thelinuxEXP, to linux
@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social avatar

Time for this week's and News! In this one, we have a terrible feature being added to , we have the # KDE 6.1 beta, and a 5 year plan for !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlw6rscU4gI

cg, to windows
@cg@shoddy.site avatar

As operating systems are a topic again:

There is no good operating system. You have to choose which flaws you want to live with.

#windows #macos #linux

jon, to windows
@jon@vivaldi.net avatar

ICQ is closing down. It was really at its height in 2000 and that is when we integrated ICQ into Opera. We made a small (5k) client and it worked really well.

AOL had purchased ICQ and they were concerned about MSN taking users from them by connecting to their service, so they stopped supporting 3rd party clients. We contacted them, to see if they would make an exception for us, but they did not.

They said that if we removed our 5k client, we could maybe discuss bundling their client, but it was bigger than Opera, so that was not going to happen.

#Windows #Computers #PC #ICQ #AOL #MSN #Vivaldi

jhx, to windows
@jhx@fosstodon.org avatar

Current state of my DD (Daily driver):

Absolutly fascinated by my little and the 24" monitor.
It feels so cozy and familiar.
Running a and vm while browsing and way too many terminals/tabs open... no issues at all for that little system.
Good times indeed.

WestphalDenn, to thinkpad German
@WestphalDenn@social.cologne avatar

Just setup a 2nd hand bought #Lenovo #Thinkpad T480s. Had it running with #Debian. Now runs #Windows 11, #JAWS and #LeaseyLove

The efficiency boost is honestly mind blowing. And that is with so many keystrokes to wrap my head around. Absolutely worth the money and lets me work at least four times as fast as with the previous setups.

Would I have liked to keep on using Linux? Yes but at this point if one is doing more than just browsing the web and reading E-Mails it is very hard to recommend.

happyborg,
@happyborg@fosstodon.org avatar

@WestphalDenn I just bought a and had the opposite experience.

I keep hearing people say things about v which aren't true, and in a recent discussion they turned out to be out of date opinions from someone not using it.

Obviously you were, but I take issue that it's only good for basic tasks. I do all sorts and it just gets better while Windows degrades and spys.

W11 cursor was jerky, sending all cicks home. Noticeably faster when I switched to 24.

SomeGadgetGuy, to tech
@SomeGadgetGuy@techhub.social avatar

The newest most powerful chips from Intel and AMD don't qualify for Microsoft's newest CoPilot+ AI branding. We're already seeing INCREDIBLE deals on crazy powerful PCs, because of all the AI hype! Here's my review of the Geekom A8, with a BEAST of an AMD chip inside! https://somegadgetguy.com/b/45e

fastfinge, to windows
@fastfinge@social.interfree.ca avatar

Just discovered this neat little #Windows util to quickly import the Andre Louis sound scheme and others: https://github.com/ORelio/Sound-Manager/releases

aaronk6, to windows
@aaronk6@mastodon.social avatar

My favorite #Windows theme of all times. Spent way too much time back in the day trying to give my #KDE desktop the same look & feel. #linux #Retrocomputing https://mas.to/@windowsonwindows/112497454379280557

unity, to microsoft German

Als ich das von #Microsoft #Recall zum ersten mal gelesen habe, habe ich mich gefragt, ob das ein verspäteter Aprilscherz sein soll? Mal ehrlich, das kann doch hier bei uns nicht mit geltendem Recht vereinbar sein, oder? Oder glaubt wirklich irgendjemand, dass Mickisoft sich diese Daten nicht krallt?
Gut, rein privat ist mir das egal, da ich seit 18 Jahren nur noch #Linux einsetze. Aber leider bin ich auf dem beruflichen Laptop meines Arbeitgebers gezwungen, Microsoft #Windows zu nutzen. Und somit bin ich automatisch in dem Spinnennetz dieses Unternehmens gefangen. Wobei ich mich ja echt frage, wie ein Arbeitgeber jetzt überhaupt noch in der Lage sein kann Windows auf seinen Rechnern und Servern zu nutzen. Da bin ich wirklich gespannt, ob da der eine oder andere Arbeitgeber einen Wechsel durchführen wird. Oder ob dies auch im privaten Bereich den Linux Desktop zu einem weiteren Aufschwung führen wird.
Aber vermutlich eher nicht. Oder bin ich da zu pessimistisch?
Microsofts Recall läutet das Ende des Personal Computers ein

seanbala, to cs
@seanbala@mas.to avatar

Very random thought....

