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GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
adrynalyne and 12 others reacted to ToneKnee for a topic
facepalm13 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
Izlude and 10 others reacted to LunarShadow for a topic
Leave windows 7 for fear of malware for what? Windows 10 which has malware already built in?11 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
The Dark Knight and 7 others reacted to spy beef for a topic
Nah, I'm just going to unplug my Ethernet cable tomorrow instead.8 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
waysidesc and 3 others reacted to +JHBrown for a topic
I wouldn’t dare leave Windows 7 for that atrocity named Windows 10. I’ve already wisely, and happily, made other plans. If an LTSC version is legally made available for regular consumers, then maybe.4 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
MS Bob 11 and 3 others reacted to OldGuru for a topic
The fact that we have 440 millions of users running Windows 7 5 years after Windows 10 release tells me how horribly Windows 10 failed. We all should move away from Windows 7 but Microsoft did not create a viable replacement for it.4 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
jmc15john and 3 others reacted to shockz for a topic
Side note: I ran the Windows 10 installer and was able to successfully upgrade 5 Windows 7 systems to Windows 10, fully activated last week.4 points -
Port 0 on grc.com
+Zlip792 and 2 others reacted to Steven P. for a topic
I'd pay good money to see/hear @BudMan have a rap battle with Steve Gibson3 points -
Grand Theft Auto IV isn't being sold on Steam because of Games for Windows Live
Nogib and 2 others reacted to LauRoman for a topic
Effing DRM. Pirated versions probably work fine.3 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
+JHBrown and 2 others reacted to OldGuru for a topic
It also tells me people hate change. Last week had one customer bring me their "New" Windows 10 laptop to switch all their stuff to. A beautiful HP Spectre x360 ultrabook with an SSD. The Plot twist was that they got it 3 years ago and just left it in a box at 0% battery because they loved their Samsung windows 7 laptop. When it came time to use her "New" laptop the battery was shot. The bios would say it's time to replace the battery and once in windows the % would instantly read 100% but once unplugged it would just shut off. Windows 10 brought nothing to people, other than horrible UI, inconsistency, bugs and not to mention Settings which is hell of more confusing for average Joe than Control Panel not to mention lack of visual cure in Windows 10 UI....just horrible experience with built in malware, annoyance and other stuff. Complete failure. The search in Start menu is just one big cluster f. In fact Start Menu is so useless that most people just pinned the crap out of everything on Taskbar and Desktop to avoid Start Menu all together. 5 years of Microsoft alienation of Win32 led to complete Microsoft Store and UWP failure. It really bite them back. I am sure security improvements Windows 10 bought are good but from average Joe point of view it is something they could care less about, they assume it is secured. Microsoft built Windows 8/8.1/10 and all what people wanted was Windows 7 Service Pack 2. The number of people using Windows 10 is much less than what Microsoft and other sources tells us. There are lot of Windows 10 machines sitting duck, no one cares or using them. In fact Windows 10 market is so fragmented between different version that even Microsoft lost themselves in it. The last two releases 1909 and 2004 bring nothing meaningful, in other words Microsoft themselves is running out of ideas too. I honestly think they need to kill Windows 10 and revive Windows 7 in some new form.3 points -
Port 0 on grc.com
+virtorio and 2 others reacted to Nick H. for a topic
Compelling arguments from both sides...3 points -
Port 0 on grc.com
adrynalyne and 2 others reacted to cork1958 for a topic
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Miss. Supreme Court upholds 12-year sentence of man having cellphone in jail
SecretAgentMan and 2 others reacted to LaP for a topic
Nothing to do with sensibility. It's a matter of justice. People get away with far less for more serious crimes on a daily basis.3 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
Sensi and 2 others reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
