/dev/null Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Reminder that tomorrow, January 14th 2020, Windows 7 reaches it's end of life. Unless you are paying Microsoft an exorbitant amount of cash to provide updates, you will no longer receive software or security updates Time to upgrade to Windows 10 or give Linux a try 2
T&C Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 7:41 PM, /dev/null said: Reminder that tomorrow, January 14th 2020, Windows 7 reaches it's end of life. Unless you are paying Microsoft an exorbitant amount of cash to provide updates, you will no longer receive software or security updates Time to upgrade to Windows 10 or give Linux a try Expand I've known about this for quite awhile but let me ask you this... what exactly happens? I get that there are no new updates but if someone just browses the web... here, a couple of other boards, youtube, Bills/Sabres games etc. does it really matter? Its not like I'm trading stocks or banking on this thing. (Acer laptop running 7)
/dev/null Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 7:50 PM, T&C said: I've known about this for quite awhile but let me ask you this... what exactly happens? I get that there are no new updates but if someone just browses the web... here, a couple of other boards, youtube, Bills/Sabres games etc. does it really matter? Its not like I'm trading stocks or banking on this thing. (Acer laptop running 7) Expand Browsing the web is the riskiest thing you can use a computer for. Even "safe" sites like TSW and Youtube can be compromised by a vulnerability in the underlying software, 3rd party ads or cookies
T&C Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) On 1/13/2020 at 8:37 PM, /dev/null said: Browsing the web is the riskiest thing you can use a computer for. Even "safe" sites like TSW and Youtube can be compromised by a vulnerability in the underlying software, 3rd party ads or cookies Expand Thanks for that. I wasn't elaborate enough in my initial post. I have ad blocker pro, 10 bit malware... run Spybot S&D once in awhile, and a couple of other things. Should be no problem to post here, no? If it turns out to be a problem I'll clean this one back to factory settings, donate it to a school, and just go buy a new one. Edited January 13, 2020 by T&C
/dev/null Posted January 13, 2020 Author Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 8:46 PM, T&C said: Thanks for that. I wasn't elaborate enough in my initial post. I have ad blocker pro, 10 bit malware... run Spybot S&D once in awhile, and a couple of other things. Should be no problem to post here, no? If it turns out to be a problem I'll clean this one back to factory settings, donate it to a school, and just go buy a new one. Expand Ad blockers and anti-malware are important, but so are operating system updates and patches. And at some point your Ad Blocker / Anti-Malware software may stop supporting Windows 7 1
Seasons1992 Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 7:50 PM, T&C said: I've known about this for quite awhile but let me ask you this... what exactly happens? Expand 2
T&C Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 10:03 PM, Seasons1992 said: Expand Won't be any pain lol... I'll just go get a new one. Funny how laptops are 1/3 the price of phones nowadays.
John Adams Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 7:41 PM, /dev/null said: Reminder that tomorrow, January 14th 2020, Windows 7 reaches it's end of life. Unless you are paying Microsoft an exorbitant amount of cash to provide updates, you will no longer receive software or security updates Time to upgrade to Windows 10 or give Linux a try Expand It's an 11 year old OS. For anyone still using it, it's time to move on. 1
T&C Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 10:38 PM, John Adams said: It's an 11 year old OS. For anyone still using it, it's time to move on. Expand All things must pass...
