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I upgraded from #Windows to #LinuxMint on my main workstation and laptop over a year ago.

Minor learning curve? Yes.

Satisfied I can cover all my daily work? Totally.

With the death of #Finale, the only caveat is that I still boot #Win11 in a locked down VM just to run #Adobe products when I need them to work with client files. Other than that I've found #FOSS alternatives for my internal work.

Check out the live boot environment and see if #Linux could work for you… linuxmint.com

linuxmint.comHome - Linux MintLinux Mint is an elegant, easy to use, up to date and comfortable desktop operating system.

Windows 10 may very well be the last Windows OS that I ever run on any computer I own. I have never used Windows 11 and have been holding off upgrading as long as possible due to concerns like this.

I even have a Microsoft account, but it's the principle of the thing. Who actually owns the technology I use?

I have been tinkering with Linux off and on for nearly 20 years, with some long stints using various distros as my daily driver.

If Microsoft is going to be this way, so be it. I can get along just fine without them.

theverge.com/news/638967/micro

The Verge · Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft accountBy Umar Shakir

Your exploit dev training journey starts right here!

Corelan’s “Expert-Level Stack” exploit dev course for Windows 11 delivers unmatched depth, quality, and hands-on experience.

What our students say on the #Corelan Stack course:

🗣️ “Peter will refute about every single thing you might have learned so far related to the topic in other courses… and then teach you it the right way from the ground up”

See for yourself: 👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼 bit.ly/corelan-training

Sehr spaßig: Da findet man ein #AppImage des #BambuStudio welches unter #openSUSE auch läuft und stellt dann fest, dass es unter den einzurichtenden Druckern in der Auswahl keinen einzigen BambuLab-Drucker gibt. 🤷‍♂️
Wieder einmal eine weitere Hürde, warum #Linux auf dem #Desktop keinen Spaß macht, wenn man mehr als Office, Mail und Internet nutzen möchte:
Es verlangt einem, wenn es überhaupt funktioniert, jede Menge Arbeit beim Konfigurieren und Einrichten ab.
Drucke jetzt wieder unter #Win11.

Wieder etwas geschafft:
#Opera auch auf #openSUSE installiert und sync zum Account hergestellt, der auch unter #Win11 läuft. ✅
#BambuStudio unter openSUSE installiert aus einem #fedora #AppImage
Nachinstallation einer libgtk und nun scheint es zu laufen. Kompletter Test morgen ✅
#Zoom für openSUSE installiert ✅
, kann meinen Arbeits-Account aber erst morgen verifizieren, weil ich jetzt nicht arbeite. 🤷‍♂️

Langsam komme ich zu einer halbwegs arbeitfähigen Umgebung.

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... gut! Aber spätestens seit #Win8 (habe ich übersprungen) ist das mE nur noch 💩! Andauernd lande ich in einem anderen Fenster, weil die mehr oder weniger in einander übergehen, kaum zB Outlook Fenster vom Egde Kontrast mäßig unterscheidbar sind. 🤬 Und jetzt bei #Win11 kann ich noch nicht ma die Taskleiste vergrößern! 🤬👿
IdR habe ich 3 Zeilen Taskleiste belegt, weil ich das Gruppieren unübersichtlich finde! 🤷🏼‍♂️
So bleiben #Microsoft und ich nicht mehr lange Freunde. 😱🤬
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I really think Linux Foundation or a collaboration between distros and DEs should create some website and materials to try and capture the attention of people who don't like Win 11 or just don't want to throw away a perfectly fine PC and buy a new one – and try and help them migrate to Linux

Rising tide lifts all boats, the competition between players should be set aside for the goal of helping as many as possible get to Linux now with EOL for Win10. A unique opportunity!

Jos joku muukin ihmettelee, miten saa "haamu"näytölle siirtyneen ikkunan takaisin näkyviin (Windows 11), niin
1. klikkaa ohjelma aktiiviseksi
2. pidä hiirtä aktiivisen ohjelman päällä, niin saat "esikatseluikkunan" näkyviin
3. siirrä hiiri esikatseluikkunaan
4. klikkaa oikealla hiiren näppäimellä
5. valitse "siirrä"
6. siirrä ikkuna nuolinäppäimillä takaisin näkyviin.

Kyllä, toivoisin, että näin ei tarvitsisi tehdä ja, että se ei olisi niin vaikeaa.

Ohje englanniksi täällä (option 2): elevenforum.com/t/move-off-scr

Windows 11 ForumMove Off-Screen Window back On-Screen in Windows 11This tutorial will show you how to move an off-screen window back on-screen to the desktop in Windows 11. Sometimes you may have accidentally moved a window off-screen, or left a window opened on another connected display and disconnected it without remembering to move the open window back to...

I just installed Windows 10 Home on a device. I never realized how crappy #Windows has become in my opinion.

My first mistake was connecting it to the internet in the setup wizard, as it then tried to force me to create and sign into a #Microsoft account. I then researched this, but none of the #Win11 tricks worked on #Win10.

I managed to disconnect from the WLAN again by opening the command line (Shift + F10) and typing "netsh wlan disconnect". Afterwards I could create an offline account.

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From infosec.space/@MsDropbear42/11, five days ago :

I've shown them to dad, & asked him to play around with them over the weekend to familiarise himself with them, & hopefully satisfy himself that they will suffice

An hour ago i rang him for a quick update. He's continued to diligently work away each day in the KFedora VM, practising with OnlyOffice, Spectacle [for screenshots then manipulations], & his printer + scanner. He still sounds cautiously pleased & hopeful that this penguin caper could be a goer to replace his dying win10.

I am thus cautiously inclined to prospectively indulge in a wee 🎉 🥳 👯‍♀️

🤞 🤞 🤞

Infosec.SpaceDroppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:​ (@MsDropbear42@infosec.space)Content warning: re: A most unpleasant day, evening, night.