Posts by Deadly_NZ

Microsoft breaks Microsoft account sign-ins in Windows 11 with latest update

Surprisingly I find it's easier to move my clients to Ubuntu as most like me around elderly. And only use computer for email and talking to family. I switched to Linux just before my 70th birthday I'm now making a CD up that will install Ubuntu already configured with the software they use with a windows like desktop and all needed icons where they can find them. I accidentally tested on an old lady who complements me on fixing her windows so it didn't play up then she saw her laptop in my hand. And told me to make hers like mine so I did. Now I'm reading documents learning terminal and other handy tips. So I'm proof You can teach an old dog new tricks. But the Dog must want to learn.

Re: Can Microsoft just leave account signins broken?

And that boys n girls is Linux to a tee. plenty of potential options and yes even fun in just choosing what distro to use without having to install each one I load what I want to look at into ventoy and boot up and test within having to install anything. Try that with windows. It doesn't do live CD

Re: Can Microsoft just leave account signins broken?

Are you sure you are talking about Ubuntu? Sounds more like you have described winslop to a tee and mistakenly named it Ubuntu. Anyway as far as I can see if Ubuntu is what you described and it hasn't given me an error in 9 months of use. I'll take it. Now window blue screen of death was a common occurrence. To say nothing of the excellent update process in Ubuntu is night n day compared to windows.

I'm sure tho' miccyslop would give you a job as a propaganda writer for windows 12 they're gonna need them.

Re: Can Microsoft just leave account signins broken?

I picked the exact same way of repairing winslop installed Ubuntu and I wonder why I didn't do it earlier. Now I own my computer again I get daily updates and I still have not had to do the dreaded winblows reboot. I also saw a preview of window 12 that was the day I switched. Win12 is an AI powered wallet drainer.

Latest Windows 11 insider builds hide secret File Explorer dark mode

Re: Boring

Now that is an idea. I still have the original disks they used to give you with your new PC. My only problem is... Where did I put the external DVD player.

But I'll grab images of them I have from memory The encyclopedias music flight. Plus magazine CDs and the Apps that now days the companies are more known for bloatware. I have the excellent Norton's Suite of useful tools CDs with things like Ghost.

Oh and as a bonus I still have a box full of Umm err cd back ups. And the PCs to run them on. At 70 years old I think I may have to have a down size my collection of old PCs and parts from the days when you had to use external software from a CD. So you could then configure the cards like sound and video to be able to use them. Oh and the myriad of Network parties where you usually spent an hour getting the computer to talk to the network. Hell even the humble rodent needed software.

Then you had to write the batch files to just get the computer to start

These days I buy a new Ryzen and mobo ram plug it In and 5 minutes to get it all running and installing drivers automatically. All the good old days. Sorry rambling.

Windows 11 adds auto-recovery, kills offline setup loophole

Did they

Also kill the Rufus settings to make local account and login only using that also you can turn off the bitlocker encryption as well. Well you could about a month ago.

'Copilot will remember key details about you' for a 'catered to you' experience

Why

Can't I post it errors with a vague reason

Disenchanted Windows user? Pop open a fresh can of Linux Lite

Oh PLEASE. Not another Version of Linux.

For people who use windows. And who are thinking of making the jump to Linux. How the hell. Are we supposed to work out which one of the myriad of Distros, that are released every month to select. They all have different names. And varieties. And uses. And people say its hard choosing from half a dozen versions of windows. How many different versions of Linux are there to choose from?

Updates are plenty but fans are few in Windows 11 land

I have machines from win 95 to win 11 But for some reason my FX and Phenoms have a live affair with Win 7 let onto the net once to update all drivers. then network sockets disabled in Bios I have a usb thumb drive internet connection that works on win7 without hunting for drivers and All these are now free to sit on my game network (seperate no internet) and No virus scanners. etc they run fine (better without all the network stuff calling home all the time. and we can still play network games and play all those games gotten in my naughty days 20 years ago.

Im running the windows 11 in the beta insider channel One of the forst things i dod was to completely stip Edge and by rite fkn BING and that goddam AI what they call copilot popping up everytime you hover over its icon in edge. Personally i wouldn't trust AI and in particular M$ and the alphabet AI to run a dig pound feeding program. So it looks like my next upgrade will be to Win10 and Linux in a dual boot config on my 5600x system Win 11 is more and more changing to some AI run monster. give it Time its already proven to be untrustworthy and even psychopathic at times yes great lets install it on everything fkn Morons.

Surge in home working highlights Microsoft licensing issue: If you are not on subscription, working remotely is a premium feature

Yes same here

Anyway with people being forced to stay home and work if possible it would almost be price gouging by Mi$$yshaft It's not like its our idea to stay home and work. Now the schools are closed so now thats going to make more people expected to work from home Mi$$yshaft are just going to have to wear it.

