Posts by Sir Jon

OBR drags in cyber bigwig after Budget leak blunder

A low level trainee accidently dragged the file to the wrong folder on the web server.

It's all a bit otp

Windows 11 update knocks out USB mice, keyboards in recovery mode

Ran into this issue this weekend. First windows latest update wouldn't install did the normal checks and ran dsim for corrupted files. Rebooted and critical service failure. Rebooted into winre and asked for bitlocker.

So unable to decrypt the drive. Since it was ten at night decided to leave it for another day.

In the end had to create a windows to go usb decrypt the drive then go to the backup from my NAS. Luckily I hadn't started swapping my NAS over to a newer one.

Thanks Microsoft for wasting my time.

They've really got to get some proper programmers and testers in ones that don't rely on AI as well.

Qualcomm's Windows on Arm push would be great – if only it ran all your software

Curosity got the bette rof me and I bought one these laptops Insprion 7441 plus

Works a treat the only thing few things I found that don't work were forticlient vpn but you can download a basic version from Microsoft store which actually does mfa and sll so I can connect to work.

Veracrypt wouldn't install but the portable version works.

Installed the old chess program fritx 13 on it and that works. You have to be careful which uci engines you install as they tend to be designed for specific processors or graphic cards. So you just need too check the options before you download them.

Adobe stuff works. Libre office works. I don't use autocad.

My canon printer works haven't tried the scanner yet though.

I may have a laugh and try install Omnipage pro on it that should be a test.

I was surprised how fast and responsive it was. It made my mac mini 2 look like a slug in comparison.

So unless I'm gaming this is now my main computer due to the poor gpu.

The only thing against these will Microsoft lose interest at some point in the future.

Tech support world record? 8.5 seconds from seeing to fixing

The days of the turbo button of wifi manual switch

The days of the turbo button were good days for a quick fix.

My Computer is running slow I need you here now and I mean now. Walk through the door press the Turbo button. How is now? Ah it's working perfectly. Time to fix the distance between the door and the computer,

My WIFI no longer works I need a new laptop. Quick look round for the laptop for the hidden switch flick it onto the on position it bingo.

The modern day version of the Turbo button is the webcam shutter. My webcam no longer works. I've tried everything" Flick the shutter there you go. That was from someone who was high up in IT department.