BigE, post: 329650, member: 435 wrote: Using Edge, when I open a new tab my "Top Site" tiles are always empty.
Any clues about that?
They should populate with your most visited sites as you use it more.
BigE, post: 329650, member: 435 wrote: Tap vs. click! Yeah, it makes a difference! I'm not using a touch screen device.
In this context, their meanings are identical.
It's a bit off-topic, but every car manufacturer has had it's shares of failures. Innovation is what drives new ideas, but like all ideas, not all are perfect or successful. Kudos to anyone who does actually try something new in an effort to innovate.
Wendell, post: 329672, member: 1 wrote: It's a bit off-topic, but every car manufacturer has had it's shares of failures. Innovation is what drives new ideas, but like all ideas, not all are perfect or successful. Kudos to anyone who does actually try something new in an effort to innovate.
I do agree with that!
BTW: I installed W10 in a virtual box yesterday, and using my favorite VPN... it seems fine. That should eliminate many of the security issues, but not all.
I too was a beta tester, the ISOs have always been readily available thru outside sources.
The trick is to Not use any of your personal data, ever.
Peter Ehlert, post: 329669, member: 60 wrote:
it's a Ford!
That was intended to mean: under the hood it is all the same, what you see is just a new skin. Enjoy! I think it is a great step forward for many.
Anyone running Civil 3D yet?
After reading this article I am rethinking the decision to upgrade to Win 10. Not sure that I like this, at least until I have options for protecting my privacy.
There are many similar articles put there.
MS privacy is not much different than Facebook or Google or Apple... They all suck.
You do have a choice! Actually many choices...
PS: I don't think it is different from previous versions, but those were before we heard about Snowden
Cripes, I donÛªt really know what to do. I utilize LDD 2006 on Win 7/64 machine. In order to force antiquated 32 bit LDD to perform in a 64 bit environment I installed Longbow Software (thank God for those people).
And speaking of antiquated, how does everything cohabitate with each other with respect to drivers?
I think IÛªve just successfully scared myself out of ÛÏtryingÛ the update!
Carry on and move forward. B-)
FL/GA PLS., post: 332356, member: 379 wrote: Cripes, I donÛªt really know what to do. I utilize LDD 2006 on Win 7/64 machine. In order to force antiquated 32 bit LDD to perform in a 64 bit environment I installed Longbow Software (thank God for those people).
And speaking of antiquated, how does everything cohabitate with each other with respect to drivers?I think IÛªve just successfully scared myself out of ÛÏtryingÛ the update!
Carry on and move forward. B-)
Do NOTHING! W10 has absolutely no advantage over W7 at all for running Acad. Leave it alone. In fact if you have an existing XP install with Acad and it works just leave it alone.
Unplug from the internet, completely and forever.
If you are short of computers you can learn to Dual Boot W10 and any other system you like. As long as you never cross link them you are fine.
Computers for internet use and all of the office tasks are dirt cheap. If you are concerned about security with W10 (you should be) investigate Linux.
Acad is the only piece of software I ever use W7 for, and it has been 5 or 6 years. (one other exception, one client insists MS Office native submittals, so I copy my work product into Office and push save for that only)
Break free of the Closed Source Proprietary world and experience Fast, Clean, Simple.
So, Open Office could not count as "MS Office native", which should not surprise me, but it is so darn close of MS Office, it is disappointing. I have heard of cases on the past that OO would manage to open damaged Office documents that Office could not deal with.
actually LibreOffice ( http://www.libreoffice.org/ ) is the opensource replacement, and is bundled with my OS of choice... more actively developed, said to be more compatible with MS.
I don't use LibreOffice Writer often, usually I work in a plain text format (kinda like Notepad). I copy and paste to do some highlighting, fonts, etc. then export to PDF for transfer.
Mostly I use the LibreOffice Calc. (like Excel) all comes into MS with no glitches, then I save to the "native format" desired.
OpenOffice was once the open-source office suite of choice, but it fractured into two separate projects ÛÓ Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice. ... Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice both still exist and are releasing new versions of their competing-but-similar office suites.
contract specs: "MS Office native" & "Autocad native" ... I don't play games with workarounds and jeopardize my security ratings, I just do it.
Interesting. Computers and related are moving too fast for this geezer to keep up these days. I think I've heard of LibreOffice, had no idea that OO and LO used to be "one".....
Back on topic:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/kb/3075249
This tells about the spyware "et phone home" that you get and can not fully disable. Your "more secure" W7 or W8 also gets poluted. Just say no.
All these are snoopers today about your surfing history. This is nothing new.
You can disable all this stuff in W10 immediately.
They have it all enabled and wide open by default. Just go into Settings->Privacy and adjust everything accordingly. i.e. turn about everything off.
Just because we know it is a fact that NSA has been snooping on us for ages does not make me inclined to open the door wider for them or anybody else. Surfing history? that is the least of it.
turn it off? maybe, maybe not
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/02/1408113/-Windows-10-comes-with-built-in-spyware-If-your-work-requires-confidentiality-DO-NOT-INSTALL#
The good news is that Microsoft is being far more transparent and up front about privacy now. They come right out and tell you flat out what they are doing instead of dodging the issue and being sneaky about it like most companies. If they are going to do it, then the best policy is to be honest about it and at least they are doing that. You can always opt-out of those things or just stop using Windows altogether.
Wendell, post: 332661, member: 1 wrote: The good news is that Microsoft is being far more transparent and up front about privacy now. They come right out and tell you flat out what they are doing instead of dodging the issue and being sneaky about it like most companies. If they are going to do it, then the best policy is to be honest about it and at least they are doing that. You can always opt-out of those things or just stop using Windows altogether.
Wendell it would be very helpful for you to provide some instruction (or a web link) on how to opt out of all those "phone home" things. I find lots of articles saying it of possible, and also several others that say nope: can't be done, it still communicates with the mother ship. I am not a Windows user so I have not dug into it. Thanks
Well Peter, if you aren't a Windows user then why bitch about it?
Why should you care?
I already told how to opt out just yesterday afternoon.
Wendell is correct is that MS is making no bones. Go read Apples policy and see if there is much substantive differences.
That's my take.
Eric: I am a windows user. read what I said above. I am not a regular user, and Never plugged into the internet.
Besides, people need to learn about the tools they use. Have a good day.
Peter Ehlert, post: 332361, member: 60 wrote:
Acad is the only piece of software I ever use W7 for, and it has been 5 or 6 years. (one other exception, one client insists MS Office native submittals, so I copy my work product into Office and push save for that only)
PS: I don't care about Apple. that is just another closed source system and neither you or I know what they have built into their code, same as MS.
Actually, going to back to re-read I see your post on Tues. about Win 7.
I whole heartedly agree that if you are on Win 7 already - no need for Win10.
That's just my take on. I got skipped over on Win7 except for some short term cloud server work.
I went from XP Pro to Win8 and absolutely hated from minute-one.
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