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  • Switching to Linux

    In my previous posts I wrote about the MS greed machine that is driving the deployment of Windows 10 and how MS now believes they own the hardware it runs on. I have now taken the first step towards shifting my personal machines onto Linux. These computers are homebuilt and have never had Windows licenses…

  • MS demands users waive their rights to sue…LEGAL UNDER US LAW

    Anyone who thinks Windows 10 is a great operating system or any product MS makes is great should stop right now. There has been a big furore about a lot of stuff in Windows 10 like forced updates and as a result it is not at all surprising that people are talking about suing Microsoft…

  • The Microsoft Windows 10 Rort – How MS Sees Windows 10 as a license to print money

    Today I am going to write about how Microsoft wants to take over everyone’s Windows PC with Windows 10, and I am writing from the perspective of an IT industry professional with many years’ experience of Windows and other Microsoft software. As we all know, MS has been pushing Windows 10 very hard as a…

  • Old and new audio-video gear [2]: Sony

    Last time I talked about some JVC gear I have owned. This time I will briefly look at a couple of pieces of Sony gear, one of which I did own.  First up we have the TC-330 cassette and reel to reel tape player. When I went to high school in the late 1970s the…

  • Old and new audio-video gear [1]: JVC

    So we dealt with Dick Smiths (just before they went into receivership) to buy some TVs for the school. And I understand that JVC have pretty much dipped out of making consumer gear under their own name, it tends to be rebranded product from somewhere else. As I understand it JVC TVs are rebranded Amtran…

  • MS wants to push Windows 10 onto computers automatically by sending it as a Windows update

    A couple of days ago I wrote about how Windows 10 automatically installs updates by default and automatically restarts your computer at a time it dictates – ignoring whether that time is convenient for you or not. It so happens that at the end of October, MS announced that the free update of Windows 10,…

  • Windows 10 Virtual Desktops

    One of the great new features MS has added in Windows 10 is virtual desktops. This has been supported in other OSs for a long time so it is good to see that MS has caught up to this. In fact it was available with addons as far back as XP but now it is…

  • Presentations on Windows 10

    If you are familiar with Windows 10 you will be aware of a number of issues that are material to computers that are used mainly for presentations of content onto a projector. Microsoft has changed these operating systems to be more pushy and intrusive in the areas of Updates Notifications Firstly updates, since Windows 8…

  • Debunking the cult of Apple

    Of course, I don’t believe in any kind of personality cult. This article debunks the cult of Steve Jobs to quite an extent by suggesting he was just another capitalist like Gates. I don’t know anyone who idolises Gates that much. Apple have made some great hardware, but the prices they charge help to create…

  • Checking a mobile phone’s IMEI status

    All mobile phones have an IMEI number (International Mobile Equipment Identity). This number is part of an international system to uniquely identify each mobile phone. With the IMEI number phones can be identified and traced if they are stolen, or they can also be locked to a particular mobile operator’s network. The IMEI number can…