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    AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G Launch Today

    Hmm. 1080p gaming. On a Single Screen Gaming System, this cpu is more than a viable candidate. No video card necessary? Less costs? Look at what you can do with this: You can buy and part a simple and CHEAP PC that can game well @ 1080p - Look at the Costs of a 1080p Monitor. You can...
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    Windows 10 only supported OS for Office 2019 / 365 ProPlus

    I miss Word Perfect. Connections to services is fine. Spyware for continued revenue stream? Should be opt in, not cannot opt out. All of the Microsoft reps which went to/sent info to Retail Stores touted the fact (since Office 2013, the first Live Account required - email + password...
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    AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G Launch Today

    Hmm. This shows promise for their portable/laptop cpu. Bodes well for a Media Computer, too.
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    Estimated time of arrival?

    So, no one knows?
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    Windows 10 only supported OS for Office 2019 / 365 ProPlus

    My point was this: Microsoft promised free upgrade to the Newest Office, if you bought the subscription. But, If you have anything OTHER THAN 10, you CANNOT get the upgrade... So, again, Microsoft breaks another promise.
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    Windows 10 only supported OS for Office 2019 / 365 ProPlus

    Hmm. One of the "selling points" Microsoft pushed for the subscription version of Office (365) was the user would get "free upgrades" to the next versions of Office... So, um. Which is true?
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    Facebook is Planning an Assault on YouTube

    Um. F Watch? Plan your nomenclature well? Not just watch it, F Watch it.... Um. No. If it is like any other part of Facebook, you will have to SIGN IN to watch. I dont do that with youtube. Heck, I ad block galore on Youtube, to remove the annoying ads that I have to watch to then...
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    Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB Edition is a winner for power users

    Where/how can you get a 2018 LTSB without being a corporation? Legit copy - full license. Edit: Get=Buy
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    Estimated time of arrival?

    Anyone have info for when the new AMD cpus be out in numbers? I know of about 3 models, but I would like to know when they hit in high numbers/ number of models. Thanks
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    No Office 2019 Without Windows 10

    Not surprised MS abandoned all the OS before 10. They do not have a continuous revenue stream from any OS before 10. Targeted 3rd party advertising FTW. Just an FYI: Wordpad is STILL in the OS. (Ironically in the Windows NT folder) 90%+ of the average Joe user doesn't need more than a...
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    Are windows 7 coa keys still working for Windows 10 installs?

    If you installed 10 during the "free" upgrade, and are doing a fresh re-install, it should be fine. IF you want to take a 7 and make it 10 now, or in the future, I thought they stopped the free upgrade.
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    If you want to switch from Windows to Linux but are not, why?

    I bet you had one of these things happen: 1) Virused. It happens, too easily. 2) A "PuP" or "PuM" which blocked the update (unwanted program or unwanted modification to a program) Not a virus, but think a malware, spyware, or simply a program not compliant with the update... 3) Removal of the...
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    If you want to switch from Windows to Linux but are not, why?

    Things I like about Linux: 1) Many free editions 2) Ability to "try out" by bootable DVD/USB thumbdrive without installing/messing with the OS installed. 3) Ability to tweak for your hardware setup. 4) Ability to tweak for wants and needs. Things I do not like about Linux: 1) Learning curve...
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    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update- October 17th

    Yes, I forgot to mention, make sure your Power Options (energy saving settings) are set to "Never" turn off / sleep while updating... The system can go to "sleep" while updating, which can lead to the annoying "Boot Loop" crash.
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    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update- October 17th

    Yes, 3rd party A/V needs to be turned off, if possible. Yes, you may have to reinstall the A/V after the update. There have been various complaints, with earlier updates, Microsoft braking A/V and Non-Microsoft Browsers. So, if possible, back up your bookmarks/favorites and important files...
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    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update- October 17th

    Um. That does not sound good. Is it popping a higher heat as well? Seriously, re-seat the card, reinstall drivers (fresh - delete old first) change the power line from the PSU to the card, if possible. Had a card that I swapped the 2 lines around when reinstalling, and it acted up. Flipped...
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    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update- October 17th

    Ok, so the size of the update is around 3.54 gb. give or take. Have had multiple Win Tablet/ laptop wanna be sets (tablets with a keyboard attached, typically 2gb ram and 32gb or less eMMc drive) not reboot, and a bunch of the small laptops (32gb eMMc drive) come in with the dreaded boot, get...
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    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update- October 17th

    I, too, wish they would go back to that MoG, but... I guess that was more expensive to produce. I try to get people to avoid these machines like the plague. It really helps when the Local Schools decide these things are Required for their 4th graders.
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    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update- October 17th

    Gah. Not good. The way these machines are set up - (HP Stream is the usual model) - is, well, so cheap as to be disposable. But, people buy them cause they are cheap, and expect them to run longer than 6 months, which is when Microsoft pops out another update that BREAKS them. So, lets...
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    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update- October 17th

    Ok, how about getting back on TOPIC? how big (size in gb) this update? The last update cratered the cheap eMMc drive mini laptops (drives less than 32gb in size) and I need to know if that headache is going to be back in my shop mid Oct.
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    Microsoft Claims 71% Of Windows 10 Users Are Happy With Telemetry

