NoisyFlake
@NoisyFlake@lemm.ee
- Comment on Microsoft wants $30 to let you keep using Windows 10 securely for another year 2 weeks ago:
If you’re somewhat tech savvy and absolutely need Windows, look into Windows 10 LTSC.
- Comment on Apple Tap to Pay Feature Expands to 5 More Countries in Europe, New Payment Partners 3 weeks ago:
This is not Apple Pay for customers we are talking about. This is a feature for merchants so they can receive money on their iPhone from customers without requiring extra hardware like a card reader.
- Comment on The recent events will probably be the first time that Gen Z and Gen alpha are hearing about 'Pagers'. 1 month ago:
They are still considered essential in German schools.
- Comment on Some basic info about USB 2 months ago:
Not in Germany, they renamed it to MS Anne.
- Comment on MSI click bios has been downgraded after RMA? 4 months ago:
Your BIOS definitely got upgraded, what you’re seeing is actually the new BIOS version. MSI said they said they simplified the UI because the BIOS ROM size is pretty limited and they want to support as many CPUs as possible.
- Comment on Apple Removes WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal from China App Store, says it complied with orders from the Chinese government 6 months ago:
It’s kind of a loophole, the technique is not meant for sideloading. It allows developers to test their app on a real device, but because you only need the IPA file for this, you can use it for sideloading.
- Comment on Apple Removes WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal from China App Store, says it complied with orders from the Chinese government 6 months ago:
You can sideload in a way, but it’s a bit annoying. Unless you pay for an Apple Developer account (IIRC about 100$ a year), you’ll have to re-sideload the app every 7 days.
- Comment on Apple keeps flogging 8GB of RAM for its Mac computers but it's still a dead horse 6 months ago:
Some people prefer a Mac because it integrates nicely with the rest of the Apple ecosystem.
- Comment on Homeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a day 7 months ago:
Correct. I often find myself going downstairs to the washing machine after 2 hours because it said 1:30h, and then it still needs another 12 minutes.
- Comment on Recommend me a wireless earphones/headset with good audio...that is PINK in color 8 months ago:
+1 for the Pro X. Great sound, decent mic, super comfortable!
- Comment on Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else 9 months ago:
I also have one, and it’s a damn shame that Apple stopped the mini series after the 13. I don’t need half a tablet in my pocket, I need something that easily fits in my pocket and can take halfway decent pictures. I’m not sure that my next phone will be an iPhone because of this, and I’ve exclusively used iPhones since the 4S.
- Comment on Steam has now officially stopped supporting Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. 10 months ago:
Yeah, many OEM manufacturers wanted to jump onto the „Vista-compatible“ train and installed it on their low-end hardware, even though they shouldn’t have. This probably also played a big part in why Vista was considered bad.
- Comment on Steam has now officially stopped supporting Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. 10 months ago:
Vista wasn’t actually a bad OS, it just got a bad reputation pretty fast because it had higher hardware requirements than XP and most people didn’t have decent enough hardware for a smooth experience. That in combination with the new UAC feature that most people thought was annoying drove people away pretty fast, although the OS itself wasn’t bad - in fact, it’s pretty similar to Windows 7.
- Comment on Discord users are cancelling their Nitro after new mobile layout update 11 months ago:
Yeah, it finally feels like a mobile app that you can use without having to know the layout of the desktop version first. A friend of mine that never used the desktop app really struggled with basic tasks on the old mobile app.
- Comment on Walmart, Costco and other companies rethink self-checkout, some stores removing them 11 months ago:
I do. It’s kinda new here in Germany, but I think it’s working pretty well.
- Comment on If you were to train a chatbot on all public statements of Donald Trump, you probably won't get a single factual answer. 11 months ago:
Wait, this is a real speech? Jesus Christ.
- Comment on I can barely tell the difference between 60 and 165 hz on my monitor 1 year ago:
What works best for me is simply moving the cursor quickly in a circle. On a higher refresh display, you’ll see much more “ghost” cursors at the same time.
- Comment on Angry Call of Duty Fans Are Review-Bombing the Wrong Modern Warfare 3 1 year ago:
And yet, it will be the most successful Call of Duty once again until people stop buying this shit every year.