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Is Your PC Ready?

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026 Jason Toews0Tagged 2026 update, bootkit, chain of trust, cryptographic signatures, Cybersecurity, data protection, firmware security, hardware security, KEK, kernel security, malware, Microsoft, motherboard, PC security, Platform Key, Secure Boot, system startup, tech alerts, UEFI, Windows Boot Manager

Most people aren’t even aware this is happening!!! 🤯 *Disclosure – I work with secure boot settings and BIOS settings all the time, most people never venture into that part of their computer, the truth is the deeper you go, the more complicated it gets… its not so much that you have to understand it […]

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End of an Era

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 Jason Toews0Tagged Copilot, data security, desktop computing, digital privacy, Edge browser, forced updates, Internet Explorer, IT professionals, KDE Plasma, Kubuntu, Lenovo, Linux, Linux kernel, Linux Mint, Microsoft, Microsoft criticism, open source, operating systems, OS alternatives, PC users, privacy, software freedom, Steam gaming, system control, tech industry, Ubuntu, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Recall, Zorin OS

All things on this earth come to an end at some point.. Microsoft had a long reign in the sun but it sounds like its dominance on the desktop is coming to an end. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Microsoft for a long time – we have to give them credit.. there has been […]