March 11, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Come on, Microsoft! Is it really that hard to update Windows 10 right?
Yesterday, on Patch Tuesday, as I was finishing up the column that follows lamenting the sorry state of Windows 10 patches and providing copious examples of things gone very wrong, a big, fat example landed in my lap (but happily … Continue reading
October 9, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on With Windows Virtual Desktop, the bad old days are coming back
I’ve been saying for a while now that Microsoft wants you to move from Windows on your desktop to Windows as a service. I’ve rarely gotten so little pleasure from saying I was right. In the last few weeks, Microsoft rolled out Windows … Continue reading
January 18, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to replace Windows 7 with Linux Mint
Many of you are Windows 7 users. I get it. Windows 7 just works. But the clock is ticking for Windows 7. In less than a year, Windows 7’s free support ends. Come that day, you’ll have a choice: You can … Continue reading
January 8, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Microsoft tries to take on the Chromebook once more
If I were in charge of Microsoft, besides fully embracing Linux for the desktop, I’d give up on trying to challenge Google’s Chromebooks with lightweight versions of Windows. It hasn’t worked before, and it won’t work now. Microsoft tries to take … Continue reading
December 20, 2018
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Linux Mint 19.1: The better-than-ever Linux desktop
I was just reminded again why I use Linux desktops. Two-and-a-half months after its release, the Windows 10 October 2018 Update is finally recommending “advanced users” can install it. Personally, I like running operating systems that don’t destroy my data or come with … Continue reading
December 13, 2018
by sjvn01
Comments Off on MS-Linux? Lindows? Could Microsoft release a desktop Linux?
I used to say that Microsoft would release a Microsoft desktop Linux — MS-Linux or Lindows — when pigs fly. Lately, though, I’ve been hearing oinking from the sky. Here’s why. MS-Linux? Lindows? Could Microsoft release a desktop Linux? More>