ISSUE 22.33 • 2025-08-18 BEN’S WORKSHOP By Ben Myers The expiration of Windows 10 support is nigh. In 2021, Microsoft announced Windows 11. with considerable emphasis on its improved security compared to that of Windows 10. With announcements and promotional material, Redmond targeted government enterprises and large corporations as candidates to buy huge volumes of […]

HISTORY By Ben Myers Luckily, I managed to skip Windows 8, but I still had hands on it. I had a few looks at Windows 8, both in local stores and online, and quickly decided it was not for me. I am a committed Start-button person, favoring small icons on the desktop and taskbar, too. […]

ISSUE 22.24 • 2025-06-16 BEN’S WORKSHOP By Ben Myers Why not install and use Linux on a well-appointed laptop that does not meet Windows 11 hardware requirements? This is my adventure setting up a laptop to run a Linux distribution and to use it productively for writing. The PC in question is a really nice […]