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terumokou Pitiable and Illegally Dumped Object from In a bamboo forest full of bunnies, California Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Mu
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#8326: Mar 2nd 2022 at 2:10:37 PM

And now they're available but WAAAAAYYYY overpriced. Or at least the 6900XTs on Amazon.

Burning love!
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#8327: Mar 4th 2022 at 1:13:20 AM

Upgraded to Win 11. No problems thus far, it's even fixed my inability to take snapshots of specific areas on the screen (the shortcut had stopped working for reasons I cannot fathom).

Still annoyed about the blasted taskbar being glued to the bottom without being allowed to change it, though. I don't like it there, I have way more horizontal real estate to spare. >:(

Edit: no wait, still broken, the "screenshot part of Edge" one is just working now.

Edited by RainehDaze on Mar 4th 2022 at 10:01:58 AM

Imca (Veteran)
#8328: Mar 4th 2022 at 2:43:29 AM

That and how much it complains about you changing the default browser are why I havent upgraded.

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#8329: Mar 4th 2022 at 2:44:01 AM

It can't complain about changing the browser because I'm fine with not changing the browser. [lol]

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#8330: Mar 4th 2022 at 4:00:14 AM

Ars Technica: Samsung caught throttling 10,000 phone apps—and its own home screen

Samsung's "Game Optimizing Service" app, found on Galaxy smartphones, has been caught "optimizing" benchmarks over other apps by throttling the CPU any time a benchmark app is not being run. Presumably a battery-saving feature, the app cannot be controlled by the user and has no disclosure of what it's doing. The irony is that the "optimization" is for battery life, not performance as the name might imply.

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TairaMai rollin' on dubs from El Paso Tx Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Mu
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#8331: Mar 4th 2022 at 5:59:22 AM

Apple's powerful Mac Mini M1 crashes to record-low price at Amazon

Just ahead of Apple's upcoming March event, Amazon is slashing the price on the powerful Mac Mini M1. For a limited time, you can get Apple's 512GB Mac Mini M1 on sale for $749.99 when you apply the additional $29 coupon at checkout. That's a total savings of $150 and matches the record-low Black Friday price.

The Styx Ferryman's coins are on the eyes of the old "Wintel" monopoly.

This price point puts Macs within the reach of most consumers. That's what they'd pay for a mid-range Windows machine.

If the price goes just a bit lower (570-670 USD) Macs will breakout and start displacing Windows machines on the desktops of most households in the US.

I don't know about Europe, but I suspect that cheaper Macs could do the same.

There are offices that have gone all-Mac. This is just gonna make that trend continue.

I tried to walk like an Egyptian and now I need to see a Cairo practor....
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#8332: Mar 4th 2022 at 6:12:19 AM

I highly doubt that. The learning curve for a new OS makes it a sunk cost for most people, that and already having a library of Windows apps.

Apple people really want their stuff to take over Microsoft's, but price is not the barrier any more.

Edited by Fighteer on Mar 4th 2022 at 9:12:47 AM

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#8333: Mar 4th 2022 at 7:42:20 AM

They don't cater to the enthusiast or gaming market, so that tends to go nowhere (outside of graphics design). The super price conscious end is still below even that. And the "I don't care" group in the middle that just wants an office computer has no reason to make a transition.

Edit: Notification sound for Win 11 is less obnoxious, that's neat.

Edited by RainehDaze on Mar 4th 2022 at 4:14:43 PM

TairaMai rollin' on dubs from El Paso Tx Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Mu
rollin' on dubs
#8334: Mar 4th 2022 at 8:56:52 AM

Most cubical dwellers just want a computer that "works" - many offices that go all Mac (or have lots of them) report fewer help desk calls. Of course, that's because of the tight (some say stranglehold) control Apple has on app development.

Gamers are a niche. It's the huge corporate and gov'ment fleets of computers that built the "wintel" machine the way it was. People like using what they are familiar with.

Apple looks like it could start to make headway into the office and with many users.

Of course AMD and Intel could price another bargain processor aggressively and I'll have so much egg on my face you could smack me with a hot skillet and make an omelette..

I tried to walk like an Egyptian and now I need to see a Cairo practor....
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#8335: Mar 4th 2022 at 9:05:48 AM

Cheapo celeron computers can go for like £300 on the fancier end, on the consumer market at that. If literally all you need is office machines, the M1 is still a way off. And not even getting into how in the end it might actually make more sense to use thin clients or something, if the ratio of users/server cost is right...

Most cubical dwellers just want a computer that "works" - many offices that go all Mac (or have lots of them) report fewer help desk calls. Of course, that's because of the tight (some say stranglehold) control Apple has on app development.

Or having to train your staff/at least have mandatory instructions after replacing all the computers.

