Showing posts with label Windows 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows 10. Show all posts

Saturday, May 5, 2018

dumped Windows10 and fully using Linux @home

  I have not used Windows 10 at home since this post in October 2017, and I do not miss much in from it.  One thing I do miss is the automated photo uploads to Amazon Drive, which I have also dumped, other than that there is nothing I miss from it.  I also did a photo shoot for a wedding in the family, and even my low end Acer R3-131T laptop dealt with it perfectly.
  I actually had high hopes for the continuous upgrades in Windows 10, but they proved to be illusions.  Ubuntu does better with full version upgrades than Windows 10 deals with it's rolling or continuous upgrades, not to mention OS's like Manjaro linux and Antergos linux where they are always fresh.
  Anyhow, it looks like it's always the case that I end up using linux on my home machines/laptops, there are no real good reasons for me to use Windows, since I do not play games which seem to be the only reason to have a Windows machine.
  For work, I'm getting a Mac OS, it's a better match since I can use Bash, and all the tools needed for my work are available on it.  It's a sable hardware and a matching OS that really just works.  There are times when I would say even a Linux laptop is efficient enough and even better than a windows machine (I've had to re-install my Windows 10 work laptop once because of some profile corruption), but you can't get Linux in an Enterprise environment, unfortunately.
 
  

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Contrary to the Blogs Title, I've switched to a Windows10 Laptop

  After years of resisting Windows as my main Operating System on my laptop(s), I gave in, and got myself a Windows 10 laptop.  Lenovo Flex2, 14" being a hybrid, Touch screen, and Cinema mode, which I've tried and works great for watching movies.  I gave chromebook a chance but it doesn't fit my needs. My hobby (photography) didn't work out with the Chromebook.
  Automatic backup, auto uploads, and normal photo applications are a bit behind on Chrome OS. Mainly the automatic backup didn't work well on Chromebook or rather it did not fit in my workflow. And I couldn't find any auto-backup to google photos for Linux. I tried using the browser for my uploads, but my choice of Chromebook in this case, with 2GB of RAM was not the best. I used a tab for uploading images, and then went to another tab to edit my blog, when I checked back, the upload was stopped and had to reload, and restart the uploads. Not a problem usually, but even editing my blog, and switching between tabs it keeps reloading the tabs when switching. I know it's because of the lack of RAM, and buying another Chromebook in Hungary is expensive, and this Flex 2 was a really good deal.  So I went along, bought it, upgraded to Windows 10, and I've been enjoying it so far.  All my photography software work, I can download, rate, pick my pictures, and then only export/upload the best picks.
  So far Windows 10 seems to work great (I did not manage to get a blue screen of death yet).  I will be writing more about my experience with it.  I have to admit my Desktop will still and will always run Ubuntu, but for my hobby, and upgrading my Camera I will use this new laptop.  Until later...