On Sunday 17 June 2018 19:39:50 Kate Draven wrote: > > On Sun, 17 Jun 2018, Kate Draven wrote: > > > Bill, > > > > > > I know EXACTLY how you feel. I have to work with crackmonkey clients. > > > Both itblows and snapple. They keep saying how there's SO much more > > > software > > for > > > > them and yet none of it is useful. Just games. Useless file managers > > > (all hail Konqueror, which is aptly named) and the CLI (via konsole). > > > > I have been using a Windows 10 Pro laptop to avoid potential hassles > > with the college system and have gotten some modest acquaintance with > > it; it's also fun to tool around with a different OS. > > > > the impression I get is one is better able to use features of > > some brand-name printers. this may be useful depending on one's needs. > > I haven't taken much advantage of it. > > > > I find the privacy settings pretty obscure and I am bedevilled by the > > automatic upgrades; I find the lack of control abominable -- 'my' PC > > my butt! I have been able to block 'features updates' with some > > regedit magic. > > > > > I do like to run different distros but I only use one for work. > > > Currently > > Ark > > > > Linux 2008 and Ali's BigDaddy. I'm hoping to retire Ark for BigDaddy or > > > Slackware if and when TDE makes it there. I hope to gain enough skill > > > to > > do > > > > it meself. > > > > never heard of 'BigDaddy' -- fitting for the day! unlike you, I guess > > I'm kind of monogamous when it comes to Linux. don't do much with the > > 'desktop' anyway except launch applications. > > > > f. > > > > -- > > Felmon Davis > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > When you said "My" PC, I immediately thought of this old gem. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPejYdBM11I > Enjoy. > > As for win10, I expect you have more skills than the average user. > So it's to be expected that you would fair better than the average bear. > Just think about the poor common user. The abuse they are put through but, > like an abuse victim, they fear leaving what they are familiar with. > > (Kate hops up on her soapbox and shakes a fist) > > But we must bring them into the light of FOSS freedom, even if it's kicking > and screaming. > > GN to all, > > (Kate hops off on her soapbox and disappears into the mysterious mist) > > Kate The older versions of Windoze 2000 Pro, XP, Vista, etc., were hopelessly insecure. The newer versions of Windoze are spyware, which incidentally comes bundled with a sort of operating system. Bill