    This is simply showing the ratios of Average Joe Users vs. the more informed users for Windows 10. I run into this all the time. The Average Joe User will blindly follow the setup procedures on the OS. So, Microsoft gets their Email (password, too, at least eventually) and gets to spy on...
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    Kaspersky Launches Free Antivirus Software

    Windows Defender is viable, but... due to Microsoft allowing it to languish in the not so distant past, I have to question it.... and does independent testing prove it is really ready for prime time? McAfee was bought out by Intel, then 49% sold to a different company. However, Intel does have...
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    Kaspersky Launches Free Antivirus Software

    Free? Hmm. Due to the political realm, and the US Govt pulling Kaspersky's approval, and the concerns that Russia has its fingers in the A/V, it is understandable they want to try to woo customers. I do not know if Free is the way to go. Bitdefender has a free version, seems to work.
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    Windows 7 to Windows 10

    I would not go to 10. Why? Well, in some cases (IMHE, around 10 % of pcs) there will be a driver issue. Or, there will be some program the user still wants to use, which will not be 10 compatible. The other issue I have with 10 is, inspite of what Tiberian states, 10 is NOT an Operating...
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    Making Windows 10 'look/act like' Windows 7 for Parents

    Ok, I have been installing Classic Shell on "Joe Average" user computers since Windows 8. Not one has come back and asked for its removal, nor need any support on how to use it. It is a "set it and forget it" FREE program. Using it now on my 8.1 pro lappy. Make sure you turn off Cortana as...
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    Sadly, the insurance agent has to deal with HIPAA... The level is not as drastic as a Medical Provider, nor any Medical coder... That said, it is not very clear as to what level we are fully required to do, probably because it has not been adjudicated.... (ie. there have not been enough...
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    Remember, we are not talking HIPPA ( a decapod crustacean) but, HIPAA ( a federal privacy law.) ;) Yes, there is no such thing as a complaint OS, so you must take steps on any OS to prevent... leakage. And I am looking for a way to diaper this thing, so it does not leak all over the place.
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    Remember guys - Independent Insurance Agent = 1 person, not an entity which can afford to set up their own network environment. 1 person, not a huge corporation, with an IT department. 1 person. In addition, HIPAA compliance is a layered onion. The Singular Insurance Agent is not held to the...
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    cheap ssd for a Dell 2 n 1 laptop

    PNY (made, or at least, assembled, in the USA.) San Disk Windows 10 or 8.1? Make sure you download and create a Windows Disk. (use a usb dvd drive, or put the iso on a bootable thumb drive) so you can reinstall the OS.
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    New Notebook came with Win10 :(

    Gah, those laptops are terrible... You would be better served with a Chromebook, in most cases, as the patches/updates to Windows 10 will quickly eat your 32gb (really 28gb) of hard drive space, making the thing practically unusable. Spending a mere $80 more would have gotten you a 15.6 usable...
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    Microsoft silently reissues spying updates to Windows 7 & 8.1

    Telemetry is not fine, if you have to be HIPAA and HITECH compliant. You add something that can get me fined, and my license to do business revoked? NOT FINE.
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    The telemetry can report data in use at the time of the OS crash. So, if you are in the file, typing PHI/PII (name, address, phone #, date of birth, driver license, social securty #, and medical records) there is a possibility the PHI/PII could be transmitted. Which would be a direct violation...
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    Hmm. VPN/ virtual desktop... again, weak on these subjects, so I am going to look into that. Issue is, the files necessary would still be on the computer, and would have to be written to... and looked at. Which sounds like there is still an issue. Anyone try to, and I hate to do this, cut up...
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    About Microsoft and HIPAA, yes, Microsoft will aid you with OFFICE, including 365, IF you pay for a license. That is merely half the battle. They are silent on the OS. Calling them does not seem to work. I had a client who did so, they told him to turn off a bunch of things during the...
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    hmm. vpn I am weak on. I do need to educate myself on it. Remember: Dealing with people with zero knowledge of computers. The Joe Average, or less, knowledge... So, looking for things I can do to fix the issue for them...
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    gah, so, it is what I expected... And yet, here I have agents buying 10, cause that is what is available at Beast Buy, Orifice Depot, Stapled, etc. I have seen Microsoft pressing updates to 7/8.1 which add telemetry to those OS. So, how do those impact? And, if you HAVE to make 10...
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    I agree about the "use something else" idea, but costs, quick need, etc. And what about Cortana?
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    How to make Windows 10 HIPAA compliant?

    Yes, I know there is a lot of fud on the issue. I just need to get to the best way of making 10 HIPAA compliant. I don't need the 10 bashing, and the 10 hyping. I just need a simple set of steps to make it so 10 can be used by an independent insurance agent. (They deal with medical data...
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    How can I disable Cortana on the desktop...

    Ok, This is a loose interpretation on what a friend did to remove Cortana. Stop the process, rename Cortana's location to something else (add .old to the folder) before the process restarts. i will get more specifics, but effectively, this is what he did. Note: The Cortana home folder should...
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    Cheap Laptop that will output 1080p

    Basically anything with an HDMI out should do what you want. You have Power Point? One thing tho: $50ish more can land you a much better computer. Last week, Office Max/Depot had an HP laptop i3 processor, for $349.99 ( officedepot.com ) (8gb ram, 500gb hard drive, Bang & Oulfson...
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