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Defying the Best Used By Date
This week on Battle Born Tech we back pedal on last weeks memory amount recommendations, get in your face about your iPhone security, Notepad++ update server malware compromise, and talk to our callers about real concerns!
Bill is looking for desktop shortcuts. In addition to dragging the URL, you can hold Alt while dragging a file from File Explorer, this makes a shortcut instead of copying the file. For Programs, right click on the Program icon, then click More then choose create shortcut on desktop.
Halley stuffing new wine in old wineskins with VGA input from HDMI output. (3.5mm jack not 1/4″!) Maybe a dock?
Steven is tentative about having Windows 10 on his network with Windows 11 and Linux machinces.
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“Everything is easy if you know how to do it. ”
“That guy just went update crazy.”
“Better but less popular”
“Smart to Dumb is easier than Dumb to Smart”
“It helps to have greybeard to figure out how to get old things working with new things.”
“New wine into Old wineskins have been a problem since Bible times.”
“USB keys have a 4th dimension”
“Times Up for Windows 10”
“What happens? Things STOP happening!”
“You’re on your own, good luck!”
“Don’t tell Microsoft”
“There is a lot of nothing on the other side of October?”
“Take a left turn over to Linux”
All em-dashes — were made by the common number of human fingers on the keypad—ALT+0151—no A.I. was involved in their creation.
BATTLE PLANS
assisted by Claude.ai
Hex Character Codes
A Hex Character Code (like ♥ for ♥) is a way to “type” any character using its Unicode number written in hexadecimal (base-16). The &#x is a standard HTML prefix that tells the browser “what follows is a hex number,” and the digits after it (e.g. 2665) are that character’s unique address in the Unicode system.
Memory Interleaving²
Memory interleaving works by using the lowest bits of a address to select which bank to access — with 2 banks, addresses ending in 0 go to Bank 0 and 1 to Bank 1, keeping both banks continuously busy in a smooth pipeline.
It requires powers of 2 because the bank selection is done with simple, near-instant bitwise operations.
Phone Lock Down Mode
iPhone Lockdown Mode is an optional, extreme security feature designed for the rare individuals who may be personally targeted by highly sophisticated cyberattacks. When enabled, it tightens security by strictly limiting certain apps, websites, and features — including blocking most message attachments, disabling complex web technologies, and restricting device connections.
Metro Interface
Metro (AKA Modern UI, Windows 9-style UI, Microsoft Design Language) was the bold, tile-based design language Microsoft introduced with Windows 8, featuring large, colorful, flat tiles on the Start Screen that replaced the traditional Start Menu and were designed to work equally well with touch and mouse input.
ESU for Windows 10
Windows 10 ESU (Extended Security Updates) allows users to keep receiving critical security updates after end of support on October 14, 2025. It does not include new features, bug fixes, or technical support — strictly security patches only, and consumer enrollment runs through October 13, 2026.
