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Kept in Service

Notes on machines kept in service, from the first power-on to the second owner

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Software and safety

Operating systems, updates, backups, accounts, browsers and the settings that keep a working computer working, without a subscription for everything.

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A home office desk at dusk, an older laptop open to a plain text page, a current phone face down beside it, warm lamp light from the left, shot from slightly above.

Plate SW-002 A home office desk at dusk, an older laptop open to a plain text page, a current phone face down beside it, warm lamp light from the left, shot from slightly above.

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  1. A home office desk at dusk, an older laptop open to a plain text page, a current phone face down beside it, warm lamp light from the left, shot from slightly above.
    SW-002

    Why an Old Browser Turns a Page Blank

    A page travels from server to screen through weight, scripts, certificates and fonts. Here is where an unupdated browser drops it and what a reader can still

    Software and safety · 1097 words · 1 source

    recorded from rfc-editor.org

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    • SW-002
  2. A home office desk at dusk in late autumn, an open laptop showing a storage settings panel, a notebook with two handwritten numbers beside it, a warm desk lamp lighting the keyboard, shot from slightly above at a three-quarter angle.
    SW-001

    Where a Laptop Drive's Free Space Goes

    What fills a laptop drive without warning, which caches and system files are safe to remove, and how to reclaim space in a measured order.

    Software and safety · 1236 words · 1 source

    recorded from support.apple.com

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    • SW-001