Its very traumatic

[ctadmin]

Anybody use MacIntosh computers?

I use unix based, and mac's exclusively. I have one windows, but used mostly for testing.

 

[Travlr]

I use unix based, and mac's exclusively. I have one windows, but used mostly for testing.

Do you have any feeling for which is more secure, or more reliable, or if one system will replace the other eventually?

 

[ctadmin]

Do you have any feeling for which is more secure, or more reliable, or if one system will replace the other eventually?

I think the iPads will continue to dominate, and allow you to carry a screen to be your laptop. I don't see linux winning, unless it starts a major overhaul of the security features that you have to be a tech wizard to figure out sometimes.

 

[GoWyo]

Original spreadsheets were VisiCalc and Lotus 1-2-3. 123 was top of the line. For word processing, the standard was Wordperfect. Database standard was dBase. What happened to all of those? Blown away by the superior performance and ease of use of the microsoft products. GUI's (graphical user interface) and such. Anyone remember IBM? Kodak? Got to get out front with new technology or risk becoming a dinosaur or even a fossil.

I have a couple machines with WordPerfect on them. It is way handier for printing envelopes than Word. Actually much prefer WordPerfect, but I have to work with a lot of draft documents going back and forth, so Word it is. I actually hate Word, but whatever, just have to make it work.

 

[wbvs58]

I, have a LOT and you may as well when you get old(er). It's difficult nowadays to get in touch with your doctor's office unless you do so on THEIR platform/portal, which of course requires a sign-in. I have over 10 medical facilities that I and my insurance company help support. I go to about 10-12 different discussion boards every week, 2 different email clients,. (I do not do FB/instagram/whatsapp etc. I keep up with my friends via discussion boards and the old fashioned way of just picking up my ph and calling them, but at my age, I have fewer friends each year. )
I have lots of interests still, thus the large number of boards I visit. 2 car forums, 3 cooking boards, a sewing machine forum, 3 military boards, 2 ag related boards, 2 woodworking boards etc. Chrome requires a log on, MS does too, Home, medical, auto insurance...Each requires a password . I keep them all on paper and use Google/Chrome's password manager but like you, do nothing 'too' important on line but that's getting harder and harder to do.


I have had several messages from different entities, over the last 12 months goading me to strengthen my old passwords, because they are the same as on another medical facilities' portal. I've also had the same message at the bottom of Cattle Today. It won't be long before everything internet related is going to require at least 2FA (2 step verification) I already have to on my w11 laptop and my Moto phone, but not on this w10 device.

I do not sync all my devices together. left hand-right hand....

(caution..MAKE SURE you have typed in the correct username/password before choosing "Do you want _________to save username and password?"
Allowing it to save an incorrect log on credential can cause big problems in some cases..IF, you haven't also written the correct data down on paper somewhere.)

Thanks GB, that pretty much sums up my problems, I do try to write down important passwords but tend to get lazy after a while. My short term memory is not good and hasn't been for a long time and was the reason I retired from regular work when I did at 56, couldn't remember the names of new drugs that came out, things have to have relevance for me to remember them and computers are a challenge, so many names that have other meanings in real life and remembering pathways to get there. I guess I don't have much interest in them so that doesn't help. I just want to be a clicker and just click on things I recognise. My organising skills are zero, my computer is like a 44 gal drum that everything goes into and gets shaken around and is a lucky dip. I am not ready for the lockup at the nursing home yet out in the open air of the farm I plan my days well and get a lot done, always with a new construction project on the go that I think out and design myself. I guess that is where my interest is.

Ken

 

[wbvs58]

I think windows 11 is nothing but a giant plot to force everyone to buy new computers.

Absolutely, with everything these days marketing departments try to create the image that things have reached their lifespan and you have to renew with bigger and better to survive. Microsoft have the advantage in that they can get into your device and affect its performance with their updates and making things bigger so that your equiptment doesn't run it properly or slower.

Ken

 

[Spot & Bubby]

Thanks Travlr, my only concern is weather these will work on Excell spreadsheets I download from Angus Australia and use to record performance data and then send it back to them. I know the old version of it on my old computer wasn't working too well.

Ken

The entire suite of Google's office apps, like Google Sheets, can be accessed through Google Drive and synced to your local file system. Google Sheets can handle your Excel spreadsheets. Just save your .xls, .xlsx, etc. files as .CSV and import them in Google Sheets. (File> Import> select your CSV file.) All app features will be available for your imported file.

 

[Travlr]

I think windows 11 is nothing but a giant plot to force everyone to buy new computers.

I wonder what the world would look like if Microsoft just dumped on us and never updated or provided anything else... and let the internet wind down.

Or maybe it would be good if we all did it for ourselves... (Not that we have that kind of will.)

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

There are other laptop computer companies, something to do with a fruit.

 

[Ky hills]

Sorry, apparently I accidentally copied somebody's response to a post and posted it and can't delete it.

 

[Ky hills]

We've had issues with the antivirus software purchases. It's been a big mess trying to cancel the service on an old computer. Just when we think we've got it taken care of, we get another charge for the service.

 

[Spot & Bubby]

Thanks GB, that pretty much sums up my problems, I do try to write down important passwords but tend to get lazy after a while. My short term memory is not good and hasn't been for a long time and was the reason I retired from regular work when I did at 56, couldn't remember the names of new drugs that came out, things have to have relevance for me to remember them and computers are a challenge, so many names that have other meanings in real life and remembering pathways to get there. I guess I don't have much interest in them so that doesn't help. I just want to be a clicker and just click on things I recognise. My organising skills are zero, my computer is like a 44 gal drum that everything goes into and gets shaken around and is a lucky dip. I am not ready for the lockup at the nursing home yet out in the open air of the farm I plan my days well and get a lot done, always with a new construction project on the go that I think out and design myself. I guess that is where my interest is.

Ken

I have a password hack for you that will allow you to use the same password everywhere because it makes the same password unique to each site. you can also use words that are relevant for you. Best of all it complies with every site's rules that I have ever come across. It's easy to use, even with sites that require you to change your password periodically.

The initial introduction SEEMS complicated at first, but it really is cake and pie once you begin to make your own password. I have shared my hack with several people who share your challenges and they have all called it "a game changer."

I'm happy to share it with you, if you like.

 

[jltrent]

On an older computer that I couldn't upgrade to Win 11 I installed Linux Mint 22.1 64 bit Cinnamon edition OS. It takes a little getting use to but it does everything I need and works well. I have a newer I7 computer that has Win 11 and have not seen much difference than Win 10 for what I have used it for. For my use Open office works well, but the wife does not like it as she has all the Microsoft programs at work and says they are much better.

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[cattlecreek]

If you guys would throw you windows computers away and get a mac, life would be so much better. There is NO comparison.

 

[greybeard]

I've had computers since the days of dos. I've never really had any serious problems with MS or any non Mac PC.. (I have worn out a couple of hard drives with file swapping because I didn't bother upgrading/increasing ram)