With the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5710, Microsoft is making a decisive move to address the persistent concerns voiced by users about Windows 11’s performance, especially in comparison to its predecessor, Windows 10. Among the slate of new features and improvements, the...
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Microsoft’s April 8, 2025 Baseline Public Preview: A New Chapter in Windows Security and Usability
On April 8, 2025, Microsoft rolled out a pivotal update for Windows 11 and the broader Windows ecosystem, marking a milestone that IT professionals and users have been anticipating for months. This...
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The thrill of seeing the words “Steam Deck Verified” slapped on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster quickly evaporated the moment I witnessed that verification badge mean little more than “it boots up and doesn’t detonate the handheld in a shower of sparks.” For anyone who’s been around the...
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With the world whizzing by in a perpetual blur of predictable tech jargon and recycled “Ten Steps to Optimize Your Firewall” guides, every now and then a digital oasis appears on the horizon—one that doesn’t just protect your packets, but actually makes you feel something. Enter...
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Buried somewhere between your fifth Teams call of the morning and that spreadsheet that’s been open longer than your last relationship, Microsoft has quietly dropped something that’s poised to change the rhythm of the daily grind: Copilot’s new enterprise search and “digital labor” upgrades—a...
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The journey from a traditional software engineering role to a cybersecurity powerhouse at Microsoft is a tale of passion, persistence, and the willingness to pivot when opportunity knocks. Ankit Masrani’s story—recently highlighted by Business Insider—illustrates that transformation perfectly...
It doesn't need or take heaps of "customizing".
And maybe people won't react, respond or adopt well, willing or enthusiastically, even, w/ interest or curiosity IF they hear BEFORE they themselves bother w/ it, that it is a "mess". Rather would taint the notion of, even, investigating, for...
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It's here! Well, sort of. Any version of Microsoft Windows can theoretically be accessed from your Android cell phone using the free TeamViewer for Control App. Using virtualization, you could go so far as to access Windows 95 on your cell phone. Find out why Windows just doesn't seem to play...
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Please Be Advised:
There are ads on TV for things to diagnose & fix computer woes. They spew a plethora of rubbish, say they will cure everything under the sun, all the many problems & infections everyone must, already, have (whether they know it or not), that they will speed up your slow...
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The other night, I got quite the shock. A good friend, who is a Windows enthusiast and IT administrator/consultant, informed me that he had dumped Windows 7 for Ubuntu. I didn't see that coming. For one, he's a Windows fan. For another, I would rate Windows 7 as nearly...
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