<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">For what it’s worth …<div>I run new software in general (I have good backups) on my personal computer. I also tend to run a “vanilla” environment with minimal additional applications.</div><div><br></div><div>In a corporate setting, prudence is the correct action. Many environments will not install non-emergency software until six months after general availability.</div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Peter</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 4, 2021, at 3:54 PM, Carl Lazarus <carllazarus@comcast.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Mine too, at various places. However, you do have to apply security updates fairly quickly these days. That’s different than going to a major new version.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-- Carl<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LCTG [mailto:lctg-bounces+carllazarus=comcast.net@lists.toku.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>john rudy<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 04, 2021 9:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Steve Isenberg' <smisenberg@gmail.com>; 'Lex Computer Group' <lctg@lists.toku.us><br><b>Cc:</b> normstem@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FYI: Microsoft reportedly broke Windows 11 by injecting ads<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">That was my guiding principle at Raytheon for decades. The one time I didn’t was when we got unique SW to generate test vectors (we really didn’t have an alternative, long story) and it was a major pain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John Rudy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">781-861-0402<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">781-718-8334 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:John.rudy@alum.mit.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">John.rudy@alum.mit.edu</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13 Hawthorne Lane<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bedford, MA 01730-1047<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><div><image002.jpg></div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg-bounces+jjrudy1=comcast.net@lists.toku.us">lctg-bounces+jjrudy1=comcast.net@lists.toku.us</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Isenberg<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 4, 2021 8:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> Lex Computer Group <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:normstem@gmail.com">normstem@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FYI: Microsoft reportedly broke Windows 11 by injecting ads<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">A colleague of mine from BNUG (Boston Network Users Group) passed this along. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">-steve <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Norm Stembridge</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:normstem@gmail.com" target="_blank">normstem@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 8:33 AM<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Folks, </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Maybe the best mentor I had back in my mainframe days gave me some great and much</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">heeded advice. "Don't be the first to always try out the latest and greatest". Advice that </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">made my career go a lot smoother. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Figured I pass this along because I know how much everybody in BNUG just loves ads</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">being injected into their computers.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Norm Stembridge </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><a href="https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-breaks-windows-11-by-injecting-ads/" target="_blank">https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-breaks-windows-11-by-injecting-ads/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><span>===============================================</span><br><span>::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::</span><br><span>Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.</span><br><span>Send to the list: LCTG@lists.toku.us Message archives: http://lists.toku.us/private.cgi/lctg-toku.us</span><br><span>To subscribe: email lctg-subscribe@toku.us To unsubscribe: email lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</span><br><span>Future and Past meeting information: http://LCTG.toku.us</span><br><span>List information: http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</span><br><span>This message was sent to palbin24@yahoo.com.</span><br><span>Set your list options: http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/palbin24@yahoo.com</span></div></blockquote></div></body></html>