Looking to jump platform.

10:10 said:
I lost 4 months' worth of work yes. See a problem with not having a read-only backup is, if the computer is infected the backup gets infected. Now in my defence at the time windows, antivirus did not pick it up. By the time I detected it, it got into my externals and thumb drives and about 12% was corrupted. So I grabbed a Windows 7 installation disk and formatted the hard drives using the partitioning tool. It is the only way to completely wipe a drive safely. It was a bad day but Damage was done.

So I run scans every day before I start my day. Takes about 15min for Windows antivirus 15min for McAfee and and little over 20min for Windows malware tool. I normally go for a run while the scans are busy.
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Your problem is likely still being on Windows 7 which is now truly unsupported.

Get with the modern day times. We are now at Windows 11.
 
zolly said:
In all seriousness, the OP might be a troll, but I suspect it is possibly someone who is desperately lonely and trying to be one of the "cool kids". All of their posts remind me of this guy who used to hang around the internet café I worked at. He would talk about how his dad had a PlayStation 4 because he worked for Sony when the PS2 had just come out. He would also try to talk to my friends who were in ComSci about computer-related stuff and some of them were very blunt and asked him what the hell he was talking about because even I (the non-ComSci guy) had more of a clue than he did.
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It's amazing how every school, in every generation had this guy :laugh:

"my dad went to the moon"
"we have this new console, but it's locked in the cupboard, and my dad has the key"
 
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Moosedrool said:
Anyway. Back on topic before 10:10 shows intrest in more old outdated and incompatible tech.

@10:10
I’d like to see some of the stuff you do in ue and unity. I fiddle with the vrc sdk a lot but have my roots in ue stuff simply for the performance. Followed that horror youtube tutorial twice and built the health and battery system in both blueprint and c++. I wanted a horror game in a night forest with a flashlight where it’s hard to distinguish between a monster and a bunch of branches. But gave up on that idea for some reason.
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Alan Wake 2 is almost here.
 
The problem with this thread is the OP came here for advice, and then proceeded to show off how much she doesn't know.

Something on a DVD must have gotten infected? Lmao. The only way that happens is if it was written to DVD in an infected state. But Windows bad, must change to Mac...
 
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I would say if a so called virus is what makes you want to switch to such a limited and overpriced Eco system aimed to cater for the 1% ultra rich and delusional, then you doing it wrong.

If the reason to do it is to get better app and performance support and has better support for the applications and job you do, then you are on the right track. Then the apple tax should not bother you as you live a more productive live and you will get your money back.
 
Enby Panda said:
You should have seen their clone/alt last night :ROFL:
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Good day @Enpy Panda,

I saw you tried your best to cast as much doubt on me as you could on the other thread that got locked down. But you didn't, I think people started to see how you follow me from thread to thread like a stalker. Yes, I was not aware of what happened on your thread.

I never saw the posts. How could I have known? Well, this thread for one. It is right there. I didn't know who the account was. I correctly assumed it has a name with numbers or just numbers because I changed my name to numbers. People using numbers in names and names as numbers? Who knew right? No one could have concluded that right? After all, you are the smartest person on earth no one has the right to question you.
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Okay, now you're planning on Java next but you've previously stated you've done a year and a half course already... Hmm... :unsure:
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Yes, everything cost money. Everything needs time. The problem with running a small business is time and money. Something you don't know anything about because you spend all your time here. You are probably a millionaire.

As I am sitting here writing this to you I am waiting for a few things to be done. 3D printing is very time-consuming. Making mistakes can cost me a lot of time and money so I have to baby the printer till it is done. Is this an acceptable answer for you? Or are you an expert on my life?

I realized you are a very weak man. That is why you want to look strong and be a keyboard warrior. Good luck with your life. But you can stay out of mine.
 
I've used DOS, Windows, Linux and OSX. I started with DOS like everyone born in the 1980s. Then Windows. Then used Linux in my first job (server still run Linux so day to day I use Linux a lot, just not desktop). Then 2 jobs later I was given a Mac and Linux desktop. Didn't use the Mac for a solid year, at all (Linux desktop). Then I was like, ok let me see what the fuss is about.

So while I used Linux, I still used Windows at home. Once I switched to Mac I stopped using Windows at home (still have the machines around but they aren't turned on anymore).

There will be plenty of people on here with an ax to grind, but as a software engineer, I'd say your best experience overall will be on a Macbook.
Arm Macbooks run just fine for all the popular IDEs.
My day job is mixed langauge, I switch between C/C++/Java/Python/Ruby/JS (npm). Haven't had any issues with any of them (except maybe when using really old versions of ruby like 1.9.3 which required a bit more effort to compile on my ARM Mac).

Some of the upsides for me with using Mac as my developer machines is that the terminal (ssh) is more like the servers I need to code for (POSIX in other words).
gcc is also very friendly to use on OSX.
The days where I need to reboot my laptop are long gone and I've stopped using a mouse ever since I started to use the macbook track pad (omg the difference between a Windows track pad and mac is like smartphone vs nokia huge).

So yeah I didn't stop using Windows because I hated it, I just drifted away from using it and I honestly don't ever see myself going back.
There are just too many pluses with Mac.

I still use an Android phone, so I don't really drink Apple coolaid.
IMO they just make a superior personal computer.
For products like TV and smart phone I much prefer other products because I feel the experience on those products are superior to Apple.
 
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