Re last: That's why I'm constantly preaching about it. All of you, "let's ditch #Windows for #Linux" enthusiasts, automatically exclude blind and low-vision people which are already vulnerable on the job and education market. #Accessibility
Telegram, the cloud-based freemium chat, has now implemented strict rate limiting for users of alternative clients, VPNs and virtual phone numbers. Clients like Nekogram, Nagram, Cherrygram and Unigram may show transmission delays or errors. If your client had recently become slower, disable the VPN and use a real number.
Windows 11 Tip. All of a sudden, my computer worked properly, but when I hit windows key + T, to go to the taskbar, I just landed on a start button and it said taskbar unavailable. This confused me, I had no idea what happened to the taskbar, and no idea how to get it back. Luckily Gemini helped me out, and my taskbar is back and everything is good again! So just in case this happens to anyone else, I thought I would share what I did to get it back. It seems that sometimes Windows Explorer clitches and this is one thing that can happen. To hopefully fix it, 1, hit control + shift + escape to bring up the task manager. 2, You should be on the processes tab and land in a list of all of the processes. Hit the end key to jump to the end of the list, then arrow up to Windows Explorer. 3, hit shift F10 for the context menu. 4, find Restart in the menu and hit enter. 5, This will totally restart Windows Explorer and all it controls, which one is the taskbar. That is it. The fresh restart of Windows Explorer should put everything back to normal again! Hope this helps. #Windows #Tip #Taskbar #Unavailable #Fix #TaskManager #WindowsExplorer
The bug where after being on for 24-36 hours, the second hard drive on my #framework 16 laptop just...disappears...is getting really, really old. I thought it was temperature, so I started logging that. But nope. It's not an issue with the flash, because the data always comes back just fine, and there are no read errors or anything. It just gets tired after a day and decides to go for a nap. This is the problem with a fully repairable laptop: I installed it, so whatever's wrong, it's now my problem. I can't just go bother Del or whomever. It's running #Windows 11 because screen readers on Linux are still terrible, so anyone suggesting "install Linux" as the answer gets blocked. But I really don't think it's a Windows thing; it's not in device manager, or anywhere. Only fully powering down the machine and turning it back on again helps. A restart isn't enough. So it has to be a hardware thing!
Okay, so I encountered my first ever annoying issue with Joplin today. Annoying to troubleshoot, and annoying to fix. If you're having a weird problem where #joplin on #windows crashes a minute after launch, you need to go to Joplin's github and download the latest release. This is a problem with the auto-updater. Downloading from the website won't actually work, because the download link on the website leads to an older version. You need: github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/download/v3.5.6/Joplin-Setup-3.5.6.exe
Summary Zed is absolutely inaccessible for screen reader users on Windows. Tested with latest JAWS and NVDA versions. Description Steps to trigger the problem: Install Zed on Windows 11. run Zed wi...
To #blind people with experience with #PowerPoint, I need help! My school wants me to create a #presentation with speaker notes and graphics, and I'm having extreme trouble even getting started. My info text box with my name, school, and date covers everything up, and I can't figure out moving it or how to get to speaker notes. I normally create assignments with #LaTeX, but I kept running into issues making a presentation that way. I'm on #Windows using #NVDA. Disability services made this sound doable and even easy, but so far that doesn't seem to be the case. #accessibility #MicrosoftPowerPoint #BlindStudent @mastoblind @main
End of 10 na OpenAltu: příležitost přejít z Windows 10 na Linux
Konec podpory Windows 10 přináší zajímavou příležitost pro Linux, protože nechává bez podpory miliony počítačů, které by mohly dál sloužit a na kterých by mohl běžet právě Linux. Proč přechod na Linux dává větší smysl než kdykoliv před tím a jak jsme se rozhodli tomu jít naproti na OpenAltu.
this new #WhatsApp for #Windows crashes permanently for me. I don't know the reason, but given its inconvenience... I wouldn't say it's an absolute disaster (I can use it still), but comparing to the #UWP app it's a nightmare.
As free Windows 10 support ends today, consider upgrading to a Linux operating system! You will continue to be protected with security updates, but you will also gain total freedom for your device.
