Boško Ivanišević
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Jon S. von Tetzchner
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At Vivaldi we continue to make choices that are different from our competitors. We have chosen to not integrate AI or crypto, but instead we integrate a wealth of other features, based on the wishes of our users.
We are a European company with most of the team based in Norway and Iceland, a few around Europe and a couple in the US.
Our servers are based in Iceland.
If you want to get away from Big Tech, maybe give us a try? If you are already using Vivaldi, maybe introduce your friends?
Have a nice day!
#Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #AI #Europa #Technology #EU #UK #Germany #France #Poland #Denmark #Norway #Iceland #Greenland
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In 2009, Microsoft made it a focus of the Windows 7 user experience guidelines to reduce pointless notifications. They point out notifications like the classic “There are unused icons on your desktop” as being in the Windows 😜 Hall of Shame™. Seriously, it’s in there: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/uxguide/mess-notif
In 2026, Windows interrupts you to ask if you want to clean up printers you haven’t used in a while. The intent is unclear (which printers?), there are too many choices, and it stays visible until you click an option.
For a good while, Microsoft were limping their way to good UX, and this doc was finally a clear set of guidelines. Now, it feels like they’ve slipped back into the Windows 😜 Hall of Shame™ era, and any good UX they happen to come up with is an accident.
![A Windows 11 toast notification:
Print Cleanup Notification
We noticed you have some unused printers. Would you like to remove them?
[ Yes ] [ Ask later ] [ No ]](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/896/429/703/805/701/original/5ba0021a53dfb1b4.png)
👋 Sur #LinkedIn, j'ai vu une énième publication où l'auteur parle de #WinGet comme une révolution pour la gestion des paquets sous #Microsoft #Windows.
Non, mais, sérieusement ?! Windows, dans bien des domaines, a des décennies de retard sur GNU/Linux (et concernant ce point, environ 30 ans, rien que ça).
C'est vraiment comique de voir ces gens s'extasier devant une nouveauté qui n'en est en réalité pas du tout une.
Grand bien leur fasse !
Notons aussi que Winget n'a pas de GUI.
Dear Mastodon,
I am a mechanical engineer who is about to make a major #career change. I have received a job offer from an international company for an Application Engineer position. The role involves supporting #CAD (computer-aided design), #PLM (product lifecycle management), and #PDM (product data management) systems and their underlying infrastructure.
As far as I know, most of the applications are #Windows-based, but there are likely some #Unix-like systems involved as well. I do not have formal system administration experience, so I am looking for guidance on which technologies I should focus on to make this transition as smooth as possible. Could you recommend useful books, technologies, or keywords to explore?
For context, I have homelab-level experience with Linux, networking, SSL, reverse proxying, ZFS, Solaris zones, bhyve, and FreeBSD, and I have been using OpenBSD as my desktop operating system for years.
Thank you in advance for any #advice or recommendations.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Implementation, configuration, and maintenance of software and systems related to the supported area in line with corporate requirements.
- Installation, configuration, and maintenance of critical software systems, as well as providing expert-level support to end users.
- Management of application-related changes, handling major upgrades, and the introduction and testing of new systems and developments.
- Publishing and testing new releases.
- System administration and monitoring to ensure the performance and proper operation of supported software and systems.
- Troubleshooting and problem resolution, including the management of system updates and fixes.
- Analysis of business requirements and implementation of related processes.
- Support for project management, including the preparation of documentation and reports.
- Communication with clients and business units to maintain synergy between business requirements and system solutions.
🇵🇸 @small-tech/cross-platform-hostname module deprecated
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@small-tech/cross-platform-hostname
The release of version 1.1.0 deprecates and removes support for this small module that normalised hostname reporting between Linux/macOS and Windows.
We no longer support Windows as Microsoft is complicit in Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people¹ and Small Technology Foundation² stands in solidarity with the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement³.
Windows is an ad-infested and surveillance-ridden dumpster fire of an operating system and, alongside supporting genocide, you are putting both yourself and others at risk by using it.
When supporting Linux/macOS, just use the built-in os.hostname() which works the same way on both platforms.
¹ https://www.bdsmovement.net/microsoft
² https://small-tech.org/
³ https://www.bdsmovement.net/
#SmallTechnologyFoundation #crossPlatformHostname #npm #module #deprecation #BDS #Microsoft #Windows #NodeJS #web #dev #FOSS #SmallTech #SmallWeb #israel #genocide #Gaza #Palestine #FreePalestine #techIsPolitical #codeIsPolitical
Dane 🇮🇪🇺🇦🇻🇪🖖⚛️☮️☸️🕉️
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My mum is elderly and on her bad days, easily confused. Yesterday her PC booted into a 'Buy A M365 subscription now' screen which totally obliterated the #Windows UI and used dark patterns that made it hard - even for me! - to understand how to get access Windows.
I have remote access to Mum's PC. It couldn't cut through the #Microsoft ad.
Clearly this was not Microsoft's best moment.
I'm currently researching how big tech vendors serve elderly users. They mostly answer 'Use accessibilty mode, which follows #W3C standards'.
Accessibility modes are mostly amazing. Getting to them not so much. And they're not tuned to the needs of elderly users with declining cognitive capabilities. If you know more, I welcome pointers and comment
My mum is elderly and on her bad days, easily confused. Yesterday her PC booted into a 'Buy A M365 subscription now' screen which totally obliterated the #Windows UI and used dark patterns that made it hard - even for me! - to understand how to get access Windows.
I have remote access to Mum's PC. It couldn't cut through the #Microsoft ad.
Clearly this was not Microsoft's best moment.
I'm currently researching how big tech vendors serve elderly users. They mostly answer 'Use accessibilty mode, which follows #W3C standards'.
Accessibility modes are mostly amazing. Getting to them not so much. And they're not tuned to the needs of elderly users with declining cognitive capabilities. If you know more, I welcome pointers and comment
At Vivaldi we continue to make choices that are different from our competitors. We have chosen to not integrate AI or crypto, but instead we integrate a wealth of other features, based on the wishes of our users.
We are a European company with most of the team based in Norway and Iceland, a few around Europe and a couple in the US.
Our servers are based in Iceland.
If you want to get away from Big Tech, maybe give us a try? If you are already using Vivaldi, maybe introduce your friends?
Have a nice day!
#Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #AI #Europa #Technology #EU #UK #Germany #France #Poland #Denmark #Norway #Iceland #Greenland
RE: https://climatejustice.social/@terminaltilt/115896899179047548
I’m now officially moving from “the cloud is just someone else’s computer to “ to “the cloud is just a landlord for your data”
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