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Windows 11 is on its way
DESPITE claims that it wouldn’t change again, Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will be retired in 2025. Windows 11, its “next generation” operating system, will be available later this year, (likely late October) with a redesigned and refreshed look. The new software will let Android apps run on the Windows desktop. They promise smaller, faster security updates, and said they would happen in the background. (But they said that before!) It will also let users configure multiple desktops for work, home, and gaming, like on a Mac. There is also going to be a yearly update of the new operating system, similar to Apple’s efforts with macOS. There is also a huge redesign of the Microsoft Store, allowing Android apps from the Amazon App Store to be used, so you can download TikTok and other apps if you wish. Windows 11 will be available as a free update to existing Windows 10 users – although some devices will not have the right specifications. These include a minimum of 64 gigabytes of storage and four gigabytes of RAM. Microsoft says there are currently about 1.3 billion devices running Windows 10. You can connect instantly to people with Microsoft Teams. Call or chat for free on any device. The Start button is at the bottom-centre of the screen rather than left-hand side. (Leads one to ask why!) And the “blue screen of death” will now be black. (See previous query!) https://www.microsoft.com/engb/windows/windows-11 Quick note on text scams – if you get a text you think is a scam, you can report it by forwarding it to 7726, the network operator. 7726 are the digits on a telephone keypad that spell out the word “spam”. If you did agree to pay for something and then realise it’s a scam – contact your bank asap.
Submitted for I.T. for the Terrified by Lynne Duckett. Although we have stopped our one-to-one tuition, we will continue with this column to keep the name alive. This article is for guidance only, and the opinion of the writer. I.T. for the Terrified itfortheterrified@btconnect.com or it4ttcvh@gmail.com
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CROSSWORD
The Mendip Mindbender
ACROSS 1 Central Asia desert one of the largest in the world (4) 3 Compensation paid to the family of a murder victim urging them to forego revenge (5,5) 9 Test on an old morning (4) 10 Red or white blood cells (10) 11 Wrote using symbols instead of letters (7) 13 Horizontal underground plant stem (7) 14 Occasions when an issue is decided by the electorate (11) 18 Where on a car its registration is displayed (6,5) 21 Maybe a poetic layer of railway tracks (7) 22 Village 15 miles south of Bristol. The parish includes Rowberrow and the hamlet Star (7) 23 Dying out before rebellion (10) 24 The longer bone of the forearm (4) 25 American term for financial comfort (4,6) 26 A dull pain (4) DOWN 1 Hamlet on crossroads not far from Nedge hill on A39. Probably got its name from lead mining (5,3) 2 Elon Musk must be looking forward to it (5-3)
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Comedian star of the silent movies renowned for his daring stunts. Safety Last (1929) saw him hanging from the hands of a street clock (5) Of a time especially convenient or appropriate (9) The fourth longest river in the world (11) The admiral at the Battle of Trafalgar 1805 (6) Those who always agree with their superior (3-3) Footballer born in Bath, went to Millfield on a scholarship, plays centre back for Aston Villa (6,5) The person who puts a candidate forward for election (9) Broad-based, all encompassing (8) What relationship Ezri Konda has with 12 down (8) Village on A370 3 miles from Bristol Airport has demolished a pub called the Lord Nelson and found the remains of a mail station that served Yatton before railways existed (6) The opposite and anagram of unties (6) Keep the boiler fuelled (5)
Clues in italics are cryptic
This month’s solution can be found on page 88
