Microsoft Windows 10

[Imaginos]

10 hours ago, spaul said:

I actually just bought one of these mini computers in May. It's mounted to the back of my monitor. So far, so good but I wouldn't recommend you get it with the Windows 11 O/S installed because I think it's a customized IMG file. You can get a bare bones version with no O/S.

 

I bought one of those a couple of months ago. First thing I did was to delete the windoze and install debian. Works great.

[hk blues]

3 hours ago, Imaginos said:

I bought one of those a couple of months ago. First thing I did was to delete the windoze and install debian. Works great.

Are you guys in some kind of cult?

[spaul]

5 hours ago, Imaginos said:

I bought one of those a couple of months ago. First thing I did was to delete the windoze and install debian. Works great.

Exactly what I did.

2 hours ago, hk blues said:

Are you guys in some kind of cult?

Ya I think Imaginos and I like Blue Oyster Cult

[Tommy T.]

Thanks, all, for the good advice and suggestions. Actually, I used Windose 95 for at least 5 years after they stopped supprting it. I think that was in the bad old days of having Norton A/V. Never again - too bulky, too slow and way too much marketing. They used to be good, but not any more in my opinion.

So I think I will trundle along with W-10 for a while longer, purchase BitDefender and also load up on ubuntu or Linux. I can probable figure it all out, but I am getting tired of frequently changing mobile phone apps, desktop apps and hassles with the two factor id business My decades of computer use have taught me that, "new and improved," is not always so. As much as possible, I will stick with my dinosaur ways for a while.

[earthdome]

17 hours ago, Imaginos said:

I bought one of those a couple of months ago. First thing I did was to delete the windoze and install debian. Works great.

Yeah, but you still had to pay the windoze tax.

[earthdome]

11 hours ago, spaul said:

Ya I think Imaginos and I like Blue Oyster Cult

Dominance... Submission...

[BrettGC]

15 hours ago, spaul said:

Exactly what I did.

Ya I think Imaginos and I like Blue Oyster Cult

Will Farrell and Christopher Walken - Blue Oyster Cult 

[Mike J]

21 hours ago, Imaginos said:

I bought one of those a couple of months ago. First thing I did was to delete the windoze and install debian. Works great.

I have one that I am not using.  That is what I think I will do. 

[starrt]

14 hours ago, Tommy T. said:

Thanks, all, for the good advice and suggestions. Actually, I used Windose 95 for at least 5 years after they stopped supprting it. I think that was in the bad old days of having Norton A/V. Never again - too bulky, too slow and way too much marketing. They used to be good, but not any more in my opinion.

So I think I will trundle along with W-10 for a while longer, purchase BitDefender and also load up on ubuntu or Linux. I can probable figure it all out, but I am getting tired of frequently changing mobile phone apps, desktop apps and hassles with the two factor id business My decades of computer use have taught me that, "new and improved," is not always so. As much as possible, I will stick with my dinosaur ways for a while.

Windose/Windoze, Canadian vs USa spelling? ;) lol

Tommy T., you can run Linux from an USB drive without installing it on your computer, just to try it out. Since there are so many different varieties of Linux, find one that works for you before installing it, if you want to install it.

[Tommy T.]

I just am currently installing BitDefender. So far, so good. It is simple to load and is now scanning my machine for issues. For a similar cost to Kaspersky, I am happy. But I was happy with Kaspersky - possibly not good in the long run with the Russian invasion and other attacks.  So Bit Defender seems to work and be okay.