These are people that got apps like never10 and didn't take the free windows 10 upgrade. You'd be surprised how many people still don't know Windows 10 is still a FREE upgrade. I thought they stopped offering that? You can still run the media creation tool and upgrade 7 to windows 10 or clean install using your windows 7 key.3 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
dead.cell and 2 others reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
These are people that got apps like never10 and didn't take the free windows 10 upgrade. You'd be surprised how many people still don't know Windows 10 is still a FREE upgrade.3 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
alex_d2w and 2 others reacted to macoman for a topic
Nope, leave it for Linux Mint Xfce, as suggested in article. Why do they say Windows 7 is dead after tomorrow? Tomorrow is patch Tuesday, which Windows 7 will receive, so sort of technically, it's still good for another month. I wiped a cheap laptop that came with Windows 10 and instead I installed elementaryOS. I will never run windows again. I only have Linux and Macs at home.3 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
alex_d2w and 2 others reacted to cork1958 for a topic
Nope, leave it for Linux Mint Xfce, as suggested in article. Why do they say Windows 7 is dead after tomorrow? Tomorrow is patch Tuesday, which Windows 7 will receive, so sort of technically, it's still good for another month.3 points -
Apple is apparently working on a Pro Mode for MacBooks to make them faster
Slackerr and one other reacted to kjordan2001 for a topic
But didn't that decrease clock speed in half, for backward compatibility? It depended on how your button was wired by default, since it was a toggle push button. Turbo mode was just the default mode and disabling it caused it to use a lower frequency. Most had it so that when it was toggled on (pushed in), turbo mode (regular speed) was on. But some had it the opposite way.2 points -
Apple is apparently working on a Pro Mode for MacBooks to make them faster
n_K and one other reacted to warrenrumak for a topic
So they're finally implementing power plans, like Windows has had for almost 20 years?2 points -
Apple is apparently working on a Pro Mode for MacBooks to make them faster
ZipZapRap and one other reacted to +virtorio for a topic
Might be a little more elegant than the previous generations pro-mode, which activated when you put it in a freezer.2 points -
Grand Theft Auto IV isn't being sold on Steam because of Games for Windows Live
Nogib and one other reacted to sagum for a topic
There is a crack for that.2 points -
Microsoft will support Edge on Windows 7 for at least 18 months [Update]
hamslammer and one other reacted to OldGuru for a topic
Windows 7 has had a good run but it's time to put it to rest. It's over 10 years old now. Windows 10 is a completely viable OS even if you don't personally like it. I agree it is time, it just happens Microsoft didn't release anything worth replacing it. It looks like I will have another 2 years of run on Windows 7 regardless. I think you forgot about Windows 10. If I was fine by now, I will be for the next two years as well. I still do all my work and play all games on Windows 7 fine. I hope in next two years Windows 10 gets replaced by something or at least evolves into something I can use. Google and other said they will support Windows 7 for the next two years anyway. Just curious....what on Windows 10 can you not use? I just don't like OS, UI is not user friendly...and don't like forced updates. It does not play games as good as Windows 7, and lot of old games do not work right. Wi-Fi never worked right with it, search is broken. Sorry but when I search something in Start Menu it cannot find a squat. Entire experience there with useless web search result appears to me like I installed some third party malware crap. No safe mode. Microsoft idea of Safe Mode in Windows 10 defeats the purpose of safe mode. Audio support in Windows 10 is an absolute junk. Windows 7 / Vista already had horrible broken Audio support compared to Windows XP. It is ridicilous that sound coming out of Windows XP is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> better than what is considered a modern OS.2 points -
Grand Theft Auto IV isn't being sold on Steam because of Games for Windows Live
Geezy and one other reacted to Phillip Hardy for a topic
Steam works will be good in the Long run. Don't we get Game Save Syncing too that way.2 points -
Microsoft will support Edge on Windows 7 for at least 18 months [Update]
+Warwagon and one other reacted to OldGuru for a topic
They should extend Windows 7 support in general for 18 months as well.2 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
wingliston and one other reacted to Jameswr for a topic
