#windows

#Windows 3.1 included a red and yellow 'Hot Dog Stand' color scheme so garish it was long assumed to be a joke, so I tracked down Microsoft's original UI designer to get the true story

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/windows-3-1-included-a-red-and-yellow-hot-dog-stand-color-scheme-so-garish-it-was-long-assumed-to-be-a-joke-so-i-tracked-down-the-original-designer-to-get-the-true-story/

What is wrong with Windows?!

I keep a small Win partition on my 2022 gamer laptop in case I need to take a cert exam or use a gov website, and I booted it for updating for the first time in 6 months. It took over 6 hours and 6 reboots to update! At one point, it was going bu-ding every minute from random notifications so I had to mute it.

Meanwhile, my 2012 Thinkpad T420 needed a full Fedora version upgrade, and that finished in 15 minutes.

No wonder MS is losing users

#Windows #Windows11

After six years of relentless development, Orion for MacOS 1.0 is here! Read the full announcement: https://blog.kagi.com/orion

Also: Orion for Linux is currently in Alpha, and Orion for Windows has officially started development with a target launch for late 2026.

Orion also has a dedicated website now: https://orionbrowser.com

#Kagi #Orion #Browser #Linux #MacOS #Windows

Zorin OS 🐧is slated as an excellent pick for anyone switching to Linux right out of Windows | Zorin OS 18 passed *1 million downloads* in a month 📈

◉ Zorin OS: based on Ubuntu and purposefully designed for new comers to Linux
◉ Over 78% of these downloads indeed came from Windows users
◉ Zorin OS is free but one can support the project via Pro license (+advanced features)

https://blog.zorin.com/2025/11/18/test-the-upgrade-from-zorin-os-17-to-18-and-celebrating-1-million-downloads-of-zorin-os-18

#ZorinOS #Linux #distros #migration #Windows #deleteWindows

Final frontier for Linux gaming's unseen levels? Kernel-level anticheat ❌

However; kernel-level ac isn't as crushingly common as painted out to be.

◉ ~10-15% of multiplayer games use kernel-level AC.
◉ All PC games lumped in (single-player) the usage is in the spheres of ~4%.

Kernel-level ac: full control over the system / its information - ultimate rootkit. Another way is needed - be it Linux OR Windows. It is not worth the risk just to play a game?

#anticheat #Linux #Windows #kernel #PC