Dell upping its margins again: Precision 5530 laptop will sting you for $13m. Yep, six zeroes

Re: Bah

I just checked and the NZ version is only a mere $5839.00 so I should be able to buy them here and become a Gazionalaire in no time at all.

Russian computer failure on ISS is nothing to worry about – they're just going to turn it off and on again

Or is it Windows for Waaaaayyyyy out in Space?

Microsoft deletes deleterious file deletion bug from Windows 10 October 2018 Update

This isn't the first time they have screwed with the /docs etc etc . A couple of updates ago I had a spate of calls from people who had lost their whole home directories and I lost mine too. It was easily found microosoft had just decided to rename all the bloody computers to \desktop\abcd1213 but it was the time taken to fix microsofts screwups. That they don't pay you for. And this time they the Docs/pictures are gone for good. Not good for some of my elderly customers who lost some pictures and Docs that are irreplaceable. And when you say Backup they think you mean reverse the bloody Car. Microsoft have got to watch what they are doing. Because a simple date error causes so much pain and distress.

Now Microsoft ports Windows 10, Linux to homegrown CPU design

Re: Computer says "No"

To say nothing about it running at a high 3.1Mhz and taking 16 years to update it's code

About to install the Windows 10 April 2018 Update? You might want to wait a little bit longer

Re: Windows Insiders

I am Insider preview person I have 2 machines 1 runs Avast with no problems, the other runs the built in security center. Which I find to be better than Avast.

It doesn't lose anything ALL it does is create a new user profile Dunno why but if you go to your users folder ALL you stuff will still be there under the original profile.

What the @#$%&!? Microsoft bans nudity, swearing in Skype, emails, Office 365 docs

Re: No Cussing Allowed?

To say nothing of all the other countries that have free Speech laws now. that this would fall foul of.

Bloke sues Microsoft: Give me $600m – or my copy of Windows 7 back

I don't know why he doesn't just do what he is suing to do go and download Windows 7 iso. I did it last week from a microsoft site. And he should have the sticker under his machine .. Job done. Link Provided for him.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7

I, for one, welcome our GIANT TITANIUM INSECT OVERLORDS

Re: Now

They did

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/06/18/191279201/3-d-printer-brings-dexterity-to-children-with-no-fingers

Big browser builders scramble to fix cross-platform zero-day flaw

Re: Really??

And you buy insurance for your Car, House etc etc. This is just insurance.

Mozilla blocks auto-loading of plug-ins by Firefox

Re: when did a third party plugin ever load without the user knowing it was going to load?

To say nothing about that other piece of crap, The Conduit toolbar .

McAfee warns of Project Blitzkrieg hack attack on US banks

Well how else are Mccrappee going to try to get their name back??

What are quantum computers good for?

Re: Dunce

Or you could have a gaming rig so fast, that you have finished playing the game, before you finish pressing the on button.

Curiosity needs OS upgrade before getting down to science

Then this could truly be, Space, the final frontier. lol

India preps craft for first mission to Mars

Got to get in quick to stake your claim. Well the first Dairy on Mars has to have Location, Location, Location.

Top Facebook exec begs students: 'Click on an ad or two'

Re: What adverts?

And Beef Taco, Flashblock, No script, and better privacy. Paranoid who me?

Ballmer says 500 MILLION 'users' to 'have' Windows 8 in 2013

Win 8 more like Pig ver 3

Having tried this crap win 8, 32 and 64 bit versions, the 32 bit blue screened instantly, and the 64 bit ver hangs whilst it does something or other but cpu usage peaks at 99% on both cores and temps are close to burning hot. This on a machine that happily runs win 7 both 64 and 32 bit. So yep it's time for a dogs vomit and Ballmer and co obliged.

PC sales tank on fears of Meltdown, Part Deux

It's the ability to rebild

That sets us 'oldies' apart from the disposal generation All my 10 year old tv's have a computer (P4) hooked up to them all networked with terabyte drives all over works great. And I cant afford to buy new stuff. But i did put it out that I was interested in any broken Laptops from friends and out of all I have collected, I now have 3 working ones. so there are ways around getting newer tech. and if you need to find out how to take it to bits and you are fine with handling fragile and breakable equiptment then it's fun, and you also learn something.

win 7

Well I had an old Dell 3 gig Hyper threading cpu (socket 478) with a gig of ddr 400 ram and a ATI 9800 AIW pro 128 meg video card give me a windows 7 rating of 3.2, and ran smoother than XP which just seemed to hesitate and it's I now have a dual core cpu Laptop running 7 and it's way smoother than XP The best thing they built into Win 7 was the ability to handle multi core chips. ANd I to have a shed full of 'old' computers mainly P4's and Athalon 's and X2's so may have to buy a coupla dozen beers, and have a sort out and see what sort of a frankenstien I can build.

Facebook caught exposing millions of user credentials

Face Book???

More like FARCE BOOK.

Microsoft Skype: How the VCs won and Ballmer overpaid

Oh Dear

Now how long before Skype starts to not support the 'other' operating systems, and turns into yet another ad bloated miccyshaft joke worth $5.95. Now whats second best because they won't be there for long.

