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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Aug 19, 2015 - 04:20pm PT
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A new free "antispy" tool that helps Windows 10 users control data "leakage" back to Microsoft:
http://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
(edit - I never use Windows outside of work, but for those who have done the "upgrade" to W10, the tool above does a bit of exorcism :-)
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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Aug 19, 2015 - 08:17pm PT
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Ubuntu or Mint, guys. No OS is perfect nor perfectly secure. But at least you're no longer in bed with big, evil empires.
Either of those two distros will serve you very well, have become almost as easy to use as any flavor of Windows or OSx, and now even Steam-gaming is on Linux (if you're a gamer).
Windows 10: Just say "No".
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 20, 2015 - 08:36am PT
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^Good idea but I don't think that will happen for many folks. Microswift is big for a reason. Just like IBM, it is good at controlling.
I made a lot of money off Microswift products that replaced better ones, say, for example, by Borland.
Why Is Windows 10's "System" Process Using So Much RAM?
From the article
Before we explain what’s going on in the new versions of Windows, let’s talk about how previous versions of Windows have handled memory usage
The correct answer is it didn't. Just a leaky boat floating downstream.
http://lifehacker.com/why-is-windows-10s-system-process-using-so-much-ram-1725076206?google_editors_picks=true
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 20, 2015 - 10:30am PT
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Probably most of yer concerns are addressed here:
http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-10/
I think I'm sticking with 8.1 for a while. It has been fantastic.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Gary
Social climber
Hell is empty and all the devils are here
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Aug 20, 2015 - 12:11pm PT
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Ubuntu or Mint, guys. No OS is perfect nor perfectly secure. But at least you're no longer in bed with big, evil empires.
Yeah, time for me to go back to BSD. I only have windows because of iTunes. Will have to figure something out there.
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Jason Halladay
climber
Los Alamos, NM
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Sep 23, 2015 - 09:19am PT
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Speaking of Windows 10, anyone know what route this default Windows 10 "climbing" desktop image is?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Sep 23, 2015 - 09:42am PT
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Lotus Flower Tower, No idea the route.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Sep 23, 2015 - 09:47am PT
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I read about the security default setting the day the thing became available, and so have declined to upgrade, but every time I log online, a window "reminds me" that my free upgrade is available.
Also - coincidence or unrelated - The day after 10 launched, my laptop seemed unable to connect via wifi(which I use almost exclusively, despite the security issue). I searched and searched, and was said "no wifi device can be located." Had a techie guy try to help me out and it did come back, for one session. Then gone again.
Finally, after doing two system updates, the wifi connectivity mysteriously came back.
Entrepreneural opp for techies - providing series of workshops which educate people into the basics of reducing vulnerabilities, from basics such as passwords integrity to resisting clicking on the malware-infested "And Then She Did Something SO Crazy" video clips on social, and so on.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jan 17, 2016 - 11:02am PT
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...Wish I would not have upgraded!
Your computer created a system restore point before the upgrade. You can go back.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Dec 20, 2017 - 11:56am PT
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Good reason to use a password program that is NOT integrated with a web browser:
http://www.admin-magazine.com/News/Passwords-Stored-on-Windows-Vulnerable
Passwords Stored on Windows Vulnerable
By Swapnil Bhartiya
Microsoft bundled an app in Windows 10 named Keeper known for exposing credentials.
With Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1607), Microsoft presented its loyal users with an unwanted gift: a new feature called Content Delivery Manager that silently installs “suggested apps” on systems, without informing the users or seeking their permission.
Keeper, a password manager app, is one such app that was installed on users’ systems without their consent. Not only was Microsoft silently installing this app on existing systems, it also bundled the app with the latest image of Windows 10.
Keeper has a known vulnerability that allows an attacker to steal passwords and credentials remotely. The vulnerability was discovered by a Google Project Zero researcher, Tavis Ormandy, who called it “a complete compromise of Keeper security, allowing any website to steal any password.” Ormandy discovered a bug in Keeper some 16 months ago that posed the same threat.
In response to Ormandy’s report, Craig Lurey of Keeper Security said, “This potential vulnerability requires a Keeper user to be lured to a malicious website while logged into the browser extension, and then fakes user input by using a clickjacking and/or malicious code injection technique to execute privileged code within the browser extension.”
Keeper Security resolved the problem by removing the “Add to Existing” flow and assured customers that it has taken additional steps to prevent this potential vulnerability in the future.
12/19/2017
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