Windows 11: Just say no

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elementary OS

#Linux #Operating Systems #Linux Distribution 143 social mentions

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7+ Taskbar Tweaker

Yeah, I hated this too. I've been using the 7+ Taskbar Tweaker program[0] to change this behaviour and I honestly couldn't imagine using Windows without it at this point. [0] - https://rammichael.com/7-taskbar-tweaker.

#Note Taking #LMS #Web Service Automation 26 social mentions

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Monaco Editor

Take a look at Monaco, the editor that powers VSC: https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/ The rest of it is in hosting the processes and plug-ins for it. Microsoft also developed the Language Server Protocol that provides intellisense and other features for each language: https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/.

#Text Editors #IDE #Developer Tools 47 social mentions

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Windows Preinstallation Environment

"Just say no." For home computers, I said no many years ago and never looked back. Best computer-related decision I ever made. However I sometimes wonder, since strides have been made in booting Windows from USB and with introduction of WinPE, could we have a small, limited purpose "Windows botable USB drive" that we could boot into to edit Word documents or Excel spreadsheets or some other Office task, then power off.^1 It could boot to RAM so the HDD is never touched. Normally, WinPE and Windows "boot disks" are used by Windows sysadmins, but there is nothing to limit usage to only Windows sysadmin stuff. A hypothetical Windows sysadmin and/or full-blown Windows-loving reader, who has succumbed to Redmond's propaganda, might think, "What could you even do with that. It would be useless." Yet Microsoft itself anticipates that someone might see the utility and they actively try to prevent such persons from using a fast, unbloated, telemetry and ad-free Windows.^2 Its one thing to stop enterprise customers paying annual fees but what about non-enterprise users. (They dont count.) Personally, I dont need Microsoft to tell me what is and what is not a "general purpose operating system". I will make that call and I will decide how I want to use it. This brazen disrespect for free-thinking users is why I dont use Windows (at home). 1. https://www.hirensbootcd.org/ 2. "Windows PE is not a general-purpose operating system. It may not be used for any purpose other than deployment and recovery. It should not be used as a thin client or an embedded operating system. There are other Microsoft products, such as Windows Embedded CE, which may be used for these purposes. To prevent its use as a production operating system, Windows PE automatically stops running the shell and restarts after 72 hours of continuous use. This period is not configurable." https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/winpe-intro.

#Utilities #Monitoring Tools #Backup And Disaster Recovery 3 social mentions

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PSST

#Music #Spotify #GitHub 15 social mentions

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Pixlr

Web based solutions are getting crazy good. Pixlr in the browser probably works better than Gimp for simple use cases. https://pixlr.com/.

#Graphic Design Software #Image Editing #Digital Drawing And Painting 154 social mentions