Recent content by LeLibran

It seems that the LibreOffice (or OpenOffice) Draw app can directly load/edit existing .pub files, but the 'quality' might depend on what advanced/propriatory Microsoft Publisher features have been employed when formatting the original file(s). For anyone looking for a 'free' (non-compatible)...

Yes, we do live in strange times. The largest volume of privacy concerns voiced on this Forum seems (to me) to be linked to either Operating System and/or Browser-based functions; and I wonder where the focus of those most frequently voiced concerns maintain their key centres of...

Not sure why anyone with an AMD/Intel based PC/Latop would want to attempt upgrading to Windows 11 26H1, which is not a standard feature update for existing Windows 11 PCs. It's a hardware-optimized release provided to OEMs to provide support for next-generation silicon powered Windows systems...

The irony of most (all?) of these 'deep cleaners' is that their installation usually absorbs arround 1/2 Gb of Disk Space in the form of their own installation requirements, i.e the actual software installation (or actual size of a portable version of the app) plus any Windows dependencies not...

Wouldn't argue with any of the software suggestions mentioned, but as you asked about potential downsides the only potential issue is that an uncompacted TIFF image is generally defined as a 'lossless' format i.e. the image doesn't degrade (retains the same number of pixels) when changed in size...

The O/P's Computer information is very limited but states the base OS is NixOS (Linux) on a 'Laptop'; and the mention of Virtio GPU/'spice' settings suggests Windows 11 is probably being run in a Virtual Machine, not a bare metal installation. Not normally the best starting point for a Windows...

@IgnaciaIce The Brave Browser (which your computer details indicates you use) has a built-in (paid) VPN Service; and a quick internet search suggests that Windows is able to identify the presence of that service even when it is not activated. The report would seem to provide positive...

Have you checked the standard inteface options provided in the current range of Microsogft Surface Models, which most of the other major OEMs seem to closely follow with their own designs? Seems like Microsoft is doing everything it can to emulate Apple's businees model (and hardware/software...

@BrianInEngland Portable versions of Avidemux, OpenShot and Shotcut are all available from the PortableApps Site, so there is no need for a complete /traditional installation if you want to carry out some initial testing. Portable App Directory | PortableApps.com (Music and Video Category)

Broadcom explained the naming change for their VMware Workstation (for Windows and Linux) and Fusion (for macOS) products when they released the 25H2 software versions. See...

I have seen a similar Winget failure problem reported with VirtualBox on their Issues GitHub page and the developer's straightforward response was: "Please note that we do not support installing VirtualBox on Windows through 3rd party installers and/or package managers, as those can have all...

'Getting the best of both Worlds' would be fine, but Canonical's dictatorial approach to Ubuntu development; and towards its family of supported releases, such as Xubuntu, see this Ubuntu review DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD., in my opinion, make it far from...

I agree with the the positive comments and the limitations so far mentioned. My own Snapdragon laptop (obtained Black Friday 2025) is a Microsoft Surface Model (15" with the Snapdragon XElite CPU). Obviously these devices are not for serious gamers as there is no dedicated GPU but that's not...

@jimbo45 Perhaps the 'confusion' about official availablity comes from the fact that Microsoft says in it's own guidance the installer download has to be obtained (and installation activated) via the user's MSA. I edited my initial response to reflect that extra infp. Edit: I've just checked...

@jimbo45 I'm not sure why yiou believe there is no official release of Office 2024. It's openly advertised as available by Microsoft - https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/get-started-with-office-2024 and, of course there are the usual sources advertising 'cheap' Acitivation Codes. MS...