if you want to stay safe(online or offline) you have to ditch windows.2 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
+JHBrown and one other reacted to Krieg for a topic
I used Win10, and got tired of my pc crashing after every new update. I went back to Win7. Not worried, hell..half our banks in the US are still on Windows 2000. lol2 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
+Warwagon and one other reacted to dead.cell for a topic
FWIW, that's exactly what I've done on 7 of the 8 machines here! Dang wife had a chance to get used to Windows 10 at her work place before I could get her computer switched! Actually, I don't really have anything really bad to say about Windows 10 except I just don't like it's setup and updates take 10 times longer than on Linux. I just wish that by default Cortona would shut the **** up and just let us go next next next. Hmm? Haven't ever heard or seen anything from Cortana on any Windows 10 Home or Pro that I've used here. On a clean install when it first gets to windows for the rest of the setup "Hi, i'm Cortona and i'm here to help. A little wifi here sign in there and we'll get your PC ready for all you plan todo. If you'd like me to stay quiet all you have to do is press the sound icon" (If you press that, it just mutes her and you still have to wait for her to get done talking. If it doesn't detect your audio driver it will let you blast through it. Jesus Christ this... I setup 4-5 laptops one day, walked away, suddenly had Cortana yelling at me through them all.2 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
alex_d2w and one other reacted to sc302 for a topic
IDK, I have been using windows 10 for a while now and how I use it, it is no different than windows 7. FWIW, I rarely use the start menu, commands or cortana is how I use it. The only time I use start is when I right click on it to use one of the menu options, ie. shutdown/sign out. It is much faster to type what I want than it is to scroll through the start menu to try to remember the company and/or the program I want. Even the control panel applets are faster to type out than try to figure out where microsoft put them. I got tired of playing "guess where microsoft put it" back in windows xp, now it doesn't matter where they put it.2 points -
Miss. Supreme Court upholds 12-year sentence of man having cellphone in jail
SecretAgentMan and one other reacted to Nick H. for a topic
So he didn't know he wasn't allowed to have a phone, no one took it from him when he went in, and in what seems to be something of a rare case he has worked to change his ways after his previous conviction. And they want to give him 12 years? Are they mad? What happens to the officers? It's down to their negligence after all.2 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
alex_d2w and one other reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
Wait... this article telling people if they have windows 7 and want windows 10 they have to buy it? Microsoft is still offering Windows 10 for free. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Just go here and if you want windows 10 download and install it. You can upgrade over Windows 7 or you can create an iso and make a bootable dvd / usb drive and clean install using your existing windows 7 key. Typically if your system has a core i3 / core i5 it should run windows fine. I would recommend you have a minimum of 4gb of ram.2 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
George P and one other reacted to Pere Ubu for a topic
Nope, leave it for Linux Mint Xfce, as suggested in article. Why do they say Windows 7 is dead after tomorrow? Tomorrow is patch Tuesday, which Windows 7 will receive, so sort of technically, it's still good for another month. I wiped a cheap laptop that came with Windows 10 and instead I installed elementaryOS. I will never run windows again. I only have Linux and Macs at home. If you are happy with elementaryOS it means you didn't need Windows in the first place. I have tried elementaryOS too, good looking user interface... and not much else. Its like a toy to me.2 points -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
adrynalyne and one other reacted to Steve121178 for a topic
What malware are you talking about?2 points -
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US Government-funded wireless carrier selling smartphone with malware pre-installed
+Dick Montage and one other reacted to Mobius Enigma for a topic
