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| 1461231 | 2019-06-05 22:14:00 | Regarding Windows 7's end of life, its a lot of scare mongering, like it was when the experts predicted that computers of the day would not be able to handle dates from 2000 onward. People spent millions "upgrading" their hardware, and software. All you had to do was rewrite the BIOS, and in the case of Data bases add 100 years to the date. Obviously you wernt in the IT industry at that time. :) Many PC's at the time didnt have bios updates to fix the 2K bug, and many PC's did have issues because of this. Giving companies advance warning of an upcoming issue, and forcing them to fix the issue well in advance is NOT scare mongering Thats why Y2K became a non issue, because it wasnt wasnt allowed to become an issue. Win7 end of life. There is zero scare mongering going on. People are being warned , well in advance. No one has said that Win7 will stop working. Many companies & users will simply keep using 7, just as they did when XP was end of life. But imagine when a companies network gets taking down or hacked , because of some unpatched bug in Win7 . Management will need to explain that to shareholders , directors, customers etc Yes , its not that likely to happen, but the risk is real . Also, some industries & professions have the obligation to keep their PC's patched & up to date , eg law firms, accountants |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1461232 | 2019-06-05 22:27:00 | While I agree that windows 7 won't just stop being useful on the last day and you will be able to keep using it there is some risk involved. Over time without security patches it will become more vulnerable and without updates it will slowly lose the ability to run new software. Also hardware manufacturers will not write drivers for it etc. If too many people persist online with old unsupported versions of windows it becomes a target for malware etc. If you are careful you can stretch it out for a few years, but for me personally it's not worth the effort. The last XP machine I worked on felt horrible and couldn't access some websites because the browsers are out of date, hard to find a decent antivirus for it, etc, windows 7 will be like that at some point in the future. And as for Linux, it's not some magical operating system that is immune to viruses and malware and doesn't need security patches, you get away without them just because of its tiny market share making it a less desirable target. Give it the same dominance that windows currently has and it would be a totally different story. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1461233 | 2019-06-05 23:15:00 | forums.linuxmint.com Here. Personally I have not regretted my decision to abandon windows and go Linux. No need for AV or AS, no issues, no driver hassles, no bloatware, easy everything and haven't found anything I can't do yet. That Link is nearly four years old and a lot of water has gone under the bridge since then. But my understanding, as the_bogan has already pointed out, i-tunes is finishing up soon. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1461234 | 2019-06-06 00:14:00 | Don't forget ITunes is closing soon Not on Windows only MAC |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1461235 | 2019-06-06 00:23:00 | No one has said that Win7 will stop working. Many companies & users will simply keep using 7, just as they did when XP was end of life. But imagine when a companies network gets taking down or hacked , because of some unpatched bug in Win7 . Management will need to explain that to shareholders , directors, customers etc That's never been fixed in the entire history of Windows. Most "hacking" and spyware is a result of some idiot clicking a link, downloading dodgy files or opening dodgy emails. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1461236 | 2019-06-06 01:07:00 | Itunes is not closing completely, its being broken up into three separate apps for music, TV and podcasts instead of a one fits all package that it currently is. Windows or Linux -- Well Linux does have driver problems, just like any other Operating system. Anyone who says it doesn't I'll call BS. Even another member who is a skilled user who claimed in post # 10 no driver hassles Yeah right, not from previous posts ;) Most "hacking" and spyware is a result of some idiot clicking a link, downloading dodgy files or opening dodgy emails. Ain't that the truth. :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1461237 | 2019-06-06 06:20:00 | Obviously you wernt in the IT industry at that time . :) Many PC's at the time didnt have bios updates to fix the 2K bug, and many PC's did have issues because of this . Giving companies advance warning of an upcoming issue, and forcing them to fix the issue well in advance is NOT scare mongering Thats why Y2K became a non issue, because it wasnt wasnt allowed to become an issue . Hmmmm, well maybe you would be good enough to explain how this small glitch was going to cause Sewerage to invade ones bathroom, why we should fill our baths with water, why we should stock up on food and batteries, why our cars wouldn’t start, why you shouldn’t fly because aeroplanes may fall out of the air, why my Canon Printer had to be Y2K compliant? :D Fair Go, it was the biggest con ever before “Global Warming” came along . :groan: As for which OS, I'm 100% Linux Mint, but I am getting Withdrawal from not having to fix things . :) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1461238 | 2019-06-06 07:00:00 | Here you go B.M. If you want to know all about these "time" bugs, have a read. BUT a WARNING -- this is starting to get into technical details of computers workings, NOT the simple "how do I fix ???" type Question. (1101 will know exactly what I'm referring to ) ;) No point in getting technical as it will go zooooom right over peoples heads :waughh: Happy Reading. www.britannica.com And there's meant to be another coming in 2038, but most devices wont be effected as by then they may have died a natural death anyway. technology/2014/dec/17/is-the-year-2038-problem-the-new-y2k-bug (www.theguardian.com) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1461239 | 2019-06-08 05:12:00 | :lol: Pretty much any security expert would disagree with you there. The only reason for me to do a Windows update would be for security, but as I do not have anything on my computers worth pinching, it is unnecessary. It's quite funny. We go to a lot of trouble with security on our computers, then park the lot on a cloud, and have no idea where it is. |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1461240 | 2019-06-08 05:50:00 | Here you go B.M. If you want to know all about these "time" bugs, have a read. BUT a WARNING -- this is starting to get into technical details of computers workings, NOT the simple "how do I fix ???" type Question. (1101 will know exactly what I'm referring to ) ;) No point in getting technical as it will go zooooom right over peoples heads :waughh: Happy Reading. www.britannica.com And there's meant to be another coming in 2038, but most devices wont be effected as by then they may have died a natural death anyway. technology/2014/dec/17/is-the-year-2038-problem-the-new-y2k-bug (www.theguardian.com) Interesting reading indeed Wainui. I can remember when Apple ran a 1904 date system and Microsoft a 1900 date system and they fixed that at no cost to anyone. You were given the choice of which system you wished to use and you could change it on a whim. For me the most interesting part of the Links you provided is that the Y2k cost a healthy $300 Billion, which must make it a “Rort of Biblical Proportion”. I also note that none of you can explain why so many items that don’t rely on the time or date were included in Y2K. I’m am also still interested in finding out how the National Grid would fail because the North and South Poles swapped. To my way of thinking, if by a Zillion to one chance the Poles did swap, the generators wouldn’t care as long as they had one of each. |
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