Boffins pull plug on SETI alien-seeking antenna array

BUT

Maybe it's all for the better. Because what will happen if we find an intelligent life filled planet?? Those same thugs who spend $600mil-60 billion, will then want to find a way to get to where they are,under the flag of Humanising them. See then there will be even more $$$$ for Bombs and new technology like lasers and stuff.

Nope

Not the IDE more like the SATA.

So, what's the best sci-fi film never made?

Do

Do Androids dream of electric sheep was made into that very good movie Blade Runner

Anonymous pwns security firm that probed its membership

Oh Yes

It looks like Anonymous have go some new toys to play with, let the games begin.....

A beer,

A packet of Chips,

and fireworks.

Better than a movie...

NOOOOooo

The dragons live in FF land!!!!! lol

Chrome 9 debuts with WebGL, app store, instant annoyance

And as usual

There's No AD Block, No Script, or Flashblock. 3 of my essentials for browsing oh yes and any thing to keep google out as much as possible.

No thanx I'll stick to FF thank you

Feds seize 10 domains accused of illegal sports streaming

Hammer time

Whack a mole Any one

Microsoft sends Windows 7 SP1 to OEMs

WIn 7 install

Yep the first windows update on win 7 ran 165 megs but it did insall my non working sound card. And I have found that it's very good at fixing missing sound drivers that the install disk don't do.

And look what I found today

Being highly suspicious of anything that wants to install automatically turn it off, and look what I found waiting to be installed

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976902

It's a pre requisite to installing the service pack So what does it do anyone got any idea's, the website don't really help.

Adobe (finally) makes it easier to delete Flash cookies

Pity

they didn't make it easier just not to have to deal with the whole Badly written, bloated, Piece of Shit in the first place...

Lawyers fear Assange faces death penalty in US

Hmmm

There you go the US we'll get him sooner or later

Federal Criminal Lawyer, Douglas C. McNabb, points out that a U.S. extradition law between Sweden and the U.S., pursuant to the article 6 of the supplement to the extradition treaty between the U.S. and Sweden, can assure Assange's extradition to the U.S.

Sweden can transfer Assange to the U.S. to stand trail for any U.S. federal criminal charges before he faces charges for sexual offences in Sweden. If convicted, Assange could also serve his full sentence in the US, before ever facing the alleged charges in Sweden. This law does not exist in the UK.

from

http://www.suite101.com/content/julian-assange-granted-bail---sweden-appeals---still-no-charges-a320911

Which basically means if the swedes get him to Sweden then he will be handed over to the Yanks even before they interrogate him on these 'charges'

China's 'stealth fighter' flies – brown trouser time, or not?

or maybe they as safe as the cars made in China

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5SRyG6UR2A

either way safe is NOT a word I would use in conjunction with anything made in china.

Look at their toys Still have lead paint, thousands of times above the legal limit and little bits that fall off and choke the children. watch the car one and tell me you would even want to get into one.

Drupal 7 dives into machine-readable web

Oh really.

In a statement announcing Drupal 7, the Drupal Community said: "RDFa can add value by giving search engines more detail, details not visible to humans.

And what details would these be? personal?? browsing history?? IP address? A LOT more detail please.

Ford unveils all-electric Focus for 2012

Software by Miccysoft

So when they stop for no reason, or just catch fire ooppss you forgot to plug your car in to the net for the usual round of updates. Or maybe they will use the same kind of Windows 7 battery controller that has been killing laptop batteries all over the place.

Ahhhhh a beer to drink while you watch the car burn

Vote now to name killer PARIS space cocktail

Name

More like a Vacant Space

it's an Empty Glass

No beer for the Airhead

Mobile operators handed content billing blueprint

And if you actually used the device for what it was origionally designed

Then WHO cares what the vendors/ripoff artists charge I have a flash 3g phone but i only use it for Calls and texts Much to the disgust of my carrier who tried to get me to use mobile data yada yada yada And like I told him the day the cell phone gives me my morning coffee/ blowjob then i'll ise but until then l I'll just stick to the use it was designed for, tell them that and they will soon pull thier heads in.. But you in England well your screwed everytime you do anything. CCtv Politicians that look like they just crawled out of kindy and policies to match . And telco's who rip you off every day

And i lived in England for 15years Iam so glad I got out.

Pirate Bay mouthpiece disses Assange's legal wrangles

And

Did Not the Sweses say that they would defer their case to the Americans. Therefore If I was him I would also fight any attempt to get him to a country that has said it will give him up to the Yanks. Won't do much for the Swede's name but they would finally have this thorn in their side gone without an embarrasing trial.

Make your iPhone patriotic - for free

Only in

AM (we are not insane it just seems that way) ER (oh okay its the land of the Paranoid and Insane) IC (you) A

Farkin Nutters Don't even deserve a black helecopter

Yep All yanks are loud and obnoxious