The number of people that don't get how to enter passwords is amazing.

Edited by RainehDaze on Mar 4th 2022 at 5:07:50 PM

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Lost in Space
#8336: Mar 4th 2022 at 9:07:21 AM

I'm sorry, but businesses have even more sunk costs in computer infrastructure than home users. We're talking application libraries, user training, IT resources, maintenance contracts, hardware. Shifting from one platform to another is an extraordinary undertaking.

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#8337: Mar 4th 2022 at 9:19:32 AM

Most cubical dwellers just want a computer that "works" - many offices that go all Mac (or have lots of them) report fewer help desk calls.

Probably because Apple tech support basically boils down to "Oh, restarting it didn't work? Guess you'll just have to buy a new one".

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#8338: Mar 4th 2022 at 9:51:42 AM

I know I'd take forever trying to learn how to use a Mac if my job switched over. I been using Windows for decades.

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CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
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#8339: Mar 4th 2022 at 3:55:07 PM

If Apple ever wants to spread into the business space to any meaningful degree, they'll have to deal with their backwards compatibility issue.

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TairaMai rollin' on dubs from El Paso Tx Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Mu
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#8340: Mar 4th 2022 at 4:08:34 PM

~Steven & ~CompletelyNormalGuy - you have both raised good points.

For all the ones who find Macs "easy" there are those (like me) who are really used to Windows and the Windows ecosystem.

The ability to use programs from 10, 20 even 30 years ago (even if it's with DOSBox) is something that Macs struggle with.

So how would you two like your omelettes?

Edited by TairaMai on Mar 4th 2022 at 5:10:45 AM

I tried to walk like an Egyptian and now I need to see a Cairo practor....
Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#8341: Mar 4th 2022 at 4:18:25 PM

Thrown in the trash.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
CompletelyNormalGuy Am I a weirdo? from a place where folks put cream cheese on hot dogs (Oldest One in the Book)
Am I a weirdo?
#8342: Mar 4th 2022 at 5:35:23 PM

Saying that Macs generate fewer help desk calls is very much a Never Needs Sharpening claim. You know that thing you were trying to do on your PC when you broke it? A Mac wouldn't even let you try to do that in the first place.

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GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
Formerly G.G.
#8343: Mar 7th 2022 at 8:08:00 PM

Can the new Windows 10 update cause a few problems in regard to power on a laptop? As in not be able to charge the laptop?

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#8344: Mar 7th 2022 at 8:48:00 PM

Uh... I shouldn't think so? That's a hardware thing. Unless it's only not charging when turned on.

Edited by RainehDaze on Mar 7th 2022 at 4:48:20 PM

GAP Formerly G.G. from Who Knows? Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: In love with love
Formerly G.G.
#8345: Mar 8th 2022 at 3:09:55 PM

[up] That is what happened. It only charges when I turn it off but when I turn it on, it will not keep the charge when I keep it plugged in. It might be my settings where I changed so that it would not turn off when I am not using it. It could also be a motherboard fault but I cannot go into the BIOS to confirm it as my screen is not good. I need more repairs than this but I would like to at least regain control over my laptop.

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CasualChris Since: May, 2020
#8346: Mar 8th 2022 at 7:28:09 PM

Is talking about web browsers considered kosher for this thread?

EDIT: Because for whatever reason, Mozilla decided to make the incredibly boneheaded decision of making the newest version of Firefox automatically download all files without a prompt beforehand. Regardless of what they are. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize why this is a very bad idea, but the only ways to circumvent it are to either:

  • change your settings so that Firefox asks you where you want to put your downloaded files so you can click Cancel if need be, or:
  • download a file of a specific type, right-click it in the download list and click "Always Open Similar Files", go into your settings, and change the file's type to "Always Ask"... except that clicking "Always Open Similar Files" will immediately open the file that you just downloaded, so if it happens to be malicious, then you're SOL.
?????

Edited by CasualChris on Mar 8th 2022 at 11:08:01 AM

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Lost in Space
#8347: Mar 8th 2022 at 7:41:16 PM

Sure, as long as it doesn't turn into "which browser is better".

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AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#8348: Mar 8th 2022 at 8:06:02 PM

Clearly the best Bowser is from the Super Nintendo Super Mario World.

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DeMarquis (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#8349: Mar 9th 2022 at 5:31:28 AM

I hang out in bookstores, does that count?

Edited by DeMarquis on Mar 9th 2022 at 8:32:08 AM

I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.
RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#8350: Mar 9th 2022 at 10:14:12 PM

As annoying as Win 11's taskbar being stuck at the bottom is, I do like the other AI changes. More colour—e.g. the downloads/picture folders are now entirely separate icons, not "icon with small symbols", everything's a lot rounder and softer. Getting away from the monochrome metro styling is nice.


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