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Something Happened... Microsoft has rolled out Windows 10 this week and according to some stories 14 million users have installed this new operating system. Naturally, there are some glitches to this new system and I read today Microsoft has already released it's first update. Some issues involve problems with activation. Chrome users have experienced some issues. The email program doesn't allow for subfolders so you may have issues archiving messages. The most significant issue is the popup stating "Something Happened" but they haven't worked out the details as to reporting what the 'something' is. I guess that's planned for some future updates... |
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Rusty, I saw that article and some of those privacy issues can be turned off from the settings. You do know that any internet search (Bing, Google, Yahoo) you do gets recorded somewhere with your IP address.
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SF, many thanks. Last year, I bought 2 refurbished quad-core HP desktop computers running 8. One is in service for my personal email and miscellaneous correspondence as it's connected to a scanner and I often use it to remote with my office computer. It updated to 8.1 not long ago. The other is in the closet unused. I have a spare monitor and will probably try the upgrade this weekend... time permitting.! Again, many thanks for the technical support.
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Good info, windows should offer those options as simple 'check boxes" to make it simple for everyone.
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It's insane that they would set up something to give such broad access to ones network connection. It' could have been as simple as check boxes beside names as to whom you want to connect, and for how long they can stay connected, and a check box, to remember the connection or not. Microsoft should not try to deploy their product with such urgency and actually fix it first before deploying it. They may find they can retain more customers by putting good products, and stop removing the simple user short cuts and keep it friendly functional. Not as if one has to try and re-learn the system every time they put out a new version. I am going to keep a computer with XP for my personal use, whether it is web connected or not. I don't trust putting too much on the cloud, because it is nothing but someone's server. If you note, Google had Blogger, then they changed it to something else, but it did not carry over the previous posting. these companies buy and sell each other so much, eventually what is put on the cloud by one service, may not be supported or assessable by the next buyer... eventually, they will want "pay" for the data access. One may need to read and figure out who actually owns what is placed in the cloud,... If the company owns it once you put it there, then you have no recourse if they change their terms of service. I have a variety of those storage programs, GMail- Hot mail's, Drop Box and etc.... I selectively utilize it, but no matter, what ever is put there, is backed up on a flash drive (just in case).... Nothing in the web is as safe as any of these organizations claim. If it was, the Gov and Business would not be so frequently hacked. China and N. Korea and who knows how many Easter Block nations DEDICATE PLATOONS OF PEOPLE, to do nothing but Hack all day and night. Data Mining is the biggest activity of some organizations and we have not yet developed the best lock out system. I don't know what banks do, to make them feel so secure, but let's hope they have some unique method of doing so. What if - some entity figure out how to lock out whole segments of the internet access in various region to region of the country. The same as like N. Korea's internet was jammed or shut down. THEN WHAT???? I also advocate people find some place to store "Cash", because what if something like the Greece Bank Closure Happened? Surely, we can't assume its not potentially possible for one reason or another. I think its not good that the only delivery now of software is via WebDownload. If I buy it, send me the CD for it. PERIOD. I do want to upgrade one of my old computers, to have Windows 7, maybe I'll get a laptop that has windows 10 or a tablet. but I want the tablet to have expandable memory and USB access ports. I want it to have enough storage and enough ram to do what it claims it can do. I have not bought a system since 2008-09 - so mine are very outdated as to tech upgrades... I use to try and stay up to date, but I found that as long as it does the things I use it for, I lost the urgency to try and keep up with the latest stuff. I'm not too much into apps that don't do anything, and I don't play computer games, so many apps of such have no appeal to me. I refuse to put a banking app on my phone at this time, though I might consider it if I had a business going, which used "square" for credit card processing. I have a windows phone, (not the latest), I don't know how much I trust android, and I don't have any windows products, except I did have an old I pod, but I think the battery swelled up from lack of use. I know for me to go with apple it means buying new software of various types. But then, I've not researched Apple to know what it offers and what it does not. I know many people have I phones, and Samsung phones. they seem to work good and fast. !!!! Not up to date on all the changes in tech.
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