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• Just a reminder – our Holiday schedule

  Posted on December 23, 2023 at 23:13 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  Just a reminder that we are taking a break and not emailing the newsletter to Plus members until Tuesday due to the Holiday schedule. In the meantime, I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend. I’m working on a present I bought myself, or rather a present bought for myself that I’m going to use in the weeks ahead for the site: A brand spanking new HP laptop with Windows 11 Home with the intent to fully kick the tires, report on setting it up. and in particular keep an eye on the impact of patches specifically on an “Unmanaged” Home version of Windows 11.

  So I’m purposely going to see the impact on a Windows 11 Home version and when features and changes are going to be offered up to that particular version. Stay tuned.

  As an aside, just so you know, it shipped with Windows 11 22H2, you still can install it without a Microsoft account with the no@thankyou.com email address trick, the center menu along with the cartoons in the search box are still jarring to me.  The Edge setup process is a LOT of confusing questions.  I’ve confirmed already that in this configuration, Device encryption is set to “on”, the C drive reports that Bitlocker is enabled, even though it really isn’t and certainly I know I do not have the password for drive encryption backed up. I’ll have more on this in an upcoming article. So while I’m kicking the tires of the computer, I’m also watching old movies on TCM and right now “Desk Set” is on with Hepburn and Tracy. The opening credits acknowledged the cooperation and assistance of the International Business Machines Corporation as well as featured green bar computer paper that I haven’t seen in YEARS.

  And what’s the topic of the film?  Why AI in a way. “ In the midst of the general enthusiasm that characterized popular coverage of the computer in this period crept hints of unease about the possibility of electronic brains displacing humans in domains previously thought to have been free from the threat of mechanization.”

  Hmmm.  Things haven’t changed, have they?

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• Thank you to all the readers and supporters

  Posted on November 23, 2023 at 11:08 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  As this is the American day of Thanksgiving, I’d like to give thanks to all the readers and supporters!  We wouldn’t be here without you!

  I’d also like to thank you for being a bit more aware, a bit more savvy, a bit less prone to scams and fraud. Take this holiday season when you interact with others to educate others about the latest frauds and scams. The Holiday season is always a time when you can get sucked into online shopping scams.

  This year I’m not doing any major technology migration projects this weekend, but I am going to be hanging up the Christmas lights and decorations. In addition to making sure Alexa still turns on the Christmas lights in unison, I had to debug why my garland wasn’t lighting up properly in anticipation of hanging it up. Amazing how many burnt-out light bulbs can hide in the garland!

  Here’s hoping all of your Burnt-out lightbulbs are easily found this holiday season.

  And again, thank you for being here!

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• To the life of Queen Elizabeth II

  Posted on September 8, 2022 at 13:06 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  She had a well filled life.  Through all the toils and troubles, through living through the Blitz during World War II to jumping out of airplanes with James Bond and to having sandwiches with a bear, here’s to a woman who lived a long and eventful life.

  We Americans may have left the governance of England years ago, but this American has always respected how she’s led her life.

  Here’s to a long life and may all of us live through as much of history as she did.

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• Webb telescope – Secondary mirror fully deployed

  Posted on January 5, 2022 at 15:01 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  If you’ve been following the James Webb telescope saga, you’ll know that they are so far… so good.

  The sunshield has been deployed and now the secondary mirror deployment is completed.

  Too bad the Nasa folks can’t code up Windows updates, ‘eh?

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• It’s nearly 2022

  Posted on December 31, 2021 at 17:40 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  At least for me in my time zone, I have a few hours left. For those of you downunder you are already there.

  2021 has had it’s moments. I’m proud of this site and everyone who participates. We’re ending it on a bit of an odd note with the news that actress Betty White has passed away at nearly 100.  Geekdom had a great post the other day and I hope everyone takes the time to read it and contemplate what you’d like to add to his list.

  Again thank you all for helping us close 2021 and open up 2022. Here’s to the new year!

  To close a bit of YoYo Ma from his twitter account.

  Yo-Yo Ma on Twitter: “Wishing you all a happy 2022. https://t.co/AgX2JRP4Y9” / Twitter

  Click on the link above and enjoy his fabulous talent.

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• Tasks for the weekend – December 25, 2021

  Posted on December 25, 2021 at 19:41 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  So what are my tasks for THIS weekend?  Well if you got a brand new geek device the first thing you should do is turn it on and update it. Because EVERYTHING you purchase these days needs an immediate firmware update.

  But if you didn’t get a new geek thing? My task for you is to turn off the technology and relax tonight. Take a stroll around your neighborhood and look at the Christmas lights. Drink a cup of egg nog or hot chocolate.  Wherever you are, whatever you do, have a wonderful day today and from all of us at Askwoody, thank you to all of you for supporting this endeavor!

  Everyone have a happy and safe Holiday season!

  (remember the newsletter comes out tomorrow!)

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• Twas the night before (tech edition)

  Posted on December 24, 2021 at 20:19 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  With a hat tip to Kevin Moradi on the Churchmag site

  To you and yours, I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday (and don’t forget to get up early to watch the Telescope take off!)

  

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• We’re tracking the telescope this year!

  Posted on December 22, 2021 at 00:15 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  Looks like rather than tracking Santa, we’ll be tracking the launch of the telescope on Christmas day.

  NASA Webb Telescope on Twitter: “Due to adverse weather conditions at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the James Webb Space Telescope’s launch is postponed from Dec. 24 to no earlier than Dec. 25. A weather forecast will be issued tomorrow to confirm this date: https://t.co/JCxIuDuCgJ #UnfoldTheUniverse https://t.co/c6v2UK2ZuL” / Twitter

  The James Webb telescope launch was supposed to be on December 24 and now won’t go out until December 25th.

  Keep an eye out for launch!  Of course if you still want to track Santa, Norad will still be there to provide the details.

   

   

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