OZBILLS Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 We've been rushing to upgrade our business' machines. Still had a couple of XP's floating around in Asia last year
Augie Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 10:43 PM, T&C said: All things must pass... Expand Some faster than others. Mighty Taco taught me that! My 92 year old mother uses her iPad for most things, but still uses desk top for Quicken and a few other things. Between the cost and the learning curve, I’m not sure what the best plan of action is..... 1
T&C Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 11:37 PM, Augie said: Some faster than others. Mighty Taco taught me that! My 92 year old mother uses her iPad for most things, but still uses desk top for Quicken and a few other things. Between the cost and the learning curve, I’m not sure what the best plan of action is..... Expand Hehe... George Harrison told me that. 92? God love that woman. Best course of action is probably to get her a laptop for the best one you can get at $400 or so and get a remote mouse so it is kind of similar. She might like being able to move around to other places, or outside, to do what she does. I had a tower forever, like since the 90's and a laptop changed my whole way of thinking about it a couple of years ago. Looks like I'll do the same... new laptop. Walmart usually has good deals on them. BTW... how are you liking the Aldi? 1
Augie Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/14/2020 at 12:45 AM, T&C said: Hehe... George Harrison told me that. 92? God love that woman. Best course of action is probably to get her a laptop for the best one you can get at $400 or so and get a remote mouse so it is kind of similar. She might like being able to move around to other places, or outside, to do what she does. I had a tower forever, like since the 90's and a laptop changed my whole way of thinking about it a couple of years ago. Looks like I'll do the same... new laptop. Walmart usually has good deals on them. BTW... how are you liking the Aldi? Expand I went thru the ALDI (kinda) near me, but just to check it out. When I realized Publix was usually 20-40% more than Kroger, I started making a lot more trips to Kroger. Part of it is the money, but most of it is feeling taken advantage of. Publix is a good, reliable experience, but they count on owning a market and saturating it with locations to set their prices. If you work there, BUY ALL THE STOCK YOU CAN! It will pay off like UPS did back in the day. There is a gas station about 1.5 miles from my house selling gas for $2.29/gallon. Go a couple miles in any other direction, and the gas is $2.41. The place practically across the street is at $2.99 and people line up there to buy gas all day long. That’s more than stations on prime corners in Buckhead. I resent being treated like an idiot. I buy NOTHING from them, and for now I’m good with Kroger. 1
T&C Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/14/2020 at 1:08 AM, Augie said: I went thru the ALDI (kinda) near me, but just to check it out. When I realized Publix was usually 20-40% more than Kroger, I started making a lot more trips to Kroger. Part of it is the money, but most of it is feeling taken advantage of. Publix is a good, reliable experience, but they count on owning a market and saturating it with locations to set their prices. If you work there, BUY ALL THE STOCK YOU CAN! It will pay off like UPS did back in the day. There is a gas station about 1.5 miles from my house selling gas for $2.29/gallon. Go a couple miles in any other direction, and the gas is $2.41. The place practically across the street is at $2.99 and people line up there to buy gas all day long. That’s more than stations on prime corners in Buckhead. I resent being treated like an idiot. I buy NOTHING from them, and for now I’m good with Kroger. Expand I didn't mean to turn the corner on the thread topic... are you considering a new laptop for her? It will make her more mobile... but I don't know the full situation either.
Augie Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/14/2020 at 1:49 AM, T&C said: I didn't mean to turn the corner on the thread topic... are you considering a new laptop for her? It will make her more mobile... but I don't know the full situation either. Expand The only thing she needs the desktop for is Quicken. She’s 99% on my old iPad or her phone. I am afraid of the learning curve if we get her a laptop. Did I mention she’s 92 YEARS OLD? She calls me almost daily, unaware that she has done so. “Hello? Hello? HELLO???” Still, blessed for 92! 1
T&C Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/14/2020 at 1:57 AM, Augie said: The only thing she needs the desktop for is Quicken. She’s 99% on my old iPad or her phone. I am afraid of the learning curve if we get her a laptop. Did I mention she’s 92 YEARS OLD? She calls me almost daily, unaware that she has done so. “Hello? Hello? HELLO???” Still, blessed for 92! Expand A "small" learning curve could help her out, it keeps the brain active. My Dad, who lives in Covington... not that far from Atlanta, is 84 now. Got him his first smart phone a couple of years ago and a smart tv last year. He still uses his phone book lol. I'm not up there much so he goes with what he knows. At least he can still follow the Bills and NFL action. 1
/dev/null Posted January 14, 2020 Author Posted January 14, 2020 And on a related note, today is Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday". Included in this month's updates is rumored to be a major patch to Windows core cryptographic to fix a vulnerability that has apparently been around for about 20 years. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/01/cryptic-rumblings-ahead-of-first-2020-patch-tuesday/ So yeah, you might want to keep your version of Windows updated
Doc Brown Posted January 14, 2020 Posted January 14, 2020 I got so sick of viruses and trying to prevent them that I switched to google chromebooks about six years. I don't miss Windows at all.
/dev/null Posted January 14, 2020 Author Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) On 1/14/2020 at 11:15 AM, Doc Brown said: I got so sick of viruses and trying to prevent them that I switched to google chromebooks about six years. I don't miss Windows at all. Expand That's great, as long as you understand Chromebooks are not immune from viruses. Neither are Linux, ChromeOS (which is a fork of Gentoo Linux), *BSD, or Mac (which is a fork of BSD). Windows has such a massive share of the market that virus creators do not spend the time or effort targeting Linux, *BSD, Mac, or Chrome. But viruses do exist, usually at the application layer for cross platform applications or the transport/protocol layer common to all OS Edited January 14, 2020 by /dev/null 2
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