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Friday Watercooler: My Divorce from Windows
- By Rick Butler
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I'd tell you how I feel, but this *is* a PG rated board and not everyone appreciates my very unique sense of humor.Rick, I really wish you wouldn't beat around the bush... do you like Microsoft or not?
Friday Watercooler: My Divorce from Windows
- By Mitch Garvis
- CIN Open Forums
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Rick, I really wish you wouldn't beat around the bush... do you like Microsoft or not?
Friday Watercooler: My Divorce from Windows
- By Rick Butler
- CIN Open Forums
- 12 Replies
I've gotten into arguments now with folks who are stuck in the Microslop cult, which now is being led by Slopilot. And I've been tinkering with Omarchy as of yesterday...loaded it on a couple machines. It's not very peppy on my Dell Chromebook 3400 - which I've learned is very reliant on the "super" key. Took me a minute to find that the key is bound to the one with a magnifying glass - so I'm mostly in business there. The Optiplex 7070 is screaming like a banshee.
But getting away from Windoze has been actually good for me. Makes me have to actually learn how to use my computer, rather than having Microsoft tell me how I'm supposed to use it.
Dogged persistence, my dude. Linux is a tool to get something done, so mastering the tool is what you have to do. Yes there are things that we'll always need a windows machine laying around to do - but I'm finding that to be less and less in my work.
Well, I can't comment on the marital bit - Ms. Butler would probably not be happy if I wiped her machines and put Ubuntu on them - although she may teeter towards the Linux side of things if Microslop keeps insisting that Copilot manage your life, particularly if that data starts getting exfil'ed prolifically to the dark Azure cloud. And nothing that she does has a Windows requirement, so aside from learning how to do things in Linux, she may not be too, too broke up about it, overall.I cannot imagine dropping Windows completely... but I have curtailed my use of it somewhat. Story to follow. (and yes, I was married to a Microsoftie, and she divorced me! Turnabout would be fair play
CIN TTT Series Security+ V8
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Join the CompTIA Instructor Network and special guest @BrianFord as he Leads the Security+ TTT series using the CompTIA CertMaster Learn content. Brian will cover the exam objectives and provide hands on examples as you strengthen your cybersecurity analytics skills. We will discuss how to cover the content with students and suggest various labs to let students gain hands-on experience as they prepare for certification.
The new CompTIA Security+ (SY0-801) represents the latest and greatest in cybersecurity, covering the most in-demand skills related to current threats, automation, zero trust, IoT, risk – and more. Once certified, you’ll understand the core skills needed to succeed on the job – and employers will notice too. The Security+ exam verifies you have the knowledge and skills required to:
What: CIN TTT Series: Security+ V8
When: November 03 - November 19, 2026 (Six sessions), 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Who: Brian Ford
Where: ON24
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The new CompTIA Security+ (SY0-801) represents the latest and greatest in cybersecurity, covering the most in-demand skills related to current threats, automation, zero trust, IoT, risk – and more. Once certified, you’ll understand the core skills needed to succeed on the job – and employers will notice too. The Security+ exam verifies you have the knowledge and skills required to:
What: CIN TTT Series: Security+ V8
When: November 03 - November 19, 2026 (Six sessions), 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Who: Brian Ford
Where: ON24
Register Now
