Windows 10 – The future is here

With the upcoming release of Windows 10 in July 2015 – yes, they really skipped Windows 9 – there has been a lot of controversy over the much anticipated, new operating system. To begin with, let’s start with the questions everybody is wondering.

Windows 10: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Windows 10: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Windows 10 reality check: Seperating fact from fiction
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2932295/microsoft-windows/windows-10-reality-check-separating-fact-from-fiction.html

Windows 10: The 10 most important changes coming to your PC, tablet and phone
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2690092/12-things-to-know-about-windows-10.html

Time.com – Windows 10 feature
http://time.com/3908793/windows-10-feature/

Windows 10 & HoloLens – Holy Crap Microsoft!

More news about Windows 10 …

Network World – Windows 10 embraces iris scans, facial recognition
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2898097/security0/windows-10-embraces-iris-scans-facial-recognition.html

Computer World – Microsoft leads the way into massive privacy invasion
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2473678/technology-law-regulation/microsoft-leads-the-way-into-massive-nsa–fbi-privacy-invasion.html

Forbes Magazine – windows 10 spying
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/10/06/windows-10-spying/

Microsoft Forums – Cortana invades your privacy
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_apps-insider_other/cortana-invades-your-privacy/8370cd65-a29d-4ab8-9d1b-39d25c86aaf2

The new ATM

ATMIA recommends migration to Windows 10 as the new ATM OS

Some people have even mentioned after previewing Windows 10, they actually got the “creeps”. Especially from Cortana’s ease of acquiring personal information and habits. With the inclusion of Alljoyn technology (AllSeenAlliance), it made them wonder .. is this like another HAL? (from Space Odyssey 2001)

I’m reporting live from Linux – you be the judge.

Convert PDF Online, Yourself

You can instantly convert Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, and PDF documents to HTML without third-party software (like Adobe Acrobat, PDF Converter, etc.). This is a free online conversion method and works on all platforms (Windows, Linux, etc.). (*NOTE* – You can’t get the pictures inside of the PDFs or .DOCs, but you will get the text). Try this:

1. Get a GMail account.
2. Compose a new message (in your GMail) and attach a .PDF or .DOC, etc.
3. Send the email to yourself.
4. When you go to open your email, click “View as HTML”, and there it is.