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I have a friend who I am asking on behalf of she recently lost her husband and dosent have a licence is there anybody who travels to Cambridge or matangi or tamahere or there abouts weekdays that lives in ham east or hamilton that Could give her a ride and she could offer some petrol money in … View moreI have a friend who I am asking on behalf of she recently lost her husband and dosent have a licence is there anybody who travels to Cambridge or matangi or tamahere or there abouts weekdays that lives in ham east or hamilton that Could give her a ride and she could offer some petrol money in return
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The Loaded WaiBOP Premiership's title race took an unexpected twist on Saturday as Taupo capitalised…
So, by now you've probably had some experience with or know someone who has had some experience with, Windows 10. They skipped 9, heading straight from Windows 8 to 10, which makes me think, how does Bill Gates tell time? Does he ever get up at 9am or is that just not an option? It's … View moreSo, by now you've probably had some experience with or know someone who has had some experience with, Windows 10. They skipped 9, heading straight from Windows 8 to 10, which makes me think, how does Bill Gates tell time? Does he ever get up at 9am or is that just not an option? It's probably good that they skipped the 9, mind you, because that might've meant they would've had to put more time into developing their ideas, instead of giving me something that I have to fix.
Literally every second call I get nowadays is about a problem relating to Windows 10. It used to be viruses. It used to be people deliberately trying to cause harm, instead of a silly company managing to incapacitate vast swaths of computers by doing things without checking first. Arguably, Windows 7 was the same in it's infancy. But Win10, bless it's ephemeral heart, keeps putting out a new version of itself every six months, forcing customers to upgrade and experience the same growing pains over and over again, whilst supplying new features that only an infinitesimal fraction of the population use.
How sad. It's telling, perhaps, that in the years since the release of Windows 8 the desktop market share of Windows has shrunk by 10%, while Apple's share has gone up 10%. Do I recommend Apple? Not particularly. They're great when they're working, but once they break they're designed to be chucked away, as they're generally very difficult to take apart. And having recently spent 2 hours on their customer support line, being passed between 7 people, to get a refund for a customer due to an ordering bungle on their part, let me tell you, their staff are not exactly ‘geniuses’.
Something else you can't rely on is Windows 7 being around forever; security patches for that operating system cease in January 2020*. And believe me, with the huge amount of vulnerabilities that are being uncovered in computer chips at the moment (google "Foreshadow intel" for a more recent one), you can't really afford to be online and unpatched. Which is another reason to upgrade from Windows Vista and XP, if you’re still using either of those*. Installing Linux instead is an option, but only if you're doing basic web browsing and email checking, and know a friendly IT person who can sort out your issues for you.
So what do I recommend if you already have Windows 10? Grin and bear it. If you have problems, write feedback to Microsoft through the Feedback Hub app in Windows 10, or call them out on twitter publicly. If you have the ‘pro’ edition of Win10 you can also delay the OS ‘upgrades’ by up to a year through the settings, avoiding many teething problems. Hopefully at some point a bright spark within that company will wake up and say: "I know what's wrong - we should’ve been making a solid product, rather than a broken yearly service!". Then perhaps we’ll get an operating system which doesn't make me money. I mean, I guess I hope that happens?
* Windows Vista and XP have not been supported by Microsoft for many years now and are not patched against any of the newer security vulnerabilities. Do not use them on the internet, though offline is fine. BTW, though the 'free upgrade' period for Windows 7 to Windows 10 has technically passed, any computer with a valid Windows 7 license can still be upgraded to Windows 10 for free by doing what is known as a 'clean install' using the Windows 7 key; a beyond-novice-level procedure, but certainly doable with the right IT person. Hint hint.
- Matt Bentley is the computer repair guy running Waikato Home PC Support.
Email info@homepcsupport.co.nz or phone 0211348576.
www.homepcsupport.co.nz...
A major industrial precinct is planned near Victoria Rd, just north of the Waikato Expressway in Hautapu. Tell us what you think. Do you want to see industrial expansion happening near Cambridge? READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
New Zealand's U23 cycling team can look forward with confidence as it returns home from the World Ch…
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Exciting news! Our gorgeous bee-friendly September 2017 issue is up for Best Cover in the Magshop People's Choice Award 2018. We need your votes to come out on top! Click through the link to vote for us, and put yourself in the draw to win a De’longhi PrimaDonna coffee machine valued at … View moreExciting news! Our gorgeous bee-friendly September 2017 issue is up for Best Cover in the Magshop People's Choice Award 2018. We need your votes to come out on top! Click through the link to vote for us, and put yourself in the draw to win a De’longhi PrimaDonna coffee machine valued at $2,499.99, and two De’longhi Distinta Flair Breakfast packages valued at $419.98.
Got any great ways we can all help the environment? Any green tips, tricks or habits that others might not know about? Check out our page to see all the amazing entries we have received so far! Share your own and you could win one of 10 Countdown gift cards, worth $100 each! It’s all part of our … View moreGot any great ways we can all help the environment? Any green tips, tricks or habits that others might not know about? Check out our page to see all the amazing entries we have received so far! Share your own and you could win one of 10 Countdown gift cards, worth $100 each! It’s all part of our commitment to helping our environment thrive.
Personal trainer Alison Storey's weekly column, Storey on Sport, answers your questions on fitness a…
Cambridge Community Garden
Spring Hamper Raffle
$2 per ticket
$5 for Three Tickets
Sold at The Warehouse
… View moreCambridge Community Garden
Spring Hamper Raffle
$2 per ticket
$5 for Three Tickets
Sold at The Warehouse
10am to 4pm
12th & 13th Sept 2018
Two Draws – 1st Prize a wheelbarrow full of goodies
- 2nd Prize a basket full of goodies
Drawn 17th Sept.
Get your friends together for…. April 2019 Thailand Group trip: Discounted package $1499pp includes:
• Flights to Phuket (from Auckland)
• 10 nights in a 4 star hotel (twin share)
• Daily breakfast
• Return transfers
Relax and do your own thing throughout the day then catch up … View moreGet your friends together for…. April 2019 Thailand Group trip: Discounted package $1499pp includes:
• Flights to Phuket (from Auckland)
• 10 nights in a 4 star hotel (twin share)
• Daily breakfast
• Return transfers
Relax and do your own thing throughout the day then catch up with your mates in the evening for good food, drinks & company, the ultimate holiday!
Just email me at swilson@hot.co.nz and put in subject line:
"more info on April 2019 Thailand Group trip"
and I will forward you an email with more detailed info to see if this deal suits.
Please note there is limited availability on this special. Terms and conditions apply. Contact me to co-ordinate your group travel to any destination. Steve at House of Travel 027 345 3456 or swilson@hot.co.nz
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