I am on my Windows computer so much for work that when I get off, I really just want to do something not on a computer. I realize that I now associate Windows with work and it doesn't feel like something fun or enjoyable. It doesn't feel personal to me.

I've been trying to figure out why lately I've had trouble with personal projects and perhaps this might be a small part of the answer.

ai6yr, to windows
@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org avatar

LOL on "Windows, the advertisement banner with an operating system attached" #windows #OS

https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/112496909349442445

jscholes, to windows
@jscholes@dragonscave.space avatar

I updated (the ebook software) the other day. I don't use its graphical interface, and only have it around for its command line tools. Nevertheless, every time I've opened a text-or-document-adjacent filetype since, has asked me which app I want to use. It hasn't set my file associations to calibre, just unset all of my existing ones so that I have to answer a pointless prompt multiple times per day. How does this make any sense?

Vivaldi, to microsoft
@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net avatar

Is Microsoft's new feature a privacy nightmare?

Microsoft recently announced ‘Recall’, a feature that lets Windows users to search for content across time on their PCs.

According to Microsoft, Recall takes screenshots every five seconds, which are then stored locally.

However, it's unclear if these will be used for model training, cloud backups, or online analysis.

Our developer and privacy expert, Tarquin Wilton-Jones, shares his take with @theregister ⬇️

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/22/windows_recall/

What do you think about this feature? Tell us in the comments section 👇

#Recall #Microsoft #Copilot #Privacy #Security #Data #browser #Windows #PC

minioctt, (edited ) to GraphicsProgramming Italian

Quei gamer che come me hanno nell’animo il PC masterrace, ma nella pratica odiano il tedio contro cui ci si imbatte appena si vuole effettivamente giocare a qualcosa per PC, staranno con ansia aspettando progressi sulla questione di giochi Windows nel browser. Quindi, che ho fatto ieri? …Un cazzo di niente! 🥰

Ho perso mezza giornata cercando invano di far funzionare prima alcuni programmi di benchmark, e poi Touhou. Ho dovuto installare DirectX 9 per quei programmi, ma poi comunque questi non partivano, perché a quanto pare DX9 non include rendering via software per Direct3D, e in v86 non c’è alcuna GPU. Pazienza, per quelli me ne farò una ragione, non ho vitale bisogno dei benchmark… però per i giochi è una rogna. Sorprendentemente, Touhou 6 parte in questo ambiente mezzo sfasciato, ma c’è un problema: non so come il gioco gira, riesco anche a muovermi nei menu alla cieca e avviare una partita, ma viene renderizzato solo lo sfondo e letteralmente null’altro, quindi non si può effettivamente giocare. (Dettagli più precisi in questa chat qui.) 🤬

https://octospacc.altervista.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/photo_5080513907201780824_x8412736725975051660-320x169.jpghttps://octospacc.altervista.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/screenshot_2024-05-24-00-21-42-337_org2221662542601539196-960x418.jpgHo provato allora con DirectX 8a, che pare essere l’ultima versione con software rendering prima di DX10 (che lo ha reintrodotto dopo che fu tolto tipo), e stando a Wikipedia ES dovrebbe essere il minimo richiesto da Touhou 6 (altre fonti specificano semplicemente DX8 generico). E qui il gioco però smette di partire, restituendo un errore non molto chiaro… che ho decifrato con Reddit e Google Traduttore, ma la cosa non mi ha dato alcun aiuto, non so a cosa si riferisca l’errore esattamente, e nessuna opzione disponibile tra configurazione del gioco e impostazioni di Windows ha risolto il problema (chiede di cambiare una roba che online non vedo discutere, probabilmente manco esiste). 🐭Proprio stamattina ho voluto dare una chance a Boxedwine; pensandoci, posso usarlo in maniera complementare a v86, nei casi in cui questo non va bene. Fare tutto tra telefono e tablet (dato che non sono a casa) è stato un casino, tra lentezza generale, memoria che si satura (per questo devo usare due dispositivi alla volta) e via… e ugualmente non è servito A NULLA. A parte il tempo perso (tanto, maneggiare con gli ZIP sullo Ximi non è veloce) tentando di avviare gli ultimi pacchetti distribuiti dall’autore per Wine 1.7 e 5.0, che evidentemente non funzionano (il primo non so perché, il secondo è colpa di ), usando il pacchetto di boxedwine.org sono riuscita ad almeno avviare il gioco, ma termina con un errore che credo sia proprio lo stesso di Windows 2000. Nella console di Wine vedo prima del crash una riga fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x32f898,0x00000000), stub!, che può confermare i miei sospetti, ma non so se centri o sia una coincidenza. Guardando i file di Boxedwine credo ci sia DirectX dall’8 al 10, quindi non sarà un problema di librerie mancanti. 🐞

