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Thunar background display fix for xubuntu
The problem. In thunar in xubuntu 24.04, the selected file name becomes impossible to read when the thunar window goes into the background (is no longer the front most window).…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Should you do a clean install of Windows 11 rather than upgrade?
By Peter Vogel
ComputerWorld.com reported that “With the Windows 10 end of support date arriving on October 14, upgrading to Windows 11 is now a matter of “when,” not “if.” But it may be better…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Are you ready for END OF LIFE on Windows 10?
By Peter Vogel
ComputerWorld.com reported that “Windows 10 support ends in just over a month, but close to 50% of PC installations are still running the old OS, according to PC makers. In…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
End of Life for Windows 10, it that for real on October 14, 2025?
By Peter Vogel
ComputerWorld.com reported that “Microsoft has spent a lot of time talking about how wonderfully fast Windows 11 PCs are — especially its Copilot+ PCs, which are the focus of a major…
Your IT Consultant
Patch Tuesday: Caution for Windows 11 Users
By John Simek
Once a month we go through the drill. Patch Tuesday is when Microsoft releases a package of updates. Bleeping Computer reports that the May 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 38 flaws…
Your IT Consultant
Windows 11 Now Has Tabbed File Explorer
By John Simek
BleepingComputer has a post discussing the new features available with the latest update of Windows 11. Windows 11 KB5019509 preview cumulative update contains new features that were not quite ready…
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It’s alive!
By David Ward
My not terribly ancient desktop computer got so slow I stopped using it. I’ve been using my laptop but missed my big monitor and mechanical keyboard. While I was pondering…
Your IT Consultant
Don’t Trust Windows Reset (for Now)
By John Simek
Windows 10 and Windows 11 has a system reset option that is intended to revert your machine back to a pristine state. It is supposed to remove all of your…
Mike McBride Online
Linked: Windows 10 is a security disaster waiting to happen. How will Microsoft clean up its mess?
By Mike McBride
Ed Bott raises an interesting question about people using PCs that don't meet the requirements in terms of hardware security for Windows 11 but who own otherwise perfectly fine computers.…
Your IT Consultant
“Do Over” Method for Windows 11 Upgrade
By John Simek
Windows 11 is here. New computers are now being delivered with the latest operating system installed. In addition, Microsoft is rolling out the Windows 11 update to those machines eligible…