Daily Archives: April 21, 2025

• Saying goodbye to not-so-great technology

  Posted on April 21, 2025 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 22.16 • 2025-04-21

  TAME YOUR TECH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Looking back, but not fondly.

  I’m getting very close to installing Windows 11 24H2 on the production PCs at my office. That means I’ll also be providing my long-promised, step-by-step guide to that process.

  I’m not super excited about this. I believe 24H2 is all about the cloud, but that’s not a priority for me at the firm. However, I do want to be sure that my systems, at home and at work, are on supported operating systems.

  Dragging my feet about the Windows 11 23H2 to 24H2 transition reminded me of times when I was much more excited to say good riddance to technology that I relied on — but that had been driving me crazy over the years. Maybe you’ll remember some of these, too.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.16.0, 2025-04-21).

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• Tech I don’t miss, and some I do

  Posted on April 21, 2025 at 02:44 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  COMMENTARY

  

  By Will Fastie

  There is much technology we’re glad to see gone. But “old” does not automatically mean “bad.”

  In her article today, Susan mentions dot-matrix printers. Do I want one? No. That technology dominated general-purpose printing and then personal printing for nearly two decades and worked very well.

  I remember being thrilled when we replaced 10-character-per-second Teletype 33 terminals with 30-CPS, dot-matrix DECWriters. I thought the Epson MX-80 was great.

  Nevertheless, rest in peace.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.16.0, 2025-04-21).

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