oh dear gawd, look up the history of "life line phones" hint it wasn't obama..... The original program (legislation) started with Reagan with landline phones but it has been changed several times and the current program is from Obama, hence its name. No and No. Yes, the legislation started under Reagan, back when Leftists called it the horrific Reagan phone. (Oh wait, they weren't ######ing ghouls, and didn't do that.) The Cellphone provisions were added under Bush 43. If you want to call it 'Obama' anything - the only changes made, were to add Home Internet Access (and this has even been ######ed up by Republican Pukes.) Why not just be honest? YOU didn't know it was originally a Reagan program YOU only heard crap from Fox or some other source THAT WAS INTENTIONALLY LYING TO YOU, and MADE YOU LOOK FOOLISH. If any of my sources for information did something like this, I would never trust them again. Everyone should also go, weird, is that true? - And then source the information every time a story is NOT properly sourced. Which is why a TV News Station or blowhard on the Radio should NEVER be a source for News, Facts or Information. I wonder what else you might falsely believe. There is a chance, if you suck it up and do some questioning of things you were told, you might find out your were conned by horrible people.2 points -
US Government-funded wireless carrier selling smartphone with malware pre-installed
+Dick Montage and one other reacted to fuzi0719 for a topic
The program was started by Bush (43), not Obama.2 points -
Microsoft is reportedly killing off the Microsoft Store for Business and Education
MFH and one other reacted to bledd for a topic
They missed the mark completely with the store. Should be more like a package manager. No one uses 'apps' in Windows.2 points -
Apple is apparently working on a Pro Mode for MacBooks to make them faster
Slackerr reacted to Eternal Tempest for a topic
I suspect that Jony Ive now is a contractor for apple, new management can allow things like mac's can make "noise" above certain db, etc, or heaven forbid, a thicker better cooled macbook pro so the cpu can auto overclock better / for longer periods.1 point -
Microsoft will support Edge on Windows 7 for at least 18 months [Update]
wingliston reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
Windows 7 has had a good run but it's time to put it to rest. It's over 10 years old now. Windows 10 is a completely viable OS even if you don't personally like it. I agree it is time, it just happens Microsoft didn't release anything worth replacing it. It looks like I will have another 2 years of run on Windows 7 regardless. I think you forgot about Windows 10. If I was fine by now, I will be for the next two years as well. I still do all my work and play all games on Windows 7 fine. I hope in next two years Windows 10 gets replaced by something or at least evolves into something I can use. Google and other said they will support Windows 7 for the next two years anyway. Just curious....what on Windows 10 can you not use? I just don't like OS, UI is not user friendly...and don't like forced updates. It does not play games as good as Windows 7, and lot of old games do not work right. Wi-Fi never worked right with it, search is broken. Sorry but when I search something in Start Menu it cannot find a squat. Entire experience there with useless web search result appears to me like I installed some third party malware crap. No safe mode. Microsoft idea of Safe Mode in Windows 10 defeats the purpose of safe mode. Audio support in Windows 10 is an absolute junk. Windows 7 / Vista already had horrible broken Audio support compared to Windows XP. It is ridicilous that sound coming out of Windows XP is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> better than what is considered a modern OS. I will agree, that how to enter safe mode if you can't get to windows, is really ****ing stupid. They literally have said interrupt (turn off) the boot process 3 times. Lets just corrupt the hard drive while we are at it. Why in the name of all that is good and **** did they remove the F8 key. They say it's because you can't press F8 fast enough, which is pure bull ****. If you enable F8 .. it works just fine.1 point -
Grand Theft Auto IV isn't being sold on Steam because of Games for Windows Live
matthiew reacted to RaidenX for a topic
There's a patched xlive.dll to fix that. I use it to play Dirt 2.1 point -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
waysidesc reacted to wingliston for a topic
No way in hell i'm using Windows 10 on my main machine. 0patch is all I need to keep Windows 7 going.1 point -
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Samsung buys TeleWorld Solutions to accelerate 5G deployment in the U.S.