Doesn't have to be Fedora - look around for the Linux distro that works for you. :)
Aufklär-Artikel vom #ORF über das Support-Ende von #Win10 mit einem Schlussteil zu #Linux mit Referenz auf #EndOf10, das dir beim Umstieg auf Linux gerne hilft: endof10.org/
Wer aktuell auf dem eigenen Computer noch Windows 10 verwendet, steht spätestens am Dienstag vor einer großen Entscheidung: Dann stellt Microsoft offiziell die Unterstützung für sein mittlerweile zehn Jahre altes Betriebssystem ein.
...Also happy Microsoft end-of-life for Windows 10 day.
It's estimated that 400-600 million computers still run Windows 10, and many of those don't meet the higher specs required for Win 11, which in addition to more RAM and a faster CPU includes having UEFI bios.
For those with some level of tech literacy upgrading to Linux is an obvious workaround, but the sad truth is that enormous volumes of ewaste will be generated by this unnecessary act of corporate greed.
Despite the recent media reporting, #Windows installation with local accounts is working just fine. Create a regular Windows installation media and drop autounattend.xml to the root of the USB device and install it.
If the installation demands you to connect to the internet, you can bypass this part by pressing Shift+F10 and then entering oobe\bypassnro + <return>. After the installer restart, you'll have the "I don't have internet" option, and the installation will proceed.
EDIT: To clarify: While I did not test the latest insider build I believe this method will continue to work, even with it. I'll be sure to edit the post if this turns out to be incorrect.
How many people would I piss off if everytime I see someone complain about some kind of #linux thing falling over, not doing what they need it to yet or generally just being a nuisance, I suggest that this wouldn't be a problem if they were to just switch to #windows? More importantly, how funny would it be?
We held another #Fedora Installfest at the local university in #Brno today. In recent years, we have been dealing with fewer and fewer #Linux problems and more and more #Windows problems. Today, it was all "Fedora works fine for me, but I also have Windows in dual boot and VS Code there gives me an error when I try to compile."
#Firefox unterstützt nun unter #Windows die Einrichtung einer Website als sogenannte #WebApp (support.mozilla.org/de/kb/web-…). Dafür gibt es rechts in der Adresszeile einen neuen Button: „Tab zur #Taskleiste hinzufügen“. Danach taucht die Website unten in der Taskleiste (und nicht mehr im Browser) auf und wirkt wie ein eigenes Programm. Wer das grundsätzlich nicht möchte, kann diese Funktion auch deaktivieren: about:config aufrufen, dann nach browser.taskbarTabs.enabled suchen und auf false stellen. 💡 Momentan gibts die Web-App-Funktionalität nur unter Windows. #MacOS und #Linux sollen aber folgen.
Wie ich das hasse, dass man unter #Windows eine Windows 10/11 ISO nicht ohne Umwege über die Seiten von MS beziehen kann, sondern die einen ihr Media Creation Tool aufzwingen wollen!
I need some help. Anyone know any good not too expensive 13 inch laptops? Something around 500-700 eur? I know it's a hard one, but I'd be glad if someone has some ideas. Thanks Fedi! You are awesome! #Laptops #Computers #Windows I'm trying to buy for a family member, and I am not sure what is good to be honest.
Dark patterns killed my wife’s Windows 11 installation
Last night, my wife looks up from her computer, troubled. She tells me she can't log into her computer running Windows 11, as every time she enters the PIN code to her account, the login screen throws up a cryptic error: "Your credentials could not be verified". She's using the correct PIN code, so that surely isn't it. We opt
I have finally moved over to Linux as my primary platform. In many ways it is like coming home, as I loved working on UNIX machines in the past. Of course, I have been using Linux as a secondary OS for a long time, but I finally made the switch. Microsoft cancelling Windows 10 and the direction Windows 11 is going was just too much for me.
@ruario helped the transition, by making it easy for me to work with multiple concurrent @Vivaldi installs. That is a must for me as I test a lot of builds at the same time.
Today I set up a laptop with #Windows 11 for my sister-in-law. The Windows UI is definitely more polished in 11 than it was in 10, but boy, it is cluttered and distracting: "Here is the weather forecast and how about stock prices? News? You surely want to read the news! And BTW here is this cool app from our store." 🤯
This week's In-Process is out. Featuring all the news on NVDA 2025.2, info on the upcoming NVDA 2025.3, a recap on restarting after updating (no we're not about to enforce that!) and a look into the namesake feature of Microsoft Windows... and just how complicated ARE the Windows+arrow key commands? (Very, but we break it down for you!) All that and more, available now: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
Excited to share that Bottles has been selected by the NLnet Foundation as part of the February 2025 NGI0 Commons Fund. One of only 40 projects supported in this round. Full announcement here: nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250804-an…
Native Schannel TLS stack of #Windows was so unreliable it got axed from #curl: * Never worked reliably under real‑world loads. * Quirky, cumbersome API/architecture that broke integrations. * Zero developer interest—nobody tested or maintained it. * Pure maintenance drag with no real benefit.
