Does anyone think Microsoft is going to reverse course and become less tyrannical in the future?

Didn’t think so.

A new low: Microsoft is caught using ‘malware-like’ tactics in Windows 11, by Windows Central and The Verge, both “mainstream” tech news publications … if the left is acknowledging this, we can be sure it’s pretty bad!

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-defends-malware-like-pop-ups-pushing-bing-on-windows-11-calling-them-unintended-behavior

If you’re one of the several hundred learners in the Linux for Beginners class run by this channel, your invitations for tomorrow’s Weekend Linux Workshop are being sent out to your e-mail now!

This weekend, a special Labor Day edition of Linux for Beginners. We explore how realistic it may be to use your independent Free and Open Source software and Linux to work and earn a living, while much of "corporate America" expects you to use Microsoft Windows and "big tech" apps for work. Can you still do your job requirements on a computer that runs Linux?

Then, more discussion adding on to our recent focus on Arch Linux: Why it's worth it to learn some of the unique apps available in the Arch Linux ecosystem! You’ll be glad you learned it ahead of time!

In a complicated world, learn how easy it can be to take back complete control of your computers and achieve Digital Freedom, with Linux, a complete replacement for the "big tech" Microsoft Windows on your computers.

See you online tomorrow @ 5:00pm Eastern!

Heathkit.

What a brand!

anyone remember this sound? 👆

IBM RAMAC disk drive getting loaded into a plane, sometime around the year 1960.

This hard drive unit had 5 megabytes of storage capacity.

Learning to break away from the emerging government/'big tech' technocracy is one of the most important, healthy things you can do for yourself, now and for your digital future.

On this Telegram channel, we teach you how to eliminate 'big tech' spying and abuses from your life with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System. Linux is Digital Freedom!

Learn a little more each week by following this channel. And start your Linux journey in our Technology forums -> forums.jeff.pro

PRAYER

Heavenly Father, we seek Your wisdom, the kind that we truly need, the path that guides us with the steadfastness of a star on the darkest night.

We lift up our true leaders to You, not those false actors who promote evil, but those given the responsibility to guide and protect Your children. Send Your divine helpers, Your angels, to stand with them, to lift them high above the evil that seeks to hinder their righteous journey.

May they be bastions of Your truth and justice, leading with diligent resolve and a sovereign guardian so faithful to his people, he would build a wall to unite a nation rather than take one down to divide it.

With Your wisdom as a compass and Your strength as a shield, may we be guided to a place once again united in the pursuit of real truth, and the consequential justice it demands.

We offer this prayer in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Learn a little about how to take back control of your technology, one day at a time, by making this channel a part of your daily reading list here on Telegram.

@Jeffrey_Peterson | @jptchat | jeff.pro

Apologies as our emailer went a little crazy and blasted out 3 or 4 copies of the same email this afternoon with a video recently posted to the new rumble channel, celebrating the 2-year anniversary of the Jeff.pro channel, with a testimonial and an important warning for Americans!

In case you didn’t see it, here’s a link to the video -> https://rumble.com/v36ovhu-jeff.pro-promo-learn-linux.html​

Friends, hope you’re enjoying the day! Amazing to think summer is wrapping up already. Time flies!

One of our secure/private and recommended video conferencing apps, Jitsi, now requires a Facebook, Google or GitHub login to start a video conference. https://reclaimthenet.org/private-zoom-alternative-jitsi-meet-abandons-anonymity-promise. Please note if you use or plan on using this app in the future. We will be exploring alternatives and will send an update to customers once we have more to share.

Could it be that that’re planning a ton of censorship next year?

h/t: Reclaim the Net

Learning to break away from the emerging government/'big tech' technocracy is one of the most important, healthy things you can do for yourself, now and for your digital future.

Linux is Digital Freedom!

Learn a little more each week by following this channel. And start your Linux journey in our Technology forums -> forums.jeff.pro

Ok, I just finished getting my CardDAV server set up here at home on my Synology DS220+. It was super easy to do.

So now I have my own contacts server (CardDAV), calendar server (CalDAV), my own email hosted on my own domain, linux desktop (mint), linux phone (Graphene OS), Linux laptop (Zorin), linux USB that I can launch from just about any computer (tails), local file storage in my home that I can access from anywhere (files, stream music, photos/videos) (on my Synology DS220+)
I have everything set up I need to be completely free from Microsoft, Google, and Apple in my home.

Next step is to turn my other windows desktop into a Linux server where I can put NextCloud (that will be a fun project) so that I can learn how to use that effectively.

If you want to get free from Big Tech, I can help. (Also, you can go where I learned! jeff.pro / https://t.me/jeffrey_peterson)
Big tech reads your data and spies on you. They manipulate you. They sell your data to others. Many big tech companies outwardly and blatantly support many wicked things. You are funding them by using their stuff.
It may seem daunting, but you can do it, a little at a time. Start small, get a Linux phone or laptop from mark37.com. (use promo code SoCalMitch for 10% off)
We must do it if we want to maintain our liberties! We must do it if we want to have a good future for our kids and grand kids.
I hope we get raptured out of here soon. But if we don't we need to be diligent to preserve things for our kids.
I am focused on helping to do that in this area (#BoycottBigTech) and with our elections.

Salt & light.
Salt is a preservative. If you aren't actively helping to preserve things, then you have lost your saltiness.
Salt that loses it's saltiness is good for nothing but to be trampled under foot by men.
Are you a follower of Christ?
Be salt.
Be light.
Use your gifts and abilities. Get off your butt. Do something! This hurting world needs us.

Leading up to our election, Google's search results showed ONLY negative coverage of our campaign

Dr. Robert Epstein says, "Without Google's interference in that election, it means that Kari Lake would have won by at least 3.4 % instead of "losing" by 0.6%"

We MUST put a stop to Big Tech's interference in our elections

What a busy week.

Congrats to the next generation of Jeff.pro Python programming students!

We had a super successful enrollment this week, class starts tomorrow.

Over the next five months, you will learn more than just how to use technology, you’ll learn how to build it — so that it works for the people, never against us.

If we look around, it’s clear to see, We the People are awakening more every day!

Have a great weekend, frens!

And it is a great group of frens on this channel.

Appreciate all of you very much! What an adventure the last two years have been! 🎉

If you’re one of the several hundred learners in the Linux for Beginners class run by this channel, your invitations for tomorrow’s Weekend Linux Workshop are being sent out to your e-mail now!

This week, we revisit the topic of reviving old, cheap laptops and bringing them back to life!

With Linux, not only will you always have access to cheap computers for pennies on the dollar compared to other people, you'll never have to pay Microsoft license fees again. You'll have complete control over your technology, instead of being subjected to the constant surveillance and spyware like everyone whose computers are still trapped on the Bill Gates Operating System (Windows)!

And for our intermediate Linux users, we explore some useful commands you'd probably never heard of, but will dramatically increase your productivity!

In a complicated world, learn how easy it can be to take back complete control of your computers and achieve Digital Freedom, with Linux, a complete replacement for the "big tech" Microsoft Windows on your computers!

See you online tomorrow @ 5:00pm Eastern!

Packard-Bell was once one of the most popular PC brands in the USA.

If you know, you know. 👍

They were sold at many of the old department stores, like Sears, Montgomery Ward, etc.

These were great computers for many families. Nice memories!

You’re familiar with type AA, AAA, and 9-volt batteries.

But does anyone remember the vacuum tube era 45 volt B type battery?