I was curious to see what everyone likes to drink or snack on while playing D&D. I grew up on Mountain Dew and Doritos during sessions, usually with pizza if we playing through dinner (which we almost always did).
The list is effectively all bs and such a stretch. The ‘feature parity’ begins at windows backup:
New interface
Windows 11 is easier on the eyes and easier to use. We took the best elements of Windows 10 and refined them to create a soothing place to work and play.
Wake on approach. Lock on leave.
Windows 11 can automatically wake up when you approach and lock when you leave. 3
Smart App Control
Exclusive to Windows 11 is Smart App Control. It provides a layer of security by only permitting apps with good reputations to be installed. Only available on the latest version of Windows 11. 4
Seamless redocking
If you connect your PC to an external display, Windows 11 can remember where you had those windows when you leave, come back, and reconnect. 6 This feature is new and exclusive to Windows 11.
Live captions
With live captions on Windows 11, speech in incoming audio (such as through a Microsoft Teams call) can be transcribed into captions. 7
Natural Narrator
To read, or to be read to? Natural Narrator can turn text into spoken words. 7
Windows Studio Effects
Background Blur, Eye Contact, Voice Focus, and Automatic Framing. Better video calling awaits. 14
Controller bar
Jump back into the game you last played or into a new game entirely with the Controller bar. 19 Only on Windows 11.
Auto HDR
Auto HDR increases the range of colors both new and old games can produce. Available only on Windows 11, this new calibration app increases control of color. 15
Widgets
Widgets are new for Windows 11. It’s best for staying up to date with all the things you need to keep tabs on: schedules, weather, stocks, sports—even celebrity gossip.
Windows Backup
Feel at home instantly on your new PC. With Windows Backup, 28 29 30 you can set things up to your liking by easily transferring some of your favorite settings, files, and apps from your old PC.
Backup and restore
Backup only
Paint
Paint is a simple and powerful graphics editor that comes with Windows. You can use it to create and edit images, draw shapes, add text, and more. New to Windows 11, Paint now comes with AI-powered tools 31 to help you edit images like a pro and create art like a visionary.
Cocreator, 31 32 33 Background Removal, 31 and Layers
Sync your PC and phone
Make and take calls. Reply to texts. Check and dismiss notifications. Use Phone Link to do it all from your Windows PC without even taking your phone out of your pocket. This feature is available for Android™ and iPhone® devices in Windows 11, and is available for Android in Windows 10. 27
Android and iPhone
Android only
Touchscreen
While Windows 10 worked well with touch inputs 1 , Windows 11 has been designed with them in mind for a true mouse-less or keyboard-less experience.
Search
You can find the Search bar in the Start Menu of Windows 11, and it can find whatever you can’t. That’s files, apps, or anything you want online. On Windows 11 the Search bar is in a new, easy to find, central location.
TPM
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology is designed to provide hardware-based, security-related functions. Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 for features that rely on the TPM for capabilities such as key generation, secure storage, encryption, boot integrity measurements, and attestation. These capabilities help organizations strengthen the protection of their identities and data. TPM 2.0 includes support for newer algorithms, which provides improvements like support for stronger cryptography.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is optimized for Windows 11. The browser and OS will work together to bring you the browsing speed and security you need.
OneDrive backup
OneDrive backup is available on both Windows 11 and 10, providing your photos, documents, and other files a second life if, for example, your PC is stolen.
Windows Security app
The Windows Security app serves as the security dashboard and is available on both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Snap assist
Snap assist makes the most of your screen space by arranging your open windows into perfectly aligned grids. 5 And on Windows 11, it’s now easier to find and use.
Desktop groups
With desktop groups, you can organize your open apps and windows into separate “desktops” to make it easier to switch between work and play modes. It was introduced on Windows 10, but vastly improved for Windows 11.
Contrast themes
High contrast themes are available in both Windows 10 and 11 to help those with low vision see easier.
