#LibreOffice 25.8 slams the door on #Windows7 and 8.x
https://nerds.xyz/2025/08/libreoffice-25-8-drops-windows-7-8-users/
My elderly friend Elaine's system has been aging poorly lately. It's got 6GB of RAM and a dual-core cpu.
She mainly uses it to keep in touch with family and play open source games like mahjong and solitaire.
She explicitly requested #LinuxMint w/ #cinnamon because #Windows is too complicated (she came from #windowsxp before trying #Windows8 )
NewEgg had a $240 Optiplex 7040 that is a massive upgrade over her old AIO. SSD, 32GB DDR4, Quad Core i5, etc.
Old hardware still has a use.
I've seen some varying opinions around #EndOf10 and #Linux and the inevitable #YearOfLinuxOnTheDesktop meme, and I want to chime in that this is a regular part of the OS lifecycle. Linux users might appear in a slow dribble otherwise, but we grow more rapidly when MS fumbles. I started Linux to get away from #WindowsME, and there were similar moods around #WindowsVista and #Windows8. The event is neither a joke nor a start of Linux supremacy, just a good opportunity.
I could go as far back as #Windows8, which this machine comes with, but setting up an older environment with the right version of #DotNetFramework, #DirectX, etc., is a challenge.
Did I just time-travel twenty years back into my childhood?
Mozilla prolunga il supporto Firefox su Windows 7 fino a settembre 2025
https://gomoot.com/mozilla-prolunga-il-supporto-firefox-su-windows-7-fino-a-settembre-2025/
@Clygro tbh, the "#Metro" style, #MaterialDesign / #PaperMaterial "slabs " are good for #touchscreen devices, it's just not really good for #mouse & #keyboard or #LowDPI & #LowRes devices...
@SweetAIBelle @yassie_j IDK, I don't do #UI.
Maybe @fuchsiii as a #Frontend #Developer can enlighten us.
I'd say that #SkinlessUI is the one you can't "skin" and #LifelessUI is whatever the feck Microsoft does since (including) the #MetroDashboard on the #Xbox360 / #XboxOne and #Windows8...
Hello #Fediverse, here’s your “daily” OS-tan!
In honor of Windows 8’s 12th anniversary which I missed (and not doing one of those posts for a long time), I'm doing one for Yū Madobe and Ai Madobe, the official mascots and OS-tans for Windows 8/8.1 who were created for special bundles by Windows Navi+ that came with some copies of Windows 8 during its launch in Japan, known as the Windows 8 Pro DSP Release Commemorative Packs.
Yū is the quieter older sister with a love for gadgets, a hidden Otaku at heart, and someone who thrives on the latest digital trends and has the shorter hair. Her younger sister, Ai, is cheerful and loves exploring what’s new and popular among junior high trends, especially anything tech-related and is the one with longer hair. Both share a birthdate of November 18, 1996, connecting them to the Windows lineage as distant relatives of Nanami Madobe! Fun fact: The sisters nearly tied in the 2012 Akihabara Moe Character Contest!
Many believe that one character was meant to represent Windows 8 and the other Windows 8.1 although both debuted well before anyone anticipated the release of 8.1. Another theory suggests one represents Windows 8, while the other stands for RT; however, both were actually featured in the promotion of Windows 8 Pro in the Commemorative Packs. Since they were also used to promote Windows 8.1 later on, it’s more accurate to view them as representing Windows 8 and 8.1 collectively.
The Windows update that almost killed Microsoft
Nergahak Font Pack
This package containing all Windows 11 fonts and some extras like Fira, Noto and IBM Plex for Windows 2000 and later.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/cumqlj2a6cxrqiu/FontPack_Setup2.exe/file
Installer updated and tested only in Windows 2000 and XP.
