I was using Z2M and found it had some weird, unresolvable device control quirks with a dimmer I’m using. Switched to ZHA and have had no problems at all.
I was using Z2M and found it had some weird, unresolvable device control quirks with a dimmer I’m using. Switched to ZHA and have had no problems at all.
There are a number of ways to access your Linux drives from Windows (I did it regularly when I ran Windows) and if your drive hasn’t been wiped your data is probably all accessible. Here’s a link that should help: https://www.howtogeek.com/112888/3-ways-to-access-your-linux-partitions-from-windows/
Windows went a step further on my machine. I thought it had just screwed up my bootloader, but when I went to restore it my Linux partition was completely gone. Windows Update had deleted the partition.
Malware is right.
I use a W10 VM for processing individual files once a week or so. With the required 2 Windows programs it takes about 3 minutes to complete the task and shut down the OS. Not worth switching.
MacOS is okay, not terrific (I hate how much RAM it uses though).
On that note, I’ve been amazed how well Mint works with just 8GB of memory. I’ve had Firefox and Chrome running with plenty of open tabs, Thunderbird, Libreoffice Calc, and a half dozen other programs open while running W10 in Virtualbox. Mint just takes it in stride.
I had to go into the BIOS, turn UEFI to legacy, turn off secure boot, reboot to boot from the USB stick, install Mint, then turn legacy back to UEFI to get it to boot from the hard drive.
That is ridiculous and it does sound like a Lenovo problem.
I’m running Mint on a Surface Laptop (which was difficult to install because Microsoft), but getting Secure Boot working only required changing the UEFI settings to allow non-Microsoft Secure Boot certificates. With that set Mint boots just fine both with Secure Boot enabled and disabled. So do USB installation ISOs.
Secure Boot can still be a pain. To get Virtualbox working with it enabled required signing several kernel modules which took a while to figure out.
Mint is great though. After distrohopping for years I finally decided I wanted to just use the OS and GUI, not play around with them and I came back to Mint. The latest versions of Mint just work and work for years once they’re installed. For me, going back to Windows (especially W11) feels like punishment. I hope you enjoy the switch.
And btw secure boot is Mint’s fault. It just doesn’t support it yet
Not the case. I’m typing this on a Surface laptop running Mint with Secure Boot enabled. Even the bootable Mint USB can be run with Secure Boot turned on.
Docker can be really confusing, but IMO being able to add and remove software without having changes made throughout your system is well worth the effort.
Doesn’t mean their systems are not up to date…
IMO we will never know. Every company has a vested interest in hiding the cause of a breach if it makes them look bad.
At least Anydesk didn’t take Teamviewer’s approach and deny the breach for 3 years while blaming their customers for the problem, but it’s time to rethink using these remote access apps.
In the past year for personal use I’ve moved to VNC and Nomachine server apps that are inaccessible from the Internet without first activating a Wireguard tunnel. The tunnel ports don’t even appear to be open when scanned. Hopefully this setup offers more security than relying on a company to make sure their systems are up to date.
If you’re thinking about buying, be aware they removed the audio jack.
That I did. Thanks.
There is, but I can’t tell you anything except that it exists. I use passwords so infrequently on Android that I’ve never bothered with it.
KeepassXC has a browser addon that works well for most sites, but I don’t think you can go wrong with Bitwarden either.
In 2015 when Lastpass was purchased by Logmein was what convinced me to move to Keepass and ultimately KeepassXC. Syncthing on Linux, Android and Windows, a complex password and separate key file provide multiple layers of security. It works reliably and provides easy access to login information on any device.
TeamViewer was breeched several times resulting in remote hacker access to customer machines and all their data. Rather than issuing a mea culpa and advising their customers to immediately change their passwords, the company vehemently denied that their systems had been breached and actually blamed their customers for reusing passwords.
It took 3 years for these assholes to finally acknowledge that the problem had been caused by them, not their customers.
Trusting TeamViewer to protect your data and tell you the truth if they are hacked is a mistake.
https://threatpost.com/teamviewer-denies-hack-blames-password-reuse-for-compromises/118427/
About 7 months ago. A Google search will turn up other reports of the issue.
Keep your Linux partition backed up! Windows update deleted my EXT4 partition and all Linux data on my laptop. (No, it wasn’t a Grub problem, the partition was gone.) There are reports this Microsoft BS going back years.
I don’t need you to validate my life experiences.
LOL! Apparently you do.
Another tip: On Android phones, Tasker can be used to automatically activate Wireguard tunnels to your own or a commercial VPN host. Taskernet.com has one project that activates WG when off specific wifi networks, and another that I wrote that allows you to activate a tunnel on demand only when you open specific apps. Great if you want to access a home server occasionally (without detectable open router ports) or want an extra layer of security when running a financial app.