
Ain't Broken
If Microsoft followed the mantra of "If it ain't broke don't fix it" we would all still be happily sat using Windows 7 :-(
529 publicly visible posts • joined 23 Jan 2010
"We happened to have an airgapped anti-malware laptop set up" One would hope that this was set up by your IT dept for that very purpose, such things don't just magically appear. All organisations should have at least one such machine readily available that is regularity purged of accumulated crud.
Quote from Microsoft "says the incident highlights how important it is for companies such as CrowdStrike to use quality control checks on updates before sending them out.It’s also a reminder of how important it is for all of us across the tech ecosystem to prioritize operating with safe deployment and disaster recovery using the mechanisms that exist,” I needed a new keyboard after reading this.
It would be nice if airlines and airports treated passengers as paying customers and not as items of meat to shuttle from one queue to the next. We have given up traveling if it involves an aeroplane or airports of any description :-(
There is a special place in hell for the designers of CDG in Paris!
"The thing is, though, that to get the best out of this, you will need to observe an almost monastic asceticism: pay the extra to unlock Office" Why not do what most sensible people do who want Office but don't want the abomination that is the 365 version. Just buy a stand alone pro version of Office 2021 for under £20? One big advantage is that you don't need to be connected to the mothership to do your work.
As for using Mobile Phones (Cell phones) at petrol stations/gasoline filling stations (USA translation). Lots of signs stating not to use your mobile phone but somehow it's ok to pay by phone within inches of the "do not use your phone" sign. See the advice! www.ukpia.com/consumer-information/mobile-phones-on-filling-station-forecourts/
>>>> handy icon.