Never thought I'd ever see myself switching to Linux but I have to say that I'm starting to look very, very hard at it, for all the reasons that Mike and the Gregs have outlined above. I just wonder if I REALLY need to learn a new OS at my age ... life is too short :)
On 12 December 2017 at 15:15, Stephen Price <step...@lythixdesigns.com> wrote: > Haha. Yep, time for people to switch over to Linux. > > Dotnet core runs there just fine, what's holding you back? Surely it's not > driver support or anything right? > > Kids theses days... Want everything now now now, and then when they get > it, they cry. Bit like wanting to go to the shops, and then having to be > dragged there crying. ;) > > Welcome to the future. Let's hope you like it because you can't go back in > time (yet) > > On 12 Dec. 2017 12:42 pm, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Makes you wish there was an os you could compile with what you wanted in > it. Oh wait there is > > > On 12 Dec. 2017 15:29, "Greg Low" <g...@greglow.com> wrote: > > I’ve had the last two updates break mobile device configuration as well. > > > > Can’t say I love the random, forced breaking of my machine every few > months. As a policy, I think it’s pretty questionable. > > > > Mind you, ask me what I think about iOS 11… > > > > Regards, > > > > Greg > > > > Dr Greg Low > > > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775 <1300%20775%20775>) office | +61 419201410 > <0419%20201%20410> mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 <%2803%29%208676%204913> fax > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com |http://greglow.me > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-bounces@ozdot > net.com] *On Behalf Of *Greg Keogh > *Sent:* Tuesday, 12 December 2017 3:23 PM > *To:* ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> > *Subject:* [OT] Big Windows 10 update > > > > Folks, I didn't know it was coming, but I accepted a big Windows 10 update > last night. An unfamiliar large blue notification tray window warned me it > was a major update that would take a while. So I went and talked to the > cats while it updated. > > > > Well, this is a big update. User profiles seem to be recreated on first > login. Wallpaper went black. All The crappy Universal apps I removed came > back, including new ones like "Mixed Reality" that you can't get rid of, > even using PowerShell as real Admin. All file-open dialogs changed size. > The Start menu was full of dozens of repeated "NoUIEntryPoints-DesignMode" > items and other app menus that were never seen before. Registry adjustments > to take stupid nodes out of the Windows Explorer tree were undone. New > icons appeared in the tray by default (but could be hidden). And other > little things as well... I spent over an hour trying to clean all the > "garbage" out again. > > > > Overall, I'm quite pissed off. Every major Windows update seems to take > more and more control away from me, and I'm being told what I should use > and like (I can use a Mac if want that!). > > > > So just a warning. > > > > *Greg K* > > >
