Comments on: Are We Heading For An AI-Driven Windows 12? https://davescomputertips.com/are-we-heading-for-an-ai-driven-windows-12/ Computer Help, Tips, How-to's, and News Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:37:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Norbert Gostischa https://davescomputertips.com/are-we-heading-for-an-ai-driven-windows-12/#comment-136977 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:37:40 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=131715#comment-136977 Seems like I’ve heard this abandon ship argument before. Any time Windows produces a new version and/or makes changes to the previous version, there are those crying out it’s time to move to Linux. I go back to Window 3.0 and am now enjoying the latest insider build of Windows 11.

]]> By: Jim Hillier https://davescomputertips.com/are-we-heading-for-an-ai-driven-windows-12/#comment-136851 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 19:05:04 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=131715#comment-136851 In reply to GrannyGeek.

LOL.

Neither Windows Subsystem for Linux nor WINE are quite like the real thing. Yes, they will run some programs but don’t expect anywhere near 100% compatibility with either.

BTW: It is possible to install and run OneNote in Linux but it involves a fairly complex process.

]]> By: GrannyGeek https://davescomputertips.com/are-we-heading-for-an-ai-driven-windows-12/#comment-136849 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 18:27:15 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=131715#comment-136849 I just remembered a billboard we saw in Santiago, Chile a few weeks before Covid celebrating some alliance between Microsoft and Linux. That memory fragment sparked a quick search and I found a link to a Microsoft article, What is the Windows Subsystem for Linux? I soon realized that subsystem is a way to run Linux within Windows, not the other way around.

Then I remembered hearing about an app called Wine when I was experimenting with Linux ten or so years ago. What’s not to like about an app named Wine? Who knows? I lost interest before giving it a try.

Wine is still around and discussed in this How-To-Geek article, “4+ Ways to Run Windows Software on Linux.” https://www.howtogeek.com/133515/4-ways-to-run-windows-software-on-linux/

Maybe with some Mint flavored Wine I could enjoy a life beyond Windows without giving up OneNote after all.

]]> By: Mindblower https://davescomputertips.com/are-we-heading-for-an-ai-driven-windows-12/#comment-136837 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 14:29:02 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=131715#comment-136837 The biggest problem for me to abandon Windows would be in the loss of all my registered programs. Not to mention the searching and learning of replacement programs. Using an alternate o/s for me is similar to using different browser, Mindblower!

]]> By: Jim Hillier https://davescomputertips.com/are-we-heading-for-an-ai-driven-windows-12/#comment-136821 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 03:36:41 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=131715#comment-136821 In reply to GrannyGeek.

Mint is my favorite.

Any time you want to source a specific topic; click the magnifying glass icon in the menu bar across the top of the page, that will open a search dialogue box. Type in the topic (in this case it would be “Linux”), and then press Enter. You’ll then be presented with a list of all articles relating to that topic.

]]> By: GrannyGeek https://davescomputertips.com/are-we-heading-for-an-ai-driven-windows-12/#comment-136819 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 02:18:59 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=131715#comment-136819 Thanks for the link Jim. I spent some time with Mint and Ubuntu about ten years ago. What good news that Terminal is history! I think Mint was the one I liked best back then. Since the only software I use that’s not open source is Office 2013, it sounds like the switch could be an easy one should the occasion arise. I’d miss OneNote, otherwise Libre Office would suit me fine.

]]> By: Jim Hillier https://davescomputertips.com/are-we-heading-for-an-ai-driven-windows-12/#comment-136816 Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:18:34 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=131715#comment-136816 In reply to GrannyGeek.

https://davescomputertips.com/best-linux-alternatives-to-windows/

]]> By: GrannyGeek https://davescomputertips.com/are-we-heading-for-an-ai-driven-windows-12/#comment-136811 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 21:46:25 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=131715#comment-136811 AI driven Windows? Icy fingers of fear freeze my brain. Any chance you could begin featuring Linux tips? Like which version is most user-friendly for Windows ex-pats?

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