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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Windows: PowerToys. First thing I get approval to install on a work machine. PowerToys Run (Launchy on roids) saves me from the built in Windows search, a quick calculator, etc. PowerRename gets used more frequently than I care to admit. Video Conference mute is a second nature key combination. Can't remember the name of the window manager module but it is a key part of my workflow.

Android: As I've mentioned in a reply, Edge Gestures has been on my phone for years (first installed on a Pixel 3). Having 10+ apps accessible (especially 2FA, password vault, home assistant) from any screen, plus gestures for quick controls (flashlight, brightness slider) is incredibly handy. And unlike the notification shade, the edges of the phone can actually be reached with your thumb.

Linux: Docker. It's been an instrumental part of building out my home server which allowed me to kill my Microsoft 365 & Google One subscriptions. For me it has been the gateway drug in to learning more and more about self hosting - to Proxmox, LXCs & VMs, pihole and unbound, etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is a nice share. I have used Edge Gestures for years (made by the same dev who created Square Launcher, which was my daily driver coming off Windows Phone) and this is a nice augmentation to that.

I am curious about the usefulness of the functionality behind the paywall. It looks like some of the app launching features could replace what I use edge gestures for, but without a trial to test it I can't be certain.

If you use the pro version, can you let me know if there is a way to pick from multiple applications to launch?

Here's an example of the application shortcuts in Edge Gestures:

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Where can I find this library?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

I played it on PC back in the day using KB+M and was quite happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

It's SanDisk, I expect the opposite - that every cell increases the volatility and chance of catastrophic failure.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What's pink, weighs a ton, and drags at the bottom of the ocean?

AnswerMoby's dick.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My wife fulfills this role.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm curious, do you work in healthcare? Healthcare adjacent? Where did you acquire your expertise on the funding and operations of healthcare?

I worked in healthcare at one of Canada's largest hospitals - in finance. The pay is below average, even in upper management. Right sizing salaries to industry standards has forever been pushed back because there isn't money for it. There are structural funding deficits. Models haven't been revisited in 15, 20 plus years. Every year there are austerity measures taken - services cut or capital spend deferred.

Even with an external financial review of the hospital operations and finances, run in conjunction with the Ministry Of Health, it was found that it couldn't get much more efficient - that additional funding was needed to cover the gap.

But of course there is no funding forthcoming.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I found that Flameshot does not automatically select an annotation tool after snipping - which turned me off it.

Unless there is a setting I missed that enabled that. I went with Ksnip as a result.

ShareX is my favourite, but that UI doesn't scale.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My memory is fuzzy, but Perfect Dark had bots, while Goldeneye did not?

Perfect dark also had a greater number of modes/settings.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (4 children)

What is Orion?

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I'm looking to replace my Rock 5B running Android TV (the OS jank has finally gotten to me) with an x64 Linux HTPC coupled with an Rii remote.

What distro would one recommend for a "Jellyfin native" client setup? I've run Kodi with the Jellyfin plugins before and not been a fan of the experience.

 

I've never had to use Windows 11. I have Windows 10 on my main machine and toy around with different Linux distros on my spares.

Now that I'm building a computer for my folks, I'm faced with the real problem that Windows 11 is going to be a big shift for them (also using windows 10) and it's going to contain so much crap (Copilot, Start Menu ads, etc) that is going to ruin the experience/overwhelm/turn them off.

I've read, with passing interest, about the myriad of "debloated" Windows installs, but never took a serious look at what is going on and what is good. Here's where I hope c/technology can point me in the right direction. Thanks!

Edit - I should have known to expect the Linux suggestions despite specifically asking about modifications to Windows. Linux is not an option due legacy software compatibility - they do more than use a browser.

 

I'm wondering if anyone is aware of a tool that could work as an internet connected dementia clock - that is displaying the time, time of day, date, and the ability to update the display remotely with reminders, notes, and messages.

I have an old iPad kicking around, which could save us from purchasing something like this.

Thanks in advance!

 

Is there any reason why there don't seem to be any releases of Persona 5 for the PC? Anything I find is either Nintendo Switch or PS3 packaged alongside emulators. Does it really come down to the dramatic Denuvo cracker not bothering to have a go at this one?

 

Is there a relatively simple way to block network access to a program? Avoiding the command line ideally.

Heroic Launcher has a "run game offline" toggle for games that are installed/added through it, but I am trying to cut out the middle man and install non-steam games directly through Steam.

Steam launch commands? Any built in firewall?

Thanks in advance!

 

I am wondering what can be done in Linux to reduce CPU power consumption. In Windows, I'm familiar with setting and testing power limits and undervolting using Throttlestop (amazing tool), but to my knowledge no such tool (command line or otherwise) exists for Linux.

I've recently acquired an HP Mini G6 with a full fat i7 10700, which came as a surprise as it was advertised as 10700T when I went to pick it up.

I was after the T CPU due to the lower power consumption for an always on home server that sees occasional use (media server, file sharing, image backup, etc)

Also, I don't actually know if the idle power consumption between the 10700 and the 10700T is actually any different, or if the T only prevents the CPU from boosting as hard - if anyone could clear that up! Cheers.

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