If I drop Windows 7, would Linux Mint Cinnamon be as secure as Windows 11?
I have an exchange 360 account from the university I retired from some years ago. I was using Thunderbird to access my exchange account on a PC laptop I use for traveling, but it quit working a few years ago. I don’t use the account all that much so I shrugged it off. I primarily check mail with Apple Mail. Your post had me interested in why Thunderbird quit work with Exchange. I went to their tech site and it says Thunderbird is no long supported and to use a web browser..
I don’t know enough about that distro to answer that question authoritatively. Keep in mind that in the last 5 years of BlackHat, Linux distros were commonly some of the first to be compromised.
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Dell 15.6” Inspiron $280 with IPS display / 1080p, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD (NVME)
If I bought this I would have to add 8GB RAM. The 8GB it comes with should be in one slot. Dell usually does it this way.
FWIW I have tried Linux Mint a few times. But I always liked Windows 10 and 11 better. There are more Windows programs that I like and need.