Voice control
Windows 11 can interpret your voice into commands, like “Open [name of app]” or “Scroll Down.” This feature builds on Windows 10 and is greatly enhanced on 11. 9
Redesigned Microsoft Store
The redesigned Microsoft Store makes finding apps, movies, and TV shows you love easy, and comes ready to do so on both Windows 10 and 11.
Snipping tool
Snipping Tool is available on both Windows 10 and 11 to help users crop screenshots to share to others exactly what you’re seeing.
Journal app
The Journal app on Windows 11 provides the intimacy of handwriting 11 with the convenience of a digital app.
Clipchamp
With dynamic templates 12 and dazzling effects, Clipchamp makes it easy for anyone to edit videos like a pro. It comes built into Windows 11 but is available for Windows 10 via download from the Microsoft Store.
Digital pen
Digital Pen 13 input on Windows 11 builds on the progress made on Windows 10, providing an improved feel and incorporating haptic feedback.
Emojis
Whenever words won’t do, Emojis are just a couple clicks away. And only Windows 11 comes with the new emoji clipboard (win + v). 26
DirectStorage
Games with larger worlds that load in less time. It’s possible with DirectStorage 16 and available on both Windows 10 and 11.
DirectX 12 Ultimate
This is what harnesses your hardware to produce stunning graphics for your games and is available on both Windows 10 and 11. 17
3D spatial sound
This technology makes it possible for you to perceive the sources of sound in games. 3 It requires compatible headphones and is available on both Windows 10 and 11.
PC Game Pass
PC Game Pass grants you access to over a hundred games for one low monthly membership fee and is available for both Windows 10 and 11. 18
Xbox game bar
No need to Alt+tab to change songs, check graphics performance, or find friends. Just use the hotkey Win+G in Windows 11 and 10 to bring up the overlay made for better play.
Get Started
The Get Started app is designed to help you get to know Windows 11 better.
Microsoft account
A Microsoft account can be your one passport to all things Microsoft, from Office to Xbox and more.
OneDrive file transfer
When you upgrade your Windows device, you can use OneDrive file transfer to seamlessly roll over your files and settings. 25
Windows on ARM
Devices with thin and light designs and amazing battery life that run the apps you care about. 20
Nextcloud is a lot of things. A bit overkill for just it’s office offering tbh. But, if it fits your workflow, and you like other things it offers go for it. The snap package actually makes it very easy to tinker with (despite the deserved hate of snaps in general).
You’re twelve years old on Thanksgiving at six thirty in the morning. You’ll be leaving for Grandma’s in about a half hour, and she’s lives a three hour drive away, going in one direction. You have nothing to prepare yourself on this journey, other than a tablet running Android Eleven. Beware, the speaker is broken and...
But for real, even kids need sleep (actually more than adults due to still developing). Road trips for me when I was young was either: Cassette Walkman, listen to parents radio or look out the window. Sometimes having nothing got boring (especially driving through Texas), but I think it helped my imagination and self reflection time.
Body positivity is such a strange concept to me. There’s efforts to reclaim words while simultaneously calling them bad if used as an insult. Ideally, people wouldn’t be offended by someone describing their body with common descriptors, but socially there is so much value attributed to certain body types that it’s almost...
It’s not all roses up here either. I’m 6’4". Not NBA competitive in height, but well above the average. Finding clothes, shoes etc is a royal pita. Some amusement park rides I can’t fit in. Having to duck a lot and having to be generally more aware of the height of doorways and hanging light fixtures. Also having people in stores asking me to grab stuff from upper shelving gets old too.
That’s my gold standard. I’ve used just about everything under the sun. They’ve all failed, except this one. I have a few of these now. They’ve survived all kinds of punishment. Hell even being left in my pocket and going through several wash/dry cycles.
I have an upcoming contender if it keeps going, and it’s a Kingston Lexar. 128gig I use mostly for work. All metal housing, no moving parts and attached to my keychain. It’s not been wash/dried yet. But it goes with me every day. And it’s used nearly daily too.
