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Windows 10 Pro Technical Preview

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Every desktop Windows computer system (4) that I use for home and at work is running Windows 10.  Right now on my home system I am on Build 9926.  I do not advise doing this for the average user, but since I use computers for a living I dive in with both feet. I do have two desktop systems that run CentOS 7, but that is another story. Previously I ran Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.  I never have had any real issues with any Microsoft Windows Desktop operating, except Windows NT.  I skipped Windows 95 because I ran Windows NT. I barely can remember Windows for Work Groups. So I wanted to report to anyone thinking about trying Windows 10 out to go ahead and test it.  I am quite pleased with the performance of the operating system.  moving the default Metro interface in windows 8 to the "Start" menu is a smart move.  All of my Adobe applications and of course MS Office applications work flawlessly.  The security features work great too, like anti v...

Moonie's BBQ in Flowery Branch

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Good Bye Jelly Bomb Hello Stock Sprint ROM

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Today I am un-rooting my wife's Spring Galaxy S III.  She got tired of the Blue custom ROM and wanted to see the normal phone again before switching to SmarTTtalk. I have shied away from messing with phone operating systems for some time.  When my wife first got the phone a few years ago she did not like the way it worked so a friend of mine,  +Noore Ghunaym  rooted it to Jelly Bomb .  Thus this was the start of my getting dragged kicking and screaming into the mobile phone ROM rabbit hole. I hope that after today's exercise I will never have to go down this road again. It took me a while to wade through all of the stupid web sites that say they have the correct software to do this but they have links to the software wrapped in male-ware.  I finally got the source links to get the job done.  This guide was very helpful and I followed it after I had Odin and the correct firmware downloaded.  After the rOM upgrade I had a "Uids on the System...