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Comment Re:Linux as an alterntive (Score 1) 242

Forget the advanced features. Libreoffice on Linux (or macos) isn't even on par with that on Windows! I use Libreoffice on Windows a lot and have many macros assigned to keyboard shortcuts. Tried to move to Linux and half the shortcuts don't work! Filed a bug report, nothing.

Comment Re:IT Person Pro-Tip: Burn HP printers ending with (Score 1) 97

Hmmm, just bought one of those, officejet pro 8022e to be exact, no account no issues. on wifi, static IP and dummy gateway. Is anyone keeping track of which firmware to avoid? PS: My canon just decided in the middle of a job that it had the wrong printhead and nothing at all works unless it's changed! it will not be missed, it took forever to start printing.

Comment Using free email accounts today... (Score 1) 185

is asking for trouble considering more and more businesses and government services require it now. I was using gmail for a long time and it suddenly starting asking for a mobile number to let me log in. Hell no, I'm not giving them a mobile number. I gave them an alternate email address but it wasn't enough. That was a red flag for me and after that I moved everything to my own domain. I still use gmail for useless accounts that I couldn't care less if I lost access to.

Submission + - Farmers Struggling With High-Tech Farm Equipment (wired.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Farming is a difficult profession. One of the constants throughout the generations is that if you're working out in the field all day, machinery eventually breaks down. Farmers tend to deal with this reality by becoming handy at basic repair — but that strategy is starting to fail in the digital age. Kyle Wiens, founder of iFixit, writes about the new difficulties in repairing your broken tractor. Not only do you often need experience in computer software, but proprietary technology actively blocks you from making repairs. "Dave asked me if there was some way to bypass a bum sensor while waiting for the repairman to show up. But fixing Dave’s sensor problem required fiddling around in the tractor’s highly proprietary computer system—the tractor’s engine control unit (tECU): the brains behind the agricultural beast. One hour later, I hopped back out of the cab of the tractor. Defeated. I was unable to breach the wall of proprietary defenses that protected the tECU like a fortress. I couldn't even connect to the computer. Because John Deere says I can't." Wiens also tells us about Farm Hack, a community that has sprung up to build a library of open source tools and knowledge for dealing with high-tech modification and repair in agriculture.

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