So #Microsoft again shipped a built‑in that nobody uses, and projects ditch it entirely in favor of better third‑party alternatives.
I hope that by now most readers of my blog have understood that curl, and libcurl specifically, is an architecture with a transfer core with a set of different backends plugged in. Backends powered by different third party libraries.
***Attention! If you miss MSN/Windows Live Messenger, AIM, and/or ICQ, this is for you! If you use a screen reader and want a 100% accessible messenger client, this is also for you.* This works with Windows XPthrough 11, and I'm logged into it as I write! It's called Escargot, and it revives Windows Live/MSN Messenger. This is the original software, but it has been patched so that it connects to the escargot.chat server and not the Microsoft one. It is 100% free and accessible with NVDA and I'm sure JAWS as well. They also have projects for AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) and ICQ, including for Android and IOS, and are working on a web client for MSN. (I don't know if AIM or ICQ are accessible with screen readers, as I have never tried them). Anyway, if you're over twenty-one (my personal request), have read my profile here, and wish to add me, I am dandylover1@escargot.chat. You can find everything here.
Note: If you already have Windows Live/MSN Messenger on your system, you will still need to download their version and create an account. Your Microsoft, MSN, or Hotmail one won't work for signing in. Also, remember to click on RUN_AFTER_INSTALL.exe, in order to patch the program to the Escargot server.
A Windows sysadmin tool that more people should know about is the Magic Number Database at magnumdb.com
This database is great for pasting weird Windows hexadecimal errors into and finding out what they might mean.
Example from today, I got 0x80d02002 during a Windows update. Magnumdb tells me that this result corresponds to DO_E_DOWNLOAD_NO_PROGRESS, so now I know it's probably because an update server isn't responding.
Ever since I switched to #GNU #Linux in my private life, using #Windows at work gives me near-daily headaches. I have full admin rights, yet I constantly fight the system: forced updates, inconsistent behavior, sluggish UI, weird errors buried in the registry.
I used to think this was just how #computers worked. But after experiencing the #freedom and clarity of #FOSS, Windows feels more like an obstacle than a tool.
I did it! Today I switched from #Windows 10 to #Ubuntu on my Surface Pro and it mostly works. I still have to work out a few kinks, but I'm really happy. I also managed quite a feat at work and, thanks to a random internet person, learned that there's something called PMDD. Overall, it was a pretty successful day.
Here is a list of events where you can get help with Linux. You can also look for places that provide help more regularly. Please note that the information here is submitted by the organizers themselves and is not evaluated by the campaign.
Listen, oh listen, o you great city of #Lyon! Or even better: écoute, ô écoute, ô toi la grande ville de Lyon ! Cet article est en anglais, mais tu peux le traduire si tu veux, y a des moyens. chacun de ceux et celles qui repostent le grand hourra de » À Lyon on abandonne #Windows et #Microsoft #Office pour #Linux » doit lire ceci. Chacun qui prône la soit-disante liberté de Linux et de l'open-source doit clairement avouer : on ne veut pas de gens handicapés, aveugles, âgés, «pas assez smart ». Nous sommes exclus de votre fête de la vie. Si une solution est libre, open-source mais pas accessible, c'est une mauvaise solution. fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/you… #Accessibility #Accessibilité #EAA
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unterstützt nun unter #Windows die Einrichtung einer Website als sogenannte #WebApp (support.mozilla.org/de/kb/web-…). Dafür gibt es rechts in der Adresszeile einen neuen Button: „Tab zur #Taskleiste hinzufügen“. Danach taucht die Website unten in der Taskleiste (und nicht mehr im Browser) auf und wirkt wie ein eigenes Programm. Wer das grundsätzlich nicht möchte, kann diese Funktion auch deaktivieren: about:config aufrufen, dann nach browser.taskbarTabs.enabled suchen und auf false stellen. 💡 Momentan gibts die Web-App-Funktionalität nur unter Windows. #MacOS und #Linux sollen aber folgen.