Se avete idee, per favore suggerite, perché sono proprio alla frutta, ho finito di giocare ancor prima di iniziare. Il problema è che il gioco non parte con software rendering, anche se in teoria potrebbe usarlo, sospetto che cerchi appunto una GPU e halti se non la trova. (Qui ho caricato il log di Wine.) Ieri sera ho fatto anche tardissimo per andare a letto, per via di questa roba, ma vi giuro ci ho messo un secolo a prendere sonno… questa cosa ora mi tormenta e devo risolverla: so che Touhou è abbastanza leggero da poter girare nel browser, se giochi anche molto più pesanti ce la fanno, quindi ora pretendo di averlo nel browser! Voglio giocarci in Sala Museo! Il problema sono ste cazzo di API; possibile che solo sulle console i giochi funzionano e basta? (Dovrò fare un emulatore Switch per il web, a proposito…) 🧱

https://octospacc.altervista.org/2024/05/24/cant-have-x-in-direct/

astian, to privacy
@astian@mastodon.social avatar

We are working on a new tab for our Midori browser, with news, access to Astian Accounts, adblock statistics and much more, watch this video and find out what's coming for Midori.

https://astian.org/midori-browser

#browser #privacy #web #linux #windows #ubuntu #opensuse

Midori New Tab coming soon.

unfa, to Help
@unfa@mastodon.social avatar

Any Windows Power Users here?

Is there any FOSS for Windows 10 that isn't super slow and unreliable, has double panels and tabs?

I've tried , and but each of them either can't do basic operations without crashing or requiring me to wait a few seconds.

I thought switching from HDD to M.2 SSD will help - I did not.

sucks - no dual view, no tabs... But all other options fig. make me want to punch the screen.

!

scopelmatt, to privacy
@scopelmatt@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

Microsoft's Recall brilliant move is to move the cost of storage and processing of your personal data from their cloud server to your personal computer. You will foot the bill of their tracking.

bart, to apple
@bart@sociabl.be avatar

Copy/paste keeping source formatting by default... Seriously, who ever thought this was a good idea and how did this persist so long on so many platforms?

AlanC, to photography
@AlanC@pixelfed.social avatar
rast, to foss Polish
@rast@pol.social avatar

Niestety ale poległem, przy całej sympatii do systemów GNU/Linux póki co Windows, po kilku ulepszeniach i wywaleniu bloatware'u jak dla mnie jest lepszy, albowiem za systemem stoją aplikacje a w moim wypadku jedna - Scrivener.
Nie ma aktualnej wersji na GNU/Linux, opcja przez Wine jest bardzo niestabilna i problematyczna.

Podobnie, niestety, na smartfonie - brakuje mi Android Auto, nawet kupiłem uchwyt na smartfona, ale jednak Android Auto jest niesamowicie wygodne.

I tu i tam w większości korzystam z programów open source, i tu i tam dzięki fajnym skryptom wywaliłem szpiony (prawie) i po prostu przyjemnie się działa.

Czekam aż na GNU/Linux pojawi się Scrivener i na Lineage/CalyxOS Android Auto. Wtedy na pewno przejdę, Debian z KDE jest niesamowicie szybki, Calyx podobnie.

killyourfm, (edited ) to linux
@killyourfm@layer8.space avatar

In the entire history of computing, there has never been a more important time to teach people about than right now.

(And never a worse time for me not to be doing @Linux4Everyone -- so I hope my fellow YouTube and content creators will double down and show people the light!)

tokenizer, to windows
@tokenizer@fosstodon.org avatar

Struggling a bit with the disgusting news about and the software. I am considering switching to @vanillaos, but it feels like a risk for some reason... Is it worth the trouble of switching?

signalgucker, to windows
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zadjii, to windows
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oh I guess I made for open source today at

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