Matt
@Matt@lemdro.id
- Comment on “I am still alive”: Users say T-Mobile must pay for killing “lifetime” price lock 4 weeks ago:
But T-Mobile is still offering the service, so it is not the lifetime of that either.
- Submitted 4 weeks ago to technology@lemmy.world | 58 comments
- Comment on iPhone 16 is here, but I’m hyped for just one reason: RCS on iOS 18 2 months ago:
They switched to USB-C last year with the iPhone 15.
- Comment on Google threatened tech influencers unless they ‘preferred’ the Pixel 3 months ago:
Google has done price increases the last 2 or 3 years, so they no longer have a price advantage. Samsung also has the same 7 year support window.
- Comment on Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure | Proton 3 months ago:
Proton is still a for-profit company and has shareholders who expect to to make money. The change is that the largest shareholder of the for-profit company is now a separate non-profit organization. It is still a positive move, but not entirely what the marketing makes it seem.
- Comment on I wonder how many US babies have been named Donald in the last few years and may live to regret it. 3 months ago:
I can understand Nuke, but what do you have against The?
- Comment on VPN by Google One shuts down 4 months ago:
Everyone already anticipates new Google services to fail. Expecting people to spend hundreds of dollars on content that is locked to a service run by a company that is known for canceling services after a couple of years was always going to fail.
Stadia was essentially just a demo of Google’s cloud capabilities. Even if Stadia was a massive success, it would still be a drop in the bucket compared to Google’s ad revenue and have no impact on stock price.
- Comment on VPN by Google One shuts down 5 months ago:
Ironically, if Google were upfront about how it would handle the shutdown, it likely would have increased consumer confidence enough that Stadia may not have needed to be shutdown.
- Comment on What Calendar and To Do solution do you recommend? 6 months ago:
I use Radicale for my calendars, reminders, and contacts precisely because of how minimal it is. It has been very reliable for me and is very easy to back up and restore since it is just files.
- Comment on Why I ditched Gmail for Proton Mail 6 months ago:
Yes. With MXroute, you pay for storage and can create as many accounts, emails, aliases, etc. as you want.
- Comment on Help Me Find the Perfect Email App for Me 10 months ago:
Thunderbird on PC and K9 on Android. K9 is now a part of Thunderbird and will eventually be rebranded to Thunderbird.
- Comment on If you have an Android phone have you tried Beeper Mini 11 months ago:
It’s not about the color. It’s about not destroying photo and video quality or breaking messages into multiple parts and sending them out of order.
- Comment on Microsoft's Bing search engine claims Australia doesn't exist 11 months ago:
There
- Comment on Nvidia Shield is getting Auro 3D audio support, full-screen ads 11 months ago:
Get a dedicated streaming device like an Apple TV or Roku that can be swapped or upgraded independent of the TV.
- Comment on 8GB RAM in M3 MacBook Pro Proves the Bottleneck in Real-World Tests 1 year ago:
And Apple charges $200 for just an additional 8GB of RAM.
- Comment on Mozilla Senior Director of Content explained why Mozilla has taken an interest in the fediverse and Mastodon 1 year ago:
Firefox is part of the for-profit Mozilla Corporation. Donations go to the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation. Even though Mozilla Corporation is owned by Mozilla Foundation, donations cannot be transferred to it since it is still legally a for-profit business. The funds donated to Mozilla Foundation are used for advocacy work.
- Comment on Mozilla Senior Director of Content explained why Mozilla has taken an interest in the fediverse and Mastodon 1 year ago:
Those donations cannot be used for Firefox development due to the structure of Mozilla.
- Comment on Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music 1 year ago:
- Comment on Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music 1 year ago:
It is free for most features, but the paid subscription is now $40 per year.
- Comment on Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music 1 year ago:
If you only listen to podcasts on your phone, I can highly recommend AntennaPod. It is free and open source. I have been using it for around 6 months now since Pocket Casts increased from $10 to $40 per year.
- Comment on Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music 1 year ago:
Google Podcasts does, but background play is a premium feature on YouTube Music.
- Comment on Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music 1 year ago:
I started using Pocket Casts last year when it was $10 per year. This year they first raised it to $15 per year, and now it is $40 per year. That is too much in my opinion. I’ve had enough with services that nearly always get worse, so I am now using AntennaPod. It is a free open source Android app that doesn’t need accounts or subscriptions.
- Submitted 1 year ago to technology@lemmy.world | 190 comments
- Comment on Xbox Game Pass made $230 million revenue in one month, most users pay for full subscriptions 1 year ago:
Considering Microsoft is supposedly releasing a new revision of the Xbox Series X and S next year without disc drives, I wouldn’t get your hopes up. Given the direction the industry is moving, I wouldn’t be surprised if the PS6 and whatever Microsoft calls the next Xbox are all digital only.
- Comment on What are some great open source games? 1 year ago:
- Comment on What is your favorite domain name provider, and why? 1 year ago:
I used Namecheap for several years and was happy with it, but the numerous price increases finally pushed me to switch. I recently decided on Porkbun after the many positive reviews I read online. It is affordable and has a very clean interface that doesn’t constantly nag me about purchasing other services. I’m really liking it so far.
- Comment on Google -> SquareSpace? 1 year ago:
If DNS is separate, the registrar doesn’t matter and I can move to a cheaper one whenever I want. It’s a lot more time consuming if I have to move all my DNS records as well.
- Comment on Contacts synceable with cloud back up privacy friendly app 1 year ago:
NextCloud Contacts supports syncing using the CardDAV standard. iOS supports this natively and it can be used on Android with the DAVx5 app. There are also desktop apps that support it as well such as Thunderbird.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
It is different. Funds donated to the Mozilla Foundation cannot be used for Firefox development because that is handled by the Mozilla Corporation. Money from the Mozilla services can be used for Firefox development, but there is still no guarantee that they won’t be used for something else. I wish there was a way to donate specifically to Firefox, but it seems like Mozilla tries to be unclear about how money is used.