MacBook Air M2 and it is a revelation. As you point out seamless data sharing between iPhone and iPad, even starting to enjoy Apple Numbers.

Clingy Virgin Media won't let us leave, customers complain

I had no problems.

Moved house last December to a village with no Virgin fibre. They couldn’t have been more helpful, even got a refund.

At last, Microsoft lets Windows 11 share files with Android apps

...the great unwashed

"In short, normal users are crap at that sort of thing."

I resemble that remark.

I consider myself to be a 'normal' user and pride myself on keeping things in order.

Pixies keep switching off my morning alarm, says Google Pixel owner

Lucky… or not so much?

I honestly can’t remember the last time I needed an alarm to wake me up. I seem to have an inbuilt clock that wakes me around 6:00am every day.

Apple pushes first-ever 'rapid' patch – and rapidly screws up

No problems here.

iPhone, iPad and MacBook all updated first thing this morning without issue.

Microsoft freaks out users with Windows 11 warning: 'LSA protection is off'

Feeling Fruity

After yet another Win10 update that seems to stop at least one thing working as it did.

I have now bought an M2 MacBook Air. So far so good.