Microsoft has officially announced the retirement of Skype come May 2025—a decision that marks the end of an era for one of the pioneering communication tools of the digital age. This bold move underscores Microsoft’s commitment to streamlining its communication offerings while doubling down on...
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In what some might consider a long-overdue decision, Microsoft appears to be preparing to shut down Skype, echoing trends in the communication software market as rival platforms like Discord and Microsoft Teams gain traction. This news comes from deep within the software's...
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It’s time to update those virtual whiteboards because Microsoft has decided to retire its Microsoft Defender-powered VPN service from Microsoft 365 subscriptions. Starting February 28, 2025, the VPN feature will no longer be available, leaving many users scratching their heads (or not) over its...
Hello everyone.
I know this is an open question, but some quick background. First, prior to retiring, I was in tech and development for 30 years, so not afraid of new tech. I tried Zoho One a couple of years ago, but didn't have the time to really dig into it or justify the cost. Now I have...
Last month, we reported that the end of Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) was getting closer, as an MSDT retirement banner was spotted inside a Windows 11 Dev Channel build. We speculated that the reason behind the change was to make upcoming Windows versions, like next gen Windows 11 and...
After 25+ years of helping people use and experience the web, Internet Explorer (IE) is officially retired and out of support as of today, June 15, 2022. To many millions of you, thank you for using Internet Explorer as your gateway to the internet. For our readers in Japan and Korea, please...
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So am retiring my 12 yr old windows 7 laptop as the pile of quirks builds. As a quick side note- replaced it with an HP AIO dual drive now set up for Linux/Windows 11 dual boot. Seems ok so far. Anyhow- took one of the final steps toward retiring the old laptop a few days ago by disconnecting...
I was talking to HOLDUM333 yesterday, on an open thread on a Win7 help issue, and we got to talking about the old days of computer stuff, and he's even older than I am--starting to feel like a fossil now that I'm retired! :bigtongue:
So, he suggested we talk about that stuff here in the Water...
July 14th will mark the end of life / support (security updates, etc.,) for Windows Server 2003 (the XP Server equivalent).
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2872316/laggards-face-looming-windows-server-2003-retirement.html
I still run one of these in a VM for the occasional support question...
Hi all,
I've been away from Windows since my retirement 2 years ago; running Fedora Linux on my PCs. I'm wondering if I'm really missing anything running Linux. What applications do you run every day in Windows?
Terry
Hi all,
I've been away from Windows since my retirement 2 years ago; running Fedora Linux on my PCs. I'm wondering if I'm really missing anything running Linux. What applications do you run every day in Windows?
Terry