There are many users who are extremely unhappy with the way Microsoft is pushing Windows 10. They are constantly releasing special updates, which nag the user to migrate from Windows 7 or Windows 8 to Windows 10. Even if you block them, they get unblocked automatically. With every such update, it is harder and harder to say "no", because of misleading UI and lack of clear choice to refuse the upgrade.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Microsoft has released ISO images for Windows 10 build 14332
Today, Microsoft released official ISO images for Windows 10 build 14332. This build represents the upcoming "Anniversary Update" branch of Windows 10, with significant changes in features of the operating system.
New weekly Vivaldi build 1.2.470.11 offers editable gestures
After a series of stable releases, the Vivaldi team has released a new weekly build, version 1.2.470.11 which comes with a number of interesting features. One of most unexpected and most awaited features is editable gestures. Let's see what they are.
Get horizontal clock orientation in vertical panel in XFCE4
XFCE4 is my desktop environment of choice in every Linux distro I use these days. However my display resolution of 1366 x 768 on the laptop is quite low by today's standards, so I set the panel (the taskbar) to the left edge of the screen. It looks similar to Unity's bar in Ubuntu. But now I faced a strange issue: while the panel was vertical, the clock was also displayed with a vertical text orientation. Here is a way to make it horizontal.
How to get Windows 10 for free after July 29, 2016
The free Windows 10 upgrade offer for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, which is infamously forced by Microsoft with almost every batch of updates, ends this year on July 29. After that, users who decide to switch to Windows 10, will have to pay money for its license. If you are not ready for Windows 10 right now, but want to have a free license for the future in case you change your mind, here is a very simple trick you can do to obtain a Windows 10 license but still continue using Windows 7 or 8.1.
Beware: KB3150513 will install Windows 10 for you again
Microsoft is continuing their aggressive push to install Windows 10 on Windows 8 and Windows 7 PCs. Another round of updates has started - a new update, KB3150513, has been released to "help" the user switch to Windows 10 immediately.
Customize Win+X menu in Windows 10
In Windows 8, Microsoft introduced a feature for mouse users which can be accessed with a right click in the bottom left corner of the screen - the Win+X menu. In Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, you can simply right click on the Start button to show it. This menu has shortcuts to useful administrative tools and system functions. However, it is not a customizable part of the operating system. The user cannot add the desired apps and commands he wants to the Win+X menu. In this article, we will see how to bypass this limitation and customize this menu in Windows 10.
Opera 37 is out with native ad blocker
Some time ago, the beta version of Opera 37 introduced a built-in ad blocker. Today, version 37 has reached the stable branch of the browser. Interestingly, the ad blocking feature was added to the Opera Mini browser as well.
Get Bing wallpapers without Bing watermark
Bing's extensive image gallery is a well known source for nice wallpapers. It contains very beautiful landscapes, nature and animal photos and other amazing pictures which look nice on the desktop. When you download these images, they are shown with a watermark, which can ruin the impression and beauty of the image when it is used as the desktop background. Here is how to download images without a watermark.
Gnome Nature theme for Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8
Get these amazing nature images from the Gnome wallpapers set on your Windows Desktop. The Gnome Nature theme for Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8 features several beautiful wallpapers which come with the Gnome Desktop Environment of the box in Arch Linux.