Edit: Nvm, just looked at right now, my keychain drive is also Lexar, so NVM, Lexar all day 'er day.
It’s still around and used. I see it most often with my lawyer clients. Hotkey templates and key words. Idk when they talk about issues it sounds like marketing buzzwords to me haha. I rarely use any word processing apps.
Funny description came up about Linux this weekend from my father in law. He kept referring to Linux as an “aftermarket OS”. First time I’ve heard it out like that, didn’t bother responding tbh lol.
Does anyone know how Connectwise RMM does scripting deployments FROM other RMM tools? We are having a tough time trying to figure out how to pass our site tokens through as part of an installation script from DattoRMM, and none of the documentation seems to align correctly. Someone told us it would be something like...
To be fair, there is and has been a KDE spin. I can see an argument for gnome, as it’s overall the simpler environment. Simple defaults has been fedoras thing for a long time.
It was and still is a few things: Mostly the cool factor. It’s different, does what I tell it (safety be damned lol ).
Security: Mostly sane defaults (like not making the initial user with full admin rights).
In the early days, a major factor was being poorer, constantly rebuilding Frankenstein PCs that would trip Ms activation crap. And with so many used parts, performance was better too.
Drinks and snacks of choice while playing?
I was curious to see what everyone likes to drink or snack on while playing D&D. I grew up on Mountain Dew and Doritos during sessions, usually with pizza if we playing through dinner (which we almost always did).
Microsoft's newest tactic to convert Windows 10 users is giving them a big comparison list (www.xda-developers.com)
VLC Player
VLC is the supreme of all open source projects, you used it in school, college, work and home....
Amazon execs may be personally liable for tricking users into Prime sign-ups (arstechnica.com)
btw (lemmy.world)
Frack you, Walmart (sh.itjust.works)
Microsoft word update messes up exams in Denmark (www.dr.dk)
Sorry for the Danish post i hope you can translate it....
An Important Hypothetical - What Android Apps Do You Install?? (sh.itjust.works)
You’re twelve years old on Thanksgiving at six thirty in the morning. You’ll be leaving for Grandma’s in about a half hour, and she’s lives a three hour drive away, going in one direction. You have nothing to prepare yourself on this journey, other than a tablet running Android Eleven. Beware, the speaker is broken and...
Baldur's Gate 3 developer opens Poland studio as work on new projects "ramps up" (www.eurogamer.net)
open doors transaction (lemmy.world)
What do you think of the term "short king" as a term that's supposed to champion body positivity for men?
Body positivity is such a strange concept to me. There’s efforts to reclaim words while simultaneously calling them bad if used as an insult. Ideally, people wouldn’t be offended by someone describing their body with common descriptors, but socially there is so much value attributed to certain body types that it’s almost...
Can I make it fit, or do I have to just let it go? (lemmy.world)
Fake WhatsApp and Instagram apps that can steal personal data (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/13793778...
Microsoft Word just fixed its default paste option (www.theverge.com)
Frozen Solitude (image.civitai.com)
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Using Ubuntu may give off hipster vibes to the average PC user, but within the Linux community its has the opposite effect.
hot take?...
Using DattoRMM to deploy CW RMM via scripting???
Does anyone know how Connectwise RMM does scripting deployments FROM other RMM tools? We are having a tough time trying to figure out how to pass our site tokens through as part of an installation script from DattoRMM, and none of the documentation seems to align correctly. Someone told us it would be something like...
Suggestions for filesystem.
Hello all,...
Don't dare to question Gnome (lemmy.world)
I was wondering what happened to the proposal from a month ago…
Motherboard makers apparently to blame for high-end Intel Core i9 CPU failures (arstechnica.com)
Did you choose for Linux for freedom or ...
for gratis or other reasons ?...
TSMC says first 1.6nm chips coming in 2026 (www.theregister.com)