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Microsoft puts PCs in the cloud with Windows 365

16-Jul-21 9:01

A bit late but...

Maybe they did it on purpose, due to the same reasons that Apple avoids 69 and hotels the floor 13.

If they didn't drop it, it would have been 3 times the 6 Poke tongue | ;-P

Disclaimer: I am looking "Da Vinci's Demons"...

M.D.V.

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Kent Sharkey14-Jul-21 6:31

Re: Microsoft puts PCs in the cloud with Windows 365

14-Jul-21 6:31

The Verge[^]:
Windows 365 is a new service that will let businesses access Cloud PCs from anywhere, streaming a version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 in a web browser.

Windows VT220

Nelek14-Jul-21 10:40

Re: Microsoft puts PCs in the cloud with Windows 365

14-Jul-21 10:40

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Windows 365 is a new service that will let businesses access Cloud PCs from anywhere, streaming a version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 in a web browser.

And of course you will be the only one accessing your own data in that cloud windows...

M.D.V.

Daniel Pfeffer14-Jul-21 20:10

Daniel Pfeffer

14-Jul-21 20:10

As I've said many times before, if the data are on someone else's hardware, you don't own the data.

Everything from IP to supplier & customer lists is confidential information for a business of any size. Why would they think that this data is safer in the "cloud"? Confused | :confused:

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Re: Microsoft puts PCs in the cloud with Windows 365

Nelek15-Jul-21 0:30

15-Jul-21 0:30

Daniel Pfeffer wrote:
Why would they think that this data is safer in the "cloud"?

They have told so in all their publicity, it must be true...

M.D.V.

Thinking about glue

Kent Sharkey13-Jul-21 10:31

Apple’s weather app won’t say it’s 69 degrees

13-Jul-21 10:31

O'Reilly[^]:
"The glue code is proportional to the square of the number of things you need to glue."

Unless you prefer duct tape code

Re: Thinking about glue

Marc Clifton14-Jul-21 3:09

Marc Clifton

14-Jul-21 3:09

An interesting point. Given I work almost exclusively in data management services, yeah, everything I write is glue: glue between the UI and the back-end, glue between the back-end and the DB, glue between incoming data (from CSV files to third party DB's to GIS data) to update our data, etc.

And some of this stuff is held together not by glue, not by duct tape, but by bubble gum and fairy dust. Sigh | :sigh:

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Kent Sharkey13-Jul-21 10:31

Re: Apple’s weather app won’t say it’s 69 degrees

13-Jul-21 10:31

The Verge[^]:
If you’re an iPhone user, the weather is always a particularly nice 70 degrees. Or 68 degrees.

I hope it's never that hot

Oh wait... there was that other unit, wasn't there?

Nelek14-Jul-21 10:48

Calling all couch potatoes: This finger wrap can let you power electronics while you sleep

14-Jul-21 10:48

Kent Sharkey wrote:
I hope it's never that hot
Oh wait... there was that other unit, wasn't there?

Kelvin?

The verge wrote:
If you’re an iPhone user, the weather is always a particularly nice 70 degrees. Or 68 degrees.

There are many places where the 13 is avoided too...

Superstition and political correctness... Dead | X|

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey13-Jul-21 9:16

Re: Calling all couch potatoes: This finger wrap can let you power electronics while you sleep

13-Jul-21 9:16

Tech Xplore[^]:
A new wearable device turns the touch of a finger into a source of power for small electronics and sensors.

I have become a new power plant

Not sure if I'm renewable though.

jeron113-Jul-21 10:00

jeron1

13-Jul-21 10:00

From the article:
so activities such as typing, texting, playing the piano or tapping in Morse code can also become sources of energy.

:starts singing:
Which one of these things is not like the other...

"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

Startup hopes the world is ready to buy quantum processors

Kent Sharkey13-Jul-21 8:46

Re: Startup hopes the world is ready to buy quantum processors

13-Jul-21 8:46

Ars Technica[^]:
Quantum processors are mostly used via cloud services; QuantWare will ship you one.

Bring Your Own Cat

Daniel Pfeffer13-Jul-21 21:53

Daniel Pfeffer

13-Jul-21 21:53

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Re: Startup hopes the world is ready to buy quantum processors

abmv14-Jul-21 4:41

abmv

14-Jul-21 4:41

will it blend ?

Caveat Emptor.

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Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be

Kent Sharkey13-Jul-21 8:46

Re: Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be

13-Jul-21 8:46

The Conversation[^]:
The creep of digital communications into our entire lives is not as harmless as we think.

"Here's a man who lives a life of danger."

And if you get those song lyrics, you might just be me. Don't forget your mittens.

enhzflep13-Jul-21 9:17

enhzflep

13-Jul-21 9:17

idjits
Nah, elephant that. I don't decide by myself to do whatever the hell I want while at work either.

Re: Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be

MarkTJohnson13-Jul-21 9:48

MarkTJohnson

13-Jul-21 9:48

To everyone he meet's he's a stranger.

I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

Re: Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be

Kent Sharkey13-Jul-21 9:59

Re: Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be

13-Jul-21 9:59

Congratulations and condolences for being me Wink | ;)

Now, how did I get over there?

TTFN - Kent

MarkTJohnson13-Jul-21 15:00

MarkTJohnson

13-Jul-21 15:00

I know the song both in English and in Spanish, thanks to the Repo Man sound track. The Emilio Esteves one not the Jude Law one. Hombre Secreto.

I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

Re: Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be

Kent Sharkey13-Jul-21 15:39

Windows 11 is full of delightful detail

13-Jul-21 15:39

I need to see that movie again, it’s been so long. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

“But it still hurts…”

TTFN - Kent

Kent Sharkey13-Jul-21 7:46

13-Jul-21 7:46

The Verge[^]:
Microsoft’s animation work in Windows 11 is refreshing

That's what I look for in an OS

Oh sure, little things like this make you more comfortable, but I think security and stability would also be nice.

#realJSOP13-Jul-21 23:03

#realJSOP

13-Jul-21 23:03

Wouldn't it be useful if they just released a bug-fix updates?

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Marc Clifton14-Jul-21 3:16

Marc Clifton

14-Jul-21 3:16

I sure hope Classic Start Menu still works on W11.

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Dan Neely14-Jul-21 3:28

Dan Neely

14-Jul-21 3:28

Marc Clifton wrote:
I sure hope Classic Start Menu still works on W11.

The bottom only taskbar and centered only start menu; are both part of their new You're Not Allowed To Customize It Anymore policy. I've not tried installing it in a VM, but strongly suspect the answer to if it'll work is no.

Dead | X|

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