Windows 10

[mongers]

In keeping with my decision to focus my comp sci job-seeking efforts toward computer security, I finally updated the Win 7 desktop to Win 10 last night.  Night and day.

In a good way?

[DontSayBanana]

In a good way?

Yes.  My hand was tipped partly because my install of 7 had degraded to the point where it was taking 10 minutes per cold boot.  Knowing that the weak point of my current build is the lack of SSD (C is a 500GB 7200 RPM, D is a 2 TB 5400 RPM), I suspected (rightly, in this case) poor memory management was causing massive disk thrash.  Turns out after doing an upgrade install of 10 (which left virtually all my programs in place), even with the extra space taken up with the Windows.old folder, the disk thrashing issue all but disappeared.

[mongers]

In a good way?

Yes.  My hand was tipped partly because my install of 7 had degraded to the point where it was taking 10 minutes per cold boot.  Knowing that the weak point of my current build is the lack of SSD (C is a 500GB 7200 RPM, D is a 2 TB 5400 RPM), I suspected (rightly, in this case) poor memory management was causing massive disk thrash.  Turns out after doing an upgrade install of 10 (which left virtually all my programs in place), even with the extra space taken up with the Windows.old folder, the disk thrashing issue all but disappeared.

DSB thanks for that, I'm experience the same sort of problems, my Windows7 install, despite being a relatively little used machine, mainly the odd steam game and video editing, is grinding somewhat; maybe I'll take the plunge and go Windows 10, though now I'll have to pay for it.

[CountDeMoney]

I still deal with Windows 7 Enterprise at work. 

Then again, considering the level of computer literacy and competency at the US Government, it might as well be Windows 95. 

[Syt]

considering the level of computer literacy

I once had a colleague replying to an email that there must be something wrong with the Excel sheet I sent him, because instead of dates he would only see "########" in a column.

Turned out he didn't know this would happen if the column is too narrow and he just needed to resize it.

[Ed Anger]

I still deal with Windows 7 Enterprise at work. 

Then again, considering the level of computer literacy and competency at the US Government, it might as well be Windows 95. 

One of the townships here in druggie land still uses their 486's. INSERT DOS DISKETTE

[CountDeMoney]

considering the level of computer literacy

I once had a colleague replying to an email that there must be something wrong with the Excel sheet I sent him, because instead of dates he would only see "########" in a column.

Turned out he didn't know this would happen if the column is too narrow and he just needed to resize it.

It used to amaze me how federal employees making $140,000 a year could manage to go their entire professional careers without learning how to turn off the "Comments" in Track Changes in Word. 

And then I worked with them, and no, it doesn't surprise me at all anymore.

[DontSayBanana]

It used to amaze me how federal employees making $140,000 a year could manage to go their entire professional careers without learning how to turn off the "Comments" in Track Changes in Word. 

And then I worked with them, and no, it doesn't surprise me at all anymore.

Are they all wizened old bats?  Because GS-15, Step 10 is $133k before taxes...

[CountDeMoney]

It used to amaze me how federal employees making $140,000 a year could manage to go their entire professional careers without learning how to turn off the "Comments" in Track Changes in Word. 

And then I worked with them, and no, it doesn't surprise me at all anymore.

Are they all wizened old bats?  Because GS-15, Step 10 is $133k before taxes...

A shitload of much-closer-to-the-end-than-the-beginning GS-14s and GS-15s, yeah.