Recent content by DVDR_Dog

Yes if you look around the forum we discuss the tiny or stripped down versions of 7, 10 and I think 11 is out now too. Windows does have a lot of fluff you will never use. The only danger you run into is sometimes updates will balk and do funny things in these versions. No worries just get the...

Ok I came across this site a couple of days ago. https://xanthosoma.com/ Now they have been setting up shop with a bunch of different URLs. At first glance, they look legit. Dive into them and things look a little differently. I first visited the site after this ad was displayed embedded into an...

Go to 1337x and do a search for "adobe photoshop portable". It will all become clear grasshopper.

Wonder why people crank out Android apps at the speed of light? This article gives some insight on why Windows makes it so complicted. Better yet, let's see Monkeyboy make a pitch for Windows. click here -> Developers

AI is still in it's infancy. I read a discussion lately where they used the big four AI programs out there to accomplish the same task. Most failed miserably but you bet you are soon going to be asked to pay for a program that your usage and input wil help develop. Something is wrong with that...

I NEVER have an active Internet connection when loading or initializing a fresh copy of Windows. If Windows can't call home right away YOU get to choose some features that Windows automatically configures otherwise. That's a good rule for any program you install. Keep it off the Internet for as...

That pretty much sums it up. You may get a version to work for a time but it seems the folks at Abobe are always coming up with a new way to eventually kill most cracks. If you are using the program in a commercial setting, you might want to share some of your profits by purchasing the program...

I am now working for a company that is wholely owned and managed by a member of the EU. A couple of years ago, they had what they call "The Event", a ransomware attack across the companies loacations all across North America and Europe. They have since hired a couple of Europen security...

The bad news about Win 7 and Defender, well yes it does. The good news is you and shut it down VIA add/remove programs or maybe Revo and definitelyCCleaner. Win 7 is going to present some browser problems unfortunately. It's been a while for me, but if you keep trying you will find a browser...

To be honest, the Asus VivoSticks TS10 is like a bad joke. Exactly what did Asus think you were going to do with those limitations in a Windows environment? It's certainly not a 24/7 desktop replacement which is what you are trying to push it to do. Something with such limited resources should...

32GB is a little small these days. I am running into problems at work with some systems here running standard issue SSDs depending on what else they have. Engineering diagrams and databases are killer. Those files used to reside on local servers until the "Event" I wasn't here at the time. As a...

Not happening. Ever since IE was killed off every business I either worked for or companies I did work on ALL used Chrome browser. I wonder if there will be another shift ince Google is trying to sell Gemini and MS selling Copilot. Security is going to be an issue with either company's software...

Oh joy! You know what that means, PUPs = cracks, keygens, etc. I wonder if they are preventing users from shutting this feature it off too? What happened to all the fun in the world? Microsoft took it all from us. I had a bad feeling when Microsoft made Windows Defender/Security mandatory in...

Hmmm. Microsoft was playing down all their existing built-in troubleshooters and talking like they were phasing them out or so it seemed. I wonder what this is going to turn out to be?

One of the guys in the home office decided we should go into Win 11 trials at our various US branches and see how it works. Whoo Hooo are they in for some fun! We use a couple of custom software packages that are going to be trouble not to mention all the driver difficulties. Part of our...