As always, it is best to delay adopting any new operating system as long
as possible unless it does something your present operating system
doesn't do that YOU NEED. The longer you wait, the more problems will
have been fixed. Their are a lot of "gotchas", especially with hardware
support. Will you need to buy a new GPS puck, wifi antenna, scanner,
etc? If you have a laptop that had pretty much the minimum specs for
your current operating system that it came with, how will it perform
with a new operating system that requires a lot more horsepower to run
at the same speed?
Bill Bina
On 8/6/2015 11:47 AM, Jack Brennan via CnC-List wrote:
Bill:
Here’s an excellent article on how to opt out of many of the privacy
violations:
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2015/08/windows_10_privacy_problems_here_s_how_bad_they_are_and_how_to_plug_them.html
Jack Brennan
Former C&C 25
Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30
Tierra Verde, Fl.
*From:* Bill Coleman via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Sent:* Thursday, August 06, 2015 11:22 AM
*To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
*Cc:* Bill Coleman <mailto:colt...@verizon.net>
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List Off topic Windows 10
Or this,
More than 14 million devices
<http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/30/windows-10-the-first-24-hours/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter>
are already running Microsoft’s Windows 10 after its global launch
<http://www.newsweek.com/windows-10-features-upgrade-review-microsoft-358027>
on Wednesday, but it’s unclear how many of their users read the
company’s Privacy Policy
<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement/default.aspx> and
Service Agreement
<https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/servicesagreement/default.aspx>
before downloading. Tucked away in the 45 pages’ worth
<http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/wind-nos/>of terms and
conditions (effective August 1
<http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2015/06/04/improving-the-microsoft-services-agreement-and-privacy-statement-for-consumers/>)
is a substantial power grab: The company is collecting data on much of
what you do while using its new software.
From the moment an account is created, Microsoft begins watching. The
company saves customers’ basic information—name, contact details,
passwords, demographic data and credit card specifics —but it also
digs a bit deeper.
Other information Microsoft saves includes Bing search queries and
conversations with the new digital personal assistant Cortana;
contents of private communications such as email; websites and apps
visited (including features accessed and length of time used); and
contents of private folders. Furthermore, “your typed and handwritten
words are collected,” the Privacy Statement
<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement/default.aspx> says,
which many online observers
<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/31/windows-10-microsoft-faces-criticism-over-privacy-default-settings>liken
to
<http://thehackernews.com/2014/10/download-Windows-10-keylogger.html>a
keylogger <https://twitter.com/XzeroPoint/status/625325931410751488>.
Microsoft says they collect the information “to provide you a
personalized user dictionary, help you type and write on your device
with better character recognition, and provide you with text
suggestions as you type or write.”
All this information doesn’t necessarily remain with just Microsoft.
The company says
<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement/default.aspx> it
uses the data collected for three purposes: to provide and improve its
services; to send customers personalized promotions; and to display
targeted advertising, which sometimes requires the information be
shared with third parties. Microsoft mentions that though it assigns
each customer a unique advertising ID, which is fed data during
computer usage, it “does not use what you say in email, chat, video
calls or voice mail, or your documents, photos or other personal files
to target ads to you.” It makes no such promise for its other stated
data collection purposes.
Bill Coleman
My take on Windows: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/qMXpyxW2lkk/hqdefault.jpg
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
On Aug 6, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
I installed Windows 10 onto my Lenovo laptop with Win 7, Install
was flawless. Made sure that OpenCPN runs as well as Office apps.
The new browser will import bookmarks from another browser in
seconds. I did not have a chance to play with it much, but first
look is very positive.
--
Joel
301 541 8551
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