Just an old cripple trying to help


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Hi everybody, just an old cripple here whose not done annoying the world yet, and trying to help people keep from pulling their hair out from computer problems. I started learning programming in 1976 on a big ol' mainframe Burroughs computer learning COBOL, I have Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon on one SSD and Windows 11 Pro 24H2 on a different SSD. I've been running Linux since 2003 and Windows since 3.1. So there's my introduction. 

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Welcome!

 

On 05/12/2024 at 05:51, Nick H. said:

Welcome, MaidenHell!

I'm running Kubuntu and Windows 11 Pro, so you're in good company around here. :laugh:

I am running the Fedora KDE spin on my main box and Windows 11 Pro on a laptop.  I haven't dual-booted in almost two decades and is the worse. Why does it seem like 90% of people who are running more than one OS are dual-booting on one PC? I get it ever one has a budget but one can spend almost nothing for a box that will run Linux well. More funny almost every time someone mentions has a number of PCs they usually are all running the same OS. LOL

On 05/12/2024 at 16:23, Good Bot, Bad Bot said:

I am running the Fedora KDE spin on my main box and Windows 11 Pro on a laptop.  I haven't dual-booted in almost two decades and is the worse. Why does it seem like 90% of people who are running more than one OS are dual-booting on one PC? I get it ever one has a budget but one can spend almost nothing for a box that will run Linux well. More funny almost every time someone mentions has a number of PCs they usually are all running the same OS. LOL

To each their own. I don't want to carry 2 laptops around with me, so dual booting works for me.

On 05/12/2024 at 11:29, Nick H. said:

To each their own. I don't want to carry 2 laptops around with me, so dual booting works for me.

Why would you have to carry both? VMs and remote access are things.

On 05/12/2024 at 19:09, Good Bot, Bad Bot said:

Why would you have to carry both? VMs and remote access are things.

There's more than one way to pick a lock, and this has worked for me. If you would like to continue the discussion, let's start a different discussion rather than taking an introduction thread off-topic.

On 05/12/2024 at 09:59, MaidenHell said:

I have Linux Mint 22 Cinnamon on one SSD and Windows 11 Pro 24H2 on a different SSD. I've been running Linux since 2003 and Windows since 3.1. So there's my introduction. 

How do you like Windows 11? Personally I think it's a buggy OS with too little thought to end user stability. As someone with decades of experience with different operating systems just wondering how you perceive it 😛 

Welcome!

BTW: My favorite edition of Windows is probably Windows 7 (the last to receive Service Packs).

On 09/12/2024 at 21:06, Steven P. said:

How do you like Windows 11? Personally I think it's a buggy OS with too little thought to end user stability. As someone with decades of experience with different operating systems just wondering how you perceive it 😛 

Welcome!

BTW: My favorite edition of Windows is probably Windows 7 (the last to receive Service Packs).

Windows 7 and IE 11 = God Mode.

Back when MS was a great company and not just another Google clone ad revenue machine.

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