Tag: Windows 10

  • From Win to Ubuntu to Linux Mint

    I installed Ubuntu on an old laptop to fix my Sansa e280 last week.  A couple of days later I changed the distro to Linux Mint KDE 18.2 64bit UEFI. It’s running great on that old HP laptop. On Tuesday of this week I put that same iso on a DVD to dual-boot install Linux…

  • Obstacles to happiness

    I’ve given a lot of thought to older device use lately, well ongoing for many, many months now. I love modern devices, but there is something Neo-Victorian in me that is reviving old things, and putting them to use as well as I can. [<3]  [things for one purpose, when all-in-one gadgets surround me.] Latest…

  • Windows 10 2-1 Tablet Pin Login Seems OK now

    My 2-1 Windows tablet, Acer Switch Alpha 12, seems to be fine since … I guess the Creators Update [knock on wood.] My previous post spoke of two problems and neither one seems to be that ugly anymore, specifically the Pin login has been smooth, working fully, even with inputting the wrong Pin first. It’s never…

  • Windows 10 – 2 Problems with 2-in-1 Tablets

    I have been using my Acer Switch Alpha 12 a lot recently. Two main problems are annoying. I see this as, not an Acer only problem, it’s a WINDOWS problem entirely. Something Went Wrong (PIN Login Error) The worst: Every so often, when I have to input my PIN to login, “Something went wrong…” and…