Windows woes pushed me to embrace Linux
Windows update glitches had me thinking it's Linux time again.
It's been 20 years since I last used Linux full time on a PC. Even then that was on my work laptop which was mostly used for everyday office use, word processing, email, etc. web browsing, Remote Desktop and the occasional venture into a Terminal to program the odd Cisco switch. I used WINE for our primitive ticketing system which had no Linux alternative (and frankly, it barely worked in…Old Skool Gaming shared some bad news today
For over a decade Old Skool Gaming have been serving The Midlands
Many hardcore retro gamers in Birmingham & The Black Country are familiar with Old Skool Gaming. It's one of the few retro gaming shops run by knowledgeable staff and actual old school gamers. Unfortunately this evening they posted on their Facebook page that the shop will soon be closing down.Is Microsoft looking at a Windows subscription model?
Microsoft are pushing back hard against local user accounts in Windows 11.
So much so that they're really trying to go Microsoft Account Setup only with future Windows installations and updates. We are removing known mechanisms for creating a local account in the Windows Setup experience (OOBE). While these mechanisms were often used to bypass Microsoft account setup, they also inadvertently skip critical setup screens, potentially causing users to exit OOBE with a device that is not fully configured for…ChroMenu: An experiment in Vibe Coding