n_K reacted to Ccl Ncc for a topic
Am i the only one who is not existed for 5G? I mean the range is getting shorter and shorter, whats the point if at 6G you have to sit on the tower? For mobile and laptop display sizes, I don't see the point of having more than 4G speeds anyways! You can play 4K on 4G without any problems and having more than 4k pixels on 2-15 inch screens does not make sense.1 point -
The OnePlus 8 will have a 120Hz display [Update]
MS Bob 11 reacted to Closed account for a topic
I could literally not care any less about high refresh rates on a phone.1 point -
Port 0 on grc.com
cork1958 reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
@cork1958, your ISP has it as a blocked port. https://www.spectrum.net/support/internet/blocked-ports/1 point -
Port 0 on grc.com
Steven P. reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Honestly, like or dislike of a person has nothing to with the quality of a site.1 point -
GCHQ: It's time to ditch Windows 7 if you want to stay safe online
dontbeevil reacted to muratoner for a topic
I wonder if the #neverwindows10 crowd gonna move to linux this year instead of windows 10. I doubt it though.1 point -
Microsoft's Xbox Series X won't have any first-party next-gen exclusives at launch
philcruicks reacted to George P for a topic
It depends how different the games run on the two. If the power is as big of a jump as they say, plus toss in ray tracing. The same games might look a good bit different. Also if you don't care that much about the best gfx possible but want better performance in other areas like load times and better frame rates, the rumored lockhart which will cost less could be a very good option for many people. Brad Sams has reported that the same game running on a Xbox Series X loaded a full minute faster than on a Xbox One S. That alone is huge IMO.1 point -
Google to support Chrome on Windows 7 until at least mid-2021
sinetheo reacted to muratoner for a topic
Lots of folks still on windows 7. I don't think google would want to lose them to firefox or opera. It would be a terrible move to drop support in 2020. I think they will support it for at least 2-3 years.1 point -
Segway stops CES S-Pod demo after a journalist crashes into a wall
matthiew reacted to firey for a topic
If I've learned anything working in tech.. you can add all the safety features and hand-hold users from start to finish.. but you will never handle 100% of the stupidity of people.1 point -
Pokémon Sword and Shield are getting an Expansion Pass with new areas and more
svnO.o reacted to forster for a topic
Well colour me surprised, I didn't expect this one, especially not so soon. Then again, I went through all the content in the base game in just a few days, so maybe not so surprising after all.1 point -
Apple shows off the iPhone 11 Pro's videography capturing the extremes of ice and fire
TreaK reacted to Mobius Enigma for a topic
You are kidding, right? No he is right. Youtube is full of examples of professional ads, music videos and even entire movies shot using just an iPhone 11 Pro. So let me put this in different words, and see if you agree... The iPhone 11 Pro, with a camera that is on par with a 2015 Lumia 950XL, is good enough for professional work? Here is the thing, smartphone cameras are good, damn good. However, they are not anywhere near professional cameras, nor do they have the features necessary for more advanced photography needs. Take a couple of examples, a professional camera can capture dynamic range from a bright light to detail in the darkest part of the room at the same time. A professional camera can maintain consistent framerates when shooting varying levels of detail, light, and motion. And no, HDR capture is not the same (HDR is a feature that first appeared on the Lumia Icon in 2014.) An iPhone cannot reproduce the F-Stops necessary for professional use. Users have no control over video recording framerate locking or the heavy compression, and these are just a couple of tiny examples without diving into the sensor technology, color consistency, professional lenses and on and on. (Trying to merge two shots taken at different times is hard when there is no light or color baseline that the photographer can control.) Go to YouTube and look up any video by professionals comparing an iPhone to a professional camera. At best they will say it does a good job, but they will also explain why it fails to meet basic features necessary for professional work. Corridor had one a while back, that was complimentary of the iPhone, but also demonstrated why it couldn't be used for professional work. As I said, smartphone cameras are damn good, but they are not anywhere near professional equipment. The other irony, is after years of faking it with saturating, sharpening, and other tricks like over exposing pictures and video, along with using low end sensors and lenses, Apple now want the world to admire the commitment to their camera technology. I just wish they gave a crap for the first 10 years the iPhone was on the market. If Nokia/Microsoft did anything good with WP, it was shove the industry on camera technologies and expectations. A BlackMagic $1000 camera makes the iPhone and all other smartphones look like toys, let alone cameras that range from $5K to $100k. Someday the division between smartphone and professional cameras may disappear, but it is a ways off for now.1 point