If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid.

Oh, how cute, you can pay Apple to regain functionality Apple took from their new models, via an adapter that is almost certainly easier to dislodge from motion (such as, say, being in a pocket) than a 3.5mm jack.

Oh, how cute, you can pay Apple to regain functionality Apple took from their new models, via an adapter that is…

Legal isn’t always right.

Could you try reading two-year-old posts before replying to them?

It’s not the end of the world, but it is a precedent. How long until you can’t turn “helpful tips” off?

I have Win7 Ultimate on my home PC. And yes, updates are an important part of functionality and it certainly relates to its usage.

Unwanted stores and links to stores are ads.

You’re not reading my posts, so why should I read your replies? I already addressed your question. I made an exception for this update using the way Microsoft recommends and it undid it repeatedly. I said this already.

I’m sure it isn’t Microsoft’s fault Windows 10 adds an app store for Windows, an Xbox app (when I no longer own an Xbox), etc...

So what you’re saying is Microsoft lures you in with a free “upgrade,” then when you accept it, upsells you to regain lost functionality?

I consider adding animated links to stores and paid content on my start menu ads. Yes, I know you can remove them, but I shouldn’t have to.

This guy either works for Microsoft, or is religiously devoted to the idea that a newer OS is by definition better and is itself a reason to change. I see him arguing with pretty much everyone here that forced updates, random unintuitive UI changes, and harassing users of older OSes is somehow a good thing.

And I, smartly in my eyes, don’t like it when an OS randomly breaks things because it’s “in my best interest” while giving me no notice of what it’s doing and less ability to control what my computer is doing. I’m sure my out-of-date graphics driver is a huge gaping security hole that will undoubtedly bring about the…

I may be “bad” at using computers, but you’re bad at reading, or else you’d have noticed where I said that I did, in fact, made an exception for this update. Repeatedly. Which, no less, is something you have to download a tool from Microsoft to do, even though it was a built-in option in previous Windows. And…

How annoying of us to give a shit what is downloaded and installed on our computers.

If your router has a USB slot, it should have software to support NAS functions and an external hard drive plugged into that should work as a network drive. Most decent routers nowadays should be able to do that.

If your router has a USB slot, it should have software to support NAS functions and an external hard drive plugged…

If you know anyone in-person who could look at your hardware they could rule out things like outdated hardware or wifi signal issues. Really, slow speed can just be caused by dozens of different things, and my first guess would be Time Warner - and if it’s them nothing will help that.

If you know anyone in-person who could look at your hardware they could rule out things like outdated hardware or…

Ugh, don’t get the WD My Cloud. Spring a little more and get a proper NAS set.

Ugh, don’t get the WD My Cloud. Spring a little more and get a proper NAS set.

Unfortunately the answer is “maybe.” It depends on where your bottleneck is. It could be one of several issues with your modem, or your router, or your computer, or with Time Warner. A new modem would fix issues with the modem only.

Unfortunately the answer is “maybe.” It depends on where your bottleneck is. It could be one of several issues with…

Here’s a site using the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports to build an index of crime in the country over time. Comparing 2014 to 1989 by rate (scroll down for crime rates per capita) we can see that total crimes and most specific types of crimes have fallen by 40% or more. Yet most people believe crime is increasing and…