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This is a long story. Oh, you want to hear it.
My most often used computer is a MacBook Air. It has a Silicon processor, and it runs on the newest operating system, which is Sequoia 15.6.1. I'm using it now. So that.
I have an old Dell laptop as well, an Inspiron N5050. I found it when I was walking around my neighborhood just before COVID-19 hit. Some neighbors had tossed it out, sans battery. Most Dell laptops will boot without a battery present, and this was no exception. The neighbors thought it was password protected, but they were wrong. It had multiple accounts, and one had no password. I'm not interested in their personal affairs, but enough of it runs that I'm happy.
It had started out in life running Windows 7, but I updated it to Windows 10 back in January 2020, just as COVID-19 was setting in, when Microsoft was making that option available for free. Because I spent most of my time on my work-provided computer (also a Dell), my Dell didn't see much use. I hadn't updated the Windows 10 since January 2020. After the update, the current build is 22H2.
I am now moving files around on some Kindle Fire tablets and a Samsung tablet. The Kindle Fires run on a modified Android OS. The MacBook Air does not recognize them. I tried Bluetooth and USB, but Amazon restricts their use for anything other than marketing Amazon products. Transferring files between a Fire and a Mac is a nightmare. The Samsung was the same story. It's way too much trouble to move files between it and the MBA. Windows 10, however, sees them right away, so the Dell is suddenly seeing a lot of use.
Google already knows too much about me. I just want something that recognizes Kindle Fires and Samsung tablets natively. The MBA does not do that.
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