ASLR was one of the arguments of using Windows while for some reason it is still bashed as insecure here. Chuckles

Try adding flashblocker.

In 2015 we still need flash like we needed IE 6 in 2005 for some websites. Flashblocker is click to play so you can watch all your HTML 5 videos and still use flash for CBT Nuggets or music from youtube.

It is a big boost for security and it is how I have Chrome setup.

They do.

IT has been out for awhile. Advertisers found a way to disable it without javascript

Which is why I use adblock plus. Slashdot gets paid still by ethical ads with guidelines that must be met and will lose money when these clowns get blocked. I still get 3 ad networks blocked as of right now with adblock. If Slashdot wants more money replace them with ethical ads and VIOLA.

So to me this is the perfect solution so we can have some free stuff and profitability goes down for the unethical ones

Keep in mind Chrome had this .... then advertisers disabled it :-(

I tried a system without adblock and it was astounding what these guys do these days. Website redirects, 15 second commercials you can't close, etc.

My fear is as flash dies HTML 5 will make blocking this harder if they can hack and disable muting

They have improved. Power management, efi, and people tend to now buy more laptops and now tablets. People run apps on their phones.

Windows 10 is a hybrid which takes advantage of fast uefi booting, can run apps and applications, touch friendly, and more power efficient.

The 10 sdk has tools and support for dalvik and objective-c and can use 80% of the code for your android and is apps.

You may not be changing but I am seeing more and more surfaces and workplaces shifting to ultrabooks. So MS has decided it needed to change if it didn't want to follow the lead of IBM when focusing on legacy like mainframes

It was taken off as that looks very dated. Clean, low color, minimal is all the rage and more modern looking. OSX too toned these down with a flatter look with Yosemite. Android lollipop and M too are going low color aND flat with a modern look.

  I was at McDonald's the other day and they too had a flat borderless Burger icon printed on the bag.

CCNA is a b*tch to pass. But the truth is employers want both certifications. MCSA/MCSE and CCNA together as you will need to know what a subnet is and how to do both.

Would you go to a surgeon or when someone else took their exam?

I disagree.

A former employer of mine requires H1B1 certification to get a job there

I am surprised no one has mentioned clang or Android support. If you install mobile it will even install Chrome. No you did not misread that folks

With DRM in HTML5 it has secure endpoints on both ends between a monitor and video card handshake. No it won't work on any copyright protected content

WinRM now and server manager in 2012 R2 can do many remote functions without RDP sessions

As unpopular as my post is going to get on such an anti MS and pro Linux site I have to say MS really did do a good job after the security Memo from 2004 starting with Vista in terms of security. I would rank it as one of the most secure operating systems behind OpenBSD and MVS as number 3.

Modern Windows has all the apis go through ACL to prevent bypasses that explains UAC prompts in Vista. It also now randomizes data in the ram to prevent injections via ASLR. It has a signed bootloader to prevent rootkits. It can now accurately separate storage vs execution data to prevent buffer overflows. It has kernel level sandboxing with low-rights mode which Chrome and IE use for default which severely limit FS and services access. Windows Server can be powershell only which can limit 90% of the exploits with GDI and excess services that no longer need to be patched and so on.

All the exploits you read are from Adobe and Java which due to XP compatibility can't use modern features such as low-rights mode due to people not wanting to change.

I am not saying it is an amazing OS but it is not WIndows 98 anymore where pointers and crashes were all over and all you had to do was put your code in a ram address where a known pointer would look and BAM 0wned!

Your solution would just create a branch office in Bangalore and can all of IT in western countries