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By Tuskd · Posted
With the AI pivot, expect future updates to Windows 11 and later 12 to give us a lot more reasons to not upgrade or better yet, switch to Linux. -
By Homunculus · Posted
Thank you all for beta testing. -
By Geezy · Posted
Microsoft last raised game prices in 2023! Two years is not a long time! -
By +Eternal Tempest · Posted
It could be AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D that didn't meet specs, but had enough of them for a "new" sku. -
By ThaCrip · Posted
"don't recall the last time I clicked on the Windows icon or key to open the Start menu." While I am on Linux Mint, I just assume what I do, at least in regards to basic program loading, is got to be very close to how everyone else does it in that you either load a random program from a desktop icon or press Windows Key (or click Start Menu) and partially type in name of program, which causes it to show up and then press enter (or click it) etc. that's got to be very close to a very standard way most people load programs on a desktop PC and the like. because it's quick and to the point to get on with using your program. side note: I have a very limited amount of programs setup to start with a keyboard shortcut but I realize that obviously won't be standard, so I did not really mention that as part of the basic program loading stuff here. "I'm fine with the context menus in Windows 10" Exactly. because they are time-tested/standard. where as you can see where they are headed with Windows 11 things, while not horrible, it's a change I don't particularly like since it's a bit too different and one has to sort-of relearn (as you got to pay more attention to what icon is which, which slows you down) instead of reflexively just clicking stuff like we have done for ages. "Eh, does anyone really use this storefront?" Hell no. that's just a non-standard way to install stuff. downloading exe's from websites (and the like) has been the standard for decades. that store stuff is 'maybe' for people who are VERY tech illiterate. side note: that's one bonus to Win10's 'IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021' is that 'Store' junk is not even installed. TsarNikky said, "A result of unsupervised twenty-somethings running the development (?) and maintenance of Windows-11. With very rare exception they have no concept of how typical users interact with the OS." Yeah, assuming that's true... I wonder if these 20 somethings who grew up on smart phones instead of proper PC's have no idea what's actually been standard for a very long time now on real Desktop PC's (and the like) as you just don't screw with foundational standards of what people have been used to for decades purely for the sake of change. it makes no sense. smart phones are a straight up downgrade over proper PC's as I don't understand how people can spend any length of time online on a smart phone as they are better off on a proper desktop PC as it's just better all-around. about the only thing a smart phone is better than a PC is to look up something quick or do something quick etc. but if you are going to spend any real time online, a smart phone sucks as the small screen, typing on the on-screen keyboard etc is just flat out worse than a real desktop PC. but with all of that said... in the end, people are going to be forced to 'play-ball' with Windows 11 for better or worse if Microsoft is hardline about dumping Win10 here in October for most people (as I suspect the bulk of people will be off Win10 within roughly a couple of years or so tops after Oct 2025). but hopefully people can just sort of wing-it and stick with Win10 for a while until maybe Win12 comes along etc. but as others have said in comments in here already... Microsoft needs to be more focused on sticking with polishing the time tested stuff that's already in place (which will help keep a more reliable/snappy OS for the basics) instead of creating "features" most people don't really care about. but it makes me wonder if for some working at Microsoft, they got to keep pushing that idea that people want more "features" to justify their continued employment at Microsoft etc.
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joe_banana
Hello guys,
Im in need of a free alternative to powerpoint for editing .PPT files. I dont really like OpenOffice or LibreOffice because of their Java. Anyone know of a good alternative?
Word has Abiword, Excel has Gnumeric, Publisher has Scribus but nothing for PowerPoint? Am i missing something here?
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