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I wonder if Susan & others are aware of that
We do try to keep up. Windows 11, Surface, and Windows Copilot this past Monday, and the very Alert to which this forum is connected. And more to come.
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is this going to be a case of the traditional “Microsoft software isn’t good until version 3”?
It doesn’t matter. Microsoft is going to do this come hell or high water, and we’re just along for the ride.
Frankly, we ignore this at our own peril, even if it is version 1.327.
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My original plan was to move over to Linux once I find replacement programs
I don’t think Linux will be a safe haven. The only way to avoid these AI initiatives (coming from more than just Microsoft) is to cut the wire to the Web. That’s impractical these days.
I’m not saying we need to embrace these things. I think we need to confront them. The generation that follows us will know nothing different.
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Copilot update should be a separate KB to be ignored.
Ain’t gonna happen. It might be possible in early days, but it’s not going to be optional long term.
We’re looking at a generational paradigm shift here.
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I wish reviewers would stop referring to the iPhone Pro Max 5x lens as a “zoom” lens – it isn’t – it is a telephoto lens.
Yes, you’re right. But to a non-photography person, the settings shown in the camera appear to be zoom factors. The fact that you can’t actually zoom smoothly between the factors would be lost on most people.
Besides, when I click the factors on my Samsung phone (.5, 1x, 2), the visualization shown appears be to a zoom.
I’ll try to be more precise in the future.
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So tell me what kind of end user needs even the WiFi-6 speeds and bandwidth?
Famous last words: “640K ought to be enough for anybody.” Bill Gates, 1981.
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(not counting Surface which is tiny
If Microsoft’s Surface business was a standalone company, it would be in the S&P 500 list. Its market share in the PC space is nearly 3.5%. Apple, depending upon the source, is about 9.0%. Both are growing.
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After reading about all of the problems with OneDrive, …
Yes, we have been quite active in reporting about OneDrive, and we will continue to do so. But that’s because OneDrive is integral to Windows and especially Microsoft 365. We can hardly ignore something so fundamental, and we must be critical.
As I’ve mentioned before, we run our operations with Microsoft 365. OneDrive is a critical component. Notwithstanding its problems and Microsoft’s lethargy with respect to smoothing the very rough corners, we’ve found it invaluable.
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is Microsoft going to fix this?
No. And the numerous workarounds you might of heard about (including from us) may not work in the future.
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When the Rewards program started, there was hardly a day when I didn’t hit the 300-point maximum. Despite searching with Bing all day every day, in recent years I accumulated paltry sums. (That’s what I meant in an earlier post when I mentioned devaluation.)
So I took some of Mary’s tips and applied them. After a few weeks, my points balance is rising much faster than it was before. This is a welcome change that costs me about a minute a day but will increase the number of pounds of Starbucks Espresso Roast I can buy each year.
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I’m wondering if you have a reference for where I might read what the … represent in this paragraph?
Look at the MSA here, and see paragraph 2.b under “Your Content.”
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I prefer paid products [with] paid developers fixing any bugs.
I agree, and think the same applies to freeware products with a donation model. I use an extension to Visual Studio Code to support PHP programming; the author’s premium edition costs $20. I can go without lattes for a couple of days, especially for something as astoundingly valuable as his extension.
Speaking of which, his extension has been downloaded eight million times, a huge number when compared to other popular VSC extensions. If a mere 5% of his users coughed up the dough — well, you can do the math. I talk to the guy regularly and was sad to learn that he’s not yet a millionaire (at least from the extension). That is so wrong.
So if a $10 product scratches your itch from a Windows 11 irritation, skip the latte.
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Can you set up browsers to auto update?
Edge, Edge DEV, Firefox, Firefox DEV, and Chrome all update automatically on my systems. I don’t think Vivaldi does. I don’t have a Mac, so I don’t know about Safari.
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I was surprised to see you promote a paid product
The Newsletter does not restrict itself to free products. Reviewing a paid product does not constitute an endorsement. (We do not accept product placement articles, paid or otherwise, which are offered to us on almost a daily basis.)
Should we discover that a contributor has accepted compensation from a vendor for a product review, that person will no longer be an AskWoody contributor.
I’m confident that Brian purchased StartAllBack on his own. His report that he likes it is entirely consistent with our editorial policies.
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Maybe it’s just me but the calls from users to make Windows 11 look more like Windows 10 is tiresome.
There have been complaints about the UI for almost every version of Windows since 3.11. As you suggest, users rapidly adjusted.
Since Windows 8, however, that has not been the case. 8, 8.1, 10, and now 11 not only had loud choruses of complaints, but third-party solutions to ameliorate them. In addition, Microsoft has done a terrible job explaining why the changes are better for its customers.
There are many Windows users, such as yourself, who go with the flow. I’d venture that it’s probably the majority. Tiresome or not, the population of users who are dissatisfied with the evolution of the Windows UI